Monday, August 31st, 2026 

Forced contraception of women in Greenland Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women’s rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. (Al Jazeera) 

Death and state funeral of Harald V King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII.  (BBC News)

Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. (RÚV) 

An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia’s Borneo island. (Reuters) 

A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. (Axios) (NBC News) 

The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country’s Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. (The Times of Central Asia) 

A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. (AFP via France 24) 

Kosovo‘s Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. 

Sunday, August 30th, 2026 

Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. (CNN) (Serbian Times) 

Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters) 

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com) 

A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua) 

Sudan’s doctors network reports that five civilians have been killed and thousands have been displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune) 

Niger’s army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters) 

The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo) 

Sinking of the Filo Jet At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) 

The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua) 

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN) 

Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (NBC News) 

Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP) 

The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News) 

In field hockey, Germany beat Spain in the final 1–0 to secure their fourth Men’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

The 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conclude with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall. (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 

A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. (Middle East Eye) 

Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. (MENA via The New Arab) 

The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel) 

A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center. (Xinhua) 

The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid.  (Garowe Online) 

Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation’s capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.  (Reuters) 

Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. (Al Jazeera) 

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. (NBC News) 

A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24) 

A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women’s NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC) 

In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star) 

Friday, August 28th, 2026 

Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration’s alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters) 

The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. (AFP via France 24) 

Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. (AFP via CBS News) 

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune) 

Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi’s death. (Reuters)

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11. (The Korea Times) 

A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. (BBC News)

The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country’s largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24) 

Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. (MSN) 

Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG)  

An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. (Reuters) 

The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. (Euronews) 

The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea‘s Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) 

South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24) 

Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. (Ynetnews) (The Times of Israel) 

King Harald V dies at the age of 89. His son, crown prince Haakon, ascends to the throne. (BBC) 

In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value. (The Athletic via The New York Times) (CBS Sports) (ESPN) 

The End Monday 

Thursday, August 27th, 2026 

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm and its name has no connection to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton.  (PBS) 

Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24). 

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (The Guardian) 

Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson’s Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re’im Base in Re’im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel) 

It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister’s Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) 

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera) 

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill) 

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight) 

Sudan’s army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera) 

Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab) 

Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media) 

An airplane, uncertain if it was a civilian cargo flight or a military flight, is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all four people on board. (Noveau Media) 

In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News)

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News) 

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA) 

The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC) 

Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star) 

Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua) 

Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24) 

A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate) 

In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men’s 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women’s 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters) 

New above Friday 

The End

Sunday, August 30th, 2026 

Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. (CNN) (Serbian Times) 

Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters) 

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com) 

A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua) 

Sudan’s doctors network reports that five civilians have been killed and thousands have been displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune) 

Niger’s army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters) 

The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo) 

Sinking of the Filo Jet At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) 

The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua) 

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN) 

Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (NBC News) 

Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP) 

The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News) 

In field hockey, Germany beat Spain in the final 1–0 to secure their fourth Men’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

The 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conclude with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall. (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 

A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. (Middle East Eye) 

Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. (MENA via The New Arab) 

The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel) 

A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center. (Xinhua) 

The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid.  (Garowe Online) 

Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation’s capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.  (Reuters) 

Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. (Al Jazeera) 

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. (NBC News) 

A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24) 

A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women’s NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC) 

In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star) 

Friday, August 28th, 2026 

Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration’s alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters) 

The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. (AFP via France 24) 

Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. (AFP via CBS News) 

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune) 

Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi’s death. (Reuters)

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11. (The Korea Times) 

A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. (BBC News)

The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country’s largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24) 

Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. (MSN) 

Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG)  

An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. (Reuters) 

The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. (Euronews) 

The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea‘s Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) 

South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24) 

Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel.  (The Times of Israel) 

King Harald V dies at the age of 89. His son, crown prince Haakon, ascends to the throne. (BBC) 

In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenseman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value.   (ESPN) 

Thursday, August 27th, 2026 

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm and its name has no connection to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton.  (PBS) 

A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate) 

Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24). 

