Portal:Current events

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian state media claims that at least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan, Russia. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Colombia earthquake
  • A M_w 7.4 earthquake strikes Chocó Department, Colombia, causing widespread and heavy damage, and killing at least 80 people. (El Pais)
• Wildfires in 2026
  • A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after 550 ha (1,400 acres) were burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera. (Reuters)
• The Philippine civil defense office reports that at least 16 people were killed across Luzon, including seven in Baguio, by floods, landslides and weather-related accidents after nine days of heavy monsoon rain, while three others remain missing. (AFP via RFI)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo started in February before its declaration, with some cases attributed to malaria and typhoid. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Colombia–Israel relations, Colombia–Syria relations
  • Colombia becomes the second country to recognize the Golan Heights, a region in southwestern Syria that has been under Israeli occupation since 1967, as part of Israel's sovereignty. (The Jerusalem Post)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Russian legislative election
  • Upon petition from Rodina, the liberal Yabloko party is barred from participating in the 2026 Russian legislative election on charges of unregistered funding, copyright infringement and extremism by the Supreme Court of Russia. (The Moscow Times)

Law and crime

• Murder of Mir Raza Ali
  • In Pakistan, the Sindh government announces that a judicial commission headed by a judge of the Sindh High Court would investigate businessman Mir Raza Ali's death. The decision followed a recommendation by the Sindh Assembly. (Dawn)

• Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization president Thongchai Yenprasert is killed in a shooting at a government building in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Former parliament member Chalong Riewrang is taken into custody. (BBC News) (Thairath)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a United States-led plan for peace accepted by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas fully disarms. (AFP via RFI)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • At least eleven people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen. (MENA via The New Arab)
    • The Governor of Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, survives an assassination attempt after the Houthis shelled his residence in Al Khawkhah district. (Yemen Online)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali offensives
    • Around ten Malian soldiers are reportedly killed in a Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin attack in central Mali. (AFP via Arab News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Blue Nile campaign
    • Mass graves of 25 civilians executed by the Rapid Support Forces are discovered in Kurmuk in Sudan's Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Canadian wildfires
  • Police report that a woman was killed while evacuating the Summerland wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, which has burned more than 13,600 hectares (34,000 acres) and forced over 20,000 people to evacuate. (AFP via RFI)
• 2026 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern China, evacuating 1 million people and cancelling 1,300 flights from Shanghai. Monsoon rains are also reported in parts of the Philippines, causing flooding. (South China Morning Post) (The New York Times) (AP)
• At least 16 migrant workers are killed in a major fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
• Six people, all members of the same family, are killed after an intoxicated truck driver collides head-on with their vehicle in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India. (The Hindu)
• Five people are killed, at least three others survive, and five are still missing in a landslide that hits a residential area in Baguio, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Health and environment

• 2026 cyclosporiasis outbreak, Salmonellosis in the United States
  • Taylor Farms extends its recalls to products containing jalapeños after they were linked to the ongoing salmonellosis outbreak in the United States. Taylor Farms currently has a recall for iceberg lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis. (Ars Technica) (HuffPost)
• The Hong Kong Observatory records 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) in the city, the highest temperature since records began in 1884. (AFP via Malay Mail)

International relations

• Russia–Syria relations
  • Russia and Syria reach a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Russia's presence on the Syrian coast, including transferring civilian facilities to Syrian state management and converting Russian military bases into joint training centers. (SANA)

Law and crime

• At least eleven people are killed and two others are injured in three separate shootings in Cape Town, South Africa. (AA)
• Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan is arrested upon arrival at Baldonnel, County Dublin, Ireland, following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates, and is brought to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Kinahan is charged with directing the operations of a criminal organisation from 2015 to 2017. (RTÉ)

Politics and elections

• Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
  • Iranian state media reports that Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has met president Masoud Pezeshkian last July, his first publicly reported meeting since taking over, amidst ongoing speculation about his health and future. Additionally, a rare video is released of him. (Middle East Monitor) (Reuters) (Shafaq)