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (The Guardian) 

Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson’s Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re’im Base in Re’im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel) 

It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister’s Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) 

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera) 

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill) 

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight) 

Sudan’s army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera) 

Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab) 

Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media) 

An airplane, uncertain if it was a civilian cargo flight or a military flight, is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all four people on board. (Noveau Media) 

In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News)

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News) 

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA) 

The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC) 

Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star) 

Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua) 

Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24) 

In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men’s 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women’s 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters) 

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A humanoid robot at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing a record set by Usain Bolt of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009. (NBC News) 

Syria’s Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime and is sentenced to life in prison. (DW) 

Syrian state media reports that an IED struck a bus carrying security forces on the Maarounah–Al-Tall road near Damascus, injuring several passengers. (AFP via Arab News Japan) 

The United States formally removes Syria from its designated state sponsors of terrorism list. (The Straits Times)

Friday, August 28th, 2026 

King Harald V dies at the age of 89. His son, crown prince Haakon, ascends to the throne. (BBC) 

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11. (The Korea Times) 

Thursday, August 27th, 2026 

The U.S. military trial for al-Qaeda militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is set for June 2028 alongside three co-conspirators. (NBC News) (Sky News) 

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (AP) (The Guardian) 

Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson’s Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re’im Base in Re’im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel) 

It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister’s Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) (Ynetnews) 

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera) 

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill) 

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight) 

Sudan’s army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera) 

Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan‘s Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab) 

Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media) 

South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24) 

The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea’s Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) 

In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News) (CTV News) 

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News) 

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA) 

The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC) 

Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24) 

Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star) 

Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24). 

Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua) 

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm and its name has no connection to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton. (The New York Times) (PBS) 

A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate) 

In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men’s 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women’s 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters) 

New above Friday 

Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps say Iran and Oman have agreed to share revenues from the Strait of Hormuz and define their respective maritime areas, while negotiations continue over reopening the waterway amid the war. (AFP via The Borneo Post) 

Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the strait under the proposed agreement. (AP) (Military.com) 

The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed several Hamas members in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip city of Jabalia, including on a structure allegedly used as a storage facility for weapons. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Nine people are killed after a Ukrainian strike on a bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk. (Reuters) 

A spokesperson for Malian singer Salif Keita confirms that he has cancelled all upcoming concerts in South Africa over its response to anti-migrant protests in the country. (Channels TV) (Arbiterz) 

Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact Nepal and Tibet. At least 160 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese Communist Party officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port. (AFP via Jamaica Observer) (AP) (BBC News) 

Twelve people are killed and at least 54 others are injured as wildfires spread across northeastern Algeria during a severe heat wave, with deaths reported in Béjaïa, Jijel, and Tizi Ouzou provinces. (AFP via Gulf News) 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the daraxonrasib drug as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, making it the first RAS inhibitor drug to be approved for the disease. This came after a previous study showed that it nearly doubled the survival rate for patients compared to chemotherapy.  (Reuters) 

Meta Platforms agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle claims by 29 U.S. states over alleged harms to young users and to impose new usage limits and safeguards for teenagers on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 

The United States designates the Italy-based Autistici/Inventati, the UK-based Palestine Action, and pro-Palestinian group Masar Badil as terrorist organizations, citing alleged involvement in politically motivated violence and extremist activity. (AFP via France 24) 

Russia orders the arrest of German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalist Michael Martens [de], charging him in absentia over comments interpreted as calling for the killing of Russians, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. (News.az) 

Two people are killed and nine others are seriously injured in a vehicle-ramming attack against pedestrians after a fight near a train station in Caen, Normandy, France. The perpetrator is arrested. (France 24) 

The United States Department of State suspends immigrant visa appointments at all embassies and consulates worldwide while training consular staff on screening applicants for potential dependence on public benefits. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 

Deogratius Ndejembi is appointed as Vice President of Tanzania, replacing Emmanuel Nchimbi who resigned yesterday. (The Tanzania Times) 

In American football, the National Football League announces the elimination of the Pro Bowl.  (Reuters) 

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps say Iran and Oman have agreed to share revenues from the Strait of Hormuz and define their respective maritime areas, while negotiations continue over reopening the waterway amid the war. (AFP via The Borneo Post) 

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack “completely destroys” a Wildberries depot in Tambov Oblast, Russia. (Reuters) 

A man and a 14-year-old child are killed in Lipetsk Oblast, and a woman is killed in Belgorod Oblast, in Ukrainian drone strikes. The Russian defence ministry says its forces have shot down 426 Ukrainian drones overnight. (Al Jazeera) 

Nine people are killed after a Ukrainian missile strikes a bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk. (Reuters) 

Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact Nepal and the Chinese Tibet Autonomous Region. At least 95 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)  

Nepali officials say bridges, roads, power stations, and entire villages have been swept away by the flash flooding with some areas still completely cut-off from search and rescue efforts. (The National) 

At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. (The Globe and Mail) 

Nineteen cases of Japanese encephalitis are confirmed in Madhesh Province, Nepal, causing six deaths. (Nepal News) 

The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea’s armed forces and Japan’s self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises. (Korea Herald) 

Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 

U.S. President Donald Trump and the United States Navy says that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz. (Al-Monitor) 

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announce they have officially dissolved and completed a merger with the Syrian army following the end of the civil war in 2024. (AP) 

The Iranian rial reaches 2.02 million rials ahead of the U.S. dollar, a record-low, ahead of U.S. sanctions. (Time) 

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi say that Iran and Oman have discussed a proposal to establish a temporary joint shipping route for ships in the Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC) 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign involving new sanctions against Iran in a effort to isolate the regime. (The Wall Street Journal) (Politico) 

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet say that they have struck five Hamas weapons storage systems and a launch site in Gaza, including in mosques. (Ynetnews) 

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in February despite warnings from U.S. Vice President JD Vance and former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. (Middle East Monitor) 

Around 27 people, including four children, are reported to be killed by Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) militants in the South Kordofan areas of Kadugli and Abu Hitan. (Middle East Monitor) 

Sudan’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare reports that 224 cases of child sexual violence have been documented since the conflict. (Sudan Tribune) 

The Australian Recording Industry Association bans wholly AI-generated music from appearing on its charts starting in September 2026. The ruling aims to distinguish fully AI-generated music and AI-assisted music, where the track is human-created but uses AI as a supporting tool. (DW) 

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports in response to the 50% tariffs by U.S. president Donald Trump and his administration. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports that a oil tanker has been struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman near the strait. No casualties are reported. (Gulf News) 

Latvia’s cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1. (LIGA) 

The toll from the earthquake in Flores, Indonesia, ten days ago, increases to 103 people dead and 1,666 injured. (Detik News) 

The death toll for the earthquakes in Venezuela this June exceeds past 6,500, with a total of 6,509 deaths reported. (The Straits Times) 

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company reaches a deal to end a month of walkouts by workers. (The Wall Street Journal) 

At least 40 people are injured and over 300 homes are damaged in a tornado in Pomas, Occitania, France. (DW) 

El Salvador declares a nationwide red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought, while Panama declares an El Niño emergency as severe dry conditions damage crops and reduce traffic through the Panama Canal. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

The Israel Defense Forces take control of the UNRWA’s vocational training centre in Qalandia, East Jerusalem, West Bank, and begin removing the United Nations agency under legislation banning its operations in Israel. (AFP via France 24) 

Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.  (Reuters) 

Brazil’s national data protection authority fines TikTok R$153.7 million (US$29.9 million) for inadequate child-safety measures and orders its developer, ByteDance, to delete improperly collected data and strengthen protections for users under 16. (AFP via France 24) 

The Grand Council of Aargau votes 78–54 to ban Islamic hijabs for girls aged under 16 in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The motion was sponsored by the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. (Swiss Info) 

In basketball, the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games following his altercation with Natasha Cloud. (ESPN) 

The End Wednesday New above

Monday, August 24th, 2026 

The Arkansas Department of Health reports seven new cases of cyclosporiasis in the state including the first cases in Ashley and Cleburne counties, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, amidst a decline in the outbreak across the United States. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) 

During a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, British prime minister Andy Burnham confirms that he has approved supplying Ukraine with the classified blueprints to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles despite Russian threats against such a move, which will give Ukrainian forces the ability to strike key targets deep-inside Russian territory. (BBC News) 

A Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv kills three people and leaves eight others wounded. (TRT World) 

The U.S. military Southern Command‘s Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. The strike is the first reported in two months. (PBS) (CNN) 

Drone strikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces hits several Rapid Support Forces Paramilitary targets in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, hours after a cargo aircraft landed in the area. (Sudan Tribune) 

Two peacekeepers from Ethiopia of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Three more peacekeepers, two policemen and two civilians are also wounded. (RFI in French) 

At least 47 people are killed and 22 others are injured in an overnight gang raid on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Reuters) 

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan announces that the country will soon formally apply for membership of the European Union. (TASS) 

Former British snooker player Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school children. (The Guardian) (Sky News) 

South African police arrests four people in connection of the murder of former professional boxer Zolani Tete. (Sahara Reporters) (Al Jazeera) 

The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan declares the preliminary results from yesterday’s election, stating that Ädilet secured 71% of the vote. (Reuters) 

Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 

Iván Manjarrez, a La Línea ringleader, is killed during a security operation in Bocoyna Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was accused of controlling illegal logging in the Chihuahua Mountains. (El Heraldo de Chihuahua in Spanish) 

The Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada, U.S., grows to more than 20 square miles (53 sq. km.) and spreads across the Peavine Peak of Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, prompting evacuations. (PBS)

Iran claims to have blacklisted 45 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that breached its rules for crossing the waterway, with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority on X threatening fines, detainments, and confiscations against the named vessels. (Reuters) 

The Iran parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approves a draft allowing Iran to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Eye) 

Two Israeli airstrikes kill two people, including a four-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces‘s Duvdevan Unit says that they arrested four Palestinians over the weekend, including two allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State. (The Times of Israel) 

At least ten people are killed and several others injured in clashes between federal forces and residents protesting a controversial demolition and forced eviction in Yaaqshid neighbourhood of Mogadishu. (FTL Somalia) (Garowe Online) (Shabelle Media) 

The Turkish Armed Forces carries out an airstrike in Garmaal, Puntland, killing at least four people, in response to the previous hijacking of a Cameroon-flagged vessel by Somali pirates, which was transporting military equipment to the Camp TURKSOM in Mogadishu. The authorities of Puntland identified the victims as civilian fishermen. (Somali Guardian) 

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group agree on a roadmap for further peace negotiations under the Doha Framework Agreement after talks in Switzerland. (AFP via The Hindu) 

Sudan’s defence ministry says that the country’s armed forces (SAF) have shot down a “hostile” drone from Ethiopia entering its airspace, which was seen flying over the Blue Nile region. (Saudi Gazette)

The SAF-allied Joint Forces says that they have destroyed a Rapid Support Forces convoy in the northern desert bordering Libya, along with capturing several vehicles and drone equipment. (Sudan Tribune) 

The Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front releases 22 Malian soldiers, some held for more than three years, in exchange for at least eight of its fighters and several civilian detainees. (AFP via Macau Business) 

A M_w 5.9 earthquake strikes southern Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, injuring 45 people. (The Nikkei) (FNN) 

At least 30 people are killed and six more are wounded when a landfill collapses in Conakry, Guinea. (BBC News) 

The Indian Coast Guard and Navy’s Eastern Naval Command reports that two crew members from the Panama-flagged MV Ocean Winner have been rescued after it sank off the coast of Bay of Bengal in eastern India. (Times of India)

Kazakhstanis vote to elect 145 members to the 1st convocation of the unicameral Kurultai following the passage of the new constitution on 15 March. Contesting parties must get at least five percent of the vote in order for lists to gain proportional representation. (AP) (DW) 

In open-wheel racing, American auto racing driver Kyle Kirkwood wins the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix event at the National Mall in Washington D.C., United States. (The Indianapolis Star) 

In basketball, former National Basketball Association player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena after being confronted by Natasha Cloud. (AP) 

Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 

Syrian state media reports that an IED struck a bus carrying security forces on the Maarounah–Al-Tall road near Damascus, injuring several passengers. (AFP via Arab News Japan) 

The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a drone strike against a militant in southern Syria whom they accuse of prepping an improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Israeli troops currently occupying the region. (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF says that Sharif al-Hasanat, an alleged Hamas company commander affiliated with the Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel) (JFeed) 

The United States imposes 50% tariffs on about US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail to produce an agreement. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose equivalent retaliatory tariffs. (AFP via Daily Tribune) 

Sudan’s industry ministry establishes a high-level committee to rehabilitate industrial zones in Khartoum State that were damaged during the ongoing civil war along with helping shuttered factories resume production. (Sudan Tribune) 

The Central African Republic‘s government closes down a gold mine site in Zamboye that killed over 100 people after it collapsed, citing non-compliance with regulatory procedures. (AP) 

The Indian Coast Guard launches a rescue operation after a Panama–flagged cargo bulk carrier sunk off the coast of eastern India. (Reuters) 

Seven people are killed, including two police officers, and several others are injured in a three-vehicle collision on the A66 road in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. (BBC News)

Five people are killed in a head-on road collision along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway near Lagos, Nigeria. (The Daily Post Nigeria) 

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency reports that authorities in Kiribati, Palau, and Papua New Guinea have detained four Chinese and Indonesian fishing vessels for alleged illegal fishing or licence violations during a regional enforcement operation across the Pacific Ocean. (AFP via Daily Tribune) 

American far-right activist Jake Lang, who was pardoned last year for his role in the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, is arrested during a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. (Minnesota Star Tribune) 

In open-wheel racing, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix kicks off in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, with former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon winning the International Race of Champions. (The Athletic via The New York Times) (Motorsport) 

Friday, August 21st, 2026 

American fantasy film The Odyssey reaches US$1.35 billion at the worldwide box office to become the highest-grossing R-rated film, surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine. (The Guardian) 

Russian drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kill at least 16 people and injure more than 130 others, including 22 children. (Reuters) 

A Russian strike on a neighborhood in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people, including three children, according to Ukrainian interior minister Ivan Vyhivskyi. (Ukrinform) 

Pakistani forces raid multiple hideouts and kill 49 militants allegedly belonging to the Pakistani Taliban and the Balochistan Liberation Army in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP) 

Resistance fighters and a local activist say Myanmar‘s military deployed hundreds of troops around the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone in the Tanintharyi Region, burning villages and pushing resistance groups back as the government seeks to revive the project. (Reuters) 

At least 14 people are reportedly killed and 20 others are injured after Myanmar’s military launched an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery compound in Myaung Township during a religious gathering. (AFP via CNA) 

The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears. (BBC News) (Binance) 

The Panama Canal announces it will limit the number of ships allowed to cross the passage over the next month due to El Niño causing droughts in the region. (DW) 

The death toll of a boat capsizing off the coast of Zambezia Province, Mozambique from August 16 rises to 12 after five bodies of those unaccounted for are found by search teams. (Club of Mozambique) 

Three people are killed and six more wounded in an explosion at a house in the Ain al-Qasab village of Idlib, Syria. (AA) (Middle East Eye) 

India’s Supreme Court orders states to protect elephant corridors, identify and remove obstructions, and prohibit groups from using fire to drive wild elephants away amid increasing habitat loss and human-elephant conflict. (AFP via France 24) 

Around 16 people in Sudan’s Red Sea state have reportedly died from a heat stroke amidst a rise in temperatures in the state. (Middle East Monitor) 

A person is killed and three other people are injured in a mass stabbing, carried out with a sword, at a high school in Fagersta, Sweden. The perpetrator is arrested at the scene. (Reuters) 

Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under Sanae Takaichi‘s premiership. (AFP via The Star) (The Japan Times) 

TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children’s privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent. (AFP via France 24) 

Turkish justice minister Akın Gürlek announces that Turkey has issued an Interpol arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in attacks on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. (France 24) (Reuters) 

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison. (AFP via RFI) 

The Russian justice ministry designates independent news outlet Mediazona a “foreign agent” for a second time, accusing it of publishing false information about law enforcement. (Reuters) 

In Mexico, Sinaloan governor Rubén Rocha Moya resumes office after a four-month suspension while contesting U.S. drug-trafficking charges and an extradition request. Mexican prosecutors say they find insufficient evidence linking him to criminal conduct. (AFP via France 24) 

In association football, Johor Darul Ta’zim claims a world record for the longest unbeaten run in top-flight league play, reaching 109 matches after defeating Kuching City 3–0 in Malaysia’s Super League. (AFP via RFI) 

85 people were injured, including 35 police officers, after Kaiserslautern fans launched flares towards the main stand, while Mannheim fans stormed the pitch, causing the match between Kaiserslautern and Mannheim to be temporarily interrupted. (Goal) 

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