Sports

• 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
  • In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana 2–1 at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament. (Nyasa Times) (Ghanaweb) (ESPN)
• 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  • Mexico defeats the United States 2–0 at the Estadio Azteca to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, its second in a row after winning the previous one. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels was attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported. (Khaleej Times)
    • Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr says that Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts sanctions against the country, ends the naval blockade, and halts military action against the country. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike by Russian forces in Kyiv. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says that the SAF-allied Joint Forces have repelled an attack in Sudan's West Darfur state. (Sudan Tribune)
  • Kordofan campaign
    • A tribe leader in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan accuses the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North of launching attacks on Otoro villages in Kauda. Additionally, four aid workers are reported to be detained. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Wildfires in 2026
  • 2026 United States wildfires
    • 2026 Utah wildfires
      • The National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S., while trying to battle the Widemouth 2 fire. (The New York Times) (The Hans India)
  • 2026 Canadian wildfires
    • In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province. (DW)
• 2026 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, which encompass the entirety of Okinawa Prefecture and parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. Additionally, China shuts down ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. (The Japan Times)
• A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot. (AFP via Gulf News)
• Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker Caroline Bezengi, believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after an explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have reportedly reached the shore of Al-Qibliyah Island. (AP)

International relations

• 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident, Italy–Spain relations
  • Spain imposes temporary border checks on travelers from Italy after Italy introduced similar controls on arrivals from Spain amid a dispute over migration policy following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Operation Urja Suraksha
        • Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war. (Lokmat Times) (India New England News)
      • The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company reports that 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles or drones while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran started on February 28. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
      • Israeli forces withdraw from the Qalandiyah refugee camp and Kafr 'Aqab neighborhood in occupied West Bank following a two-day raid, with Palestinian Authority reporting 51 injuries. (Haaretz)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • Houthi attacks in Marib, Yemen, kill at least eight government soldiers and two civilians and injure 26 others, as the group launches missiles, drones and shelling against military positions, residential areas, and refugee camps. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Odesa strikes
    • A Russian drone strike hits the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast governor Oleh Kiper reporting that two people are injured in the strikes. (Kyiv Independent)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty people are killed and several others are injured after a fuel tanker overturns in Bangui, Central African Republic. (Xinhua)
• Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Michigan health officials lift an advisory against the consumption of lettuce in the U.S. state after reporting a decline in cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis. (Reuters)
• Brazil's National Institute for Space Research reports that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest fell to 2,874 square kilometres (287,400 ha) from August 2025 to July 2026, a 37% annual decline and the lowest level since the institute's satellite monitoring began in 2016. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

• International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • The United States Senate votes 86–11 to pass a bill imposing sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The legislation will head to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. (Reuters)
• Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations, Pakistan–Turkey relations, Saudi Arabia–Turkey relations
  • Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey mutually sign the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three. (Al Arabiya)
• Mexico–Peru relations
  • The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Crime in Karachi
  • Murder of Mir Raza Ali
    • A judge of the Karachi High Court in Pakistan allows the exhumation of Mir Raza Ali's body. (Dawn)
• 2026 Nonthaburi shootings
  • Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. (AP) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Inauguration of Abelardo de la Espriella
  • Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in as the president of Colombia after winning the presidential election in June. (AP)

Science and technology

• Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government
  • The U.S. defense department releases more classified videos and files of unidentified flying objects, including an incident in the Gulf of Oman in 2021 when United States Air Force pilots encountered a swarm of "cold orbs", describing each orb as measuring around 4 feet (1.2 metres) in diameter and moving in irregular patterns. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League
  • The Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike. (Intent)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war. (NBC News)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 soldiers being killed in two missile attacks. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities. (BBC News)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones. (Al Jazeera) (Antikor)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopia–TPLF clashes
    • It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray. (Sudan Tribune)
• Haitian conflict
  • The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reports that 613 people were killed and 375 others injured between March 6 and July 31 amid intensifying gang violence across the country. (Carribean Broadcasting Corporation)
• 2026 Damascus bus bombing
  • Two people are killed and 13 others are injured when an explosive device detonates on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, Syria. (AA)

Business and economy

• Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
  • The Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom clears Paramount Skydance's US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, while culture secretary Lisa Nandy declines a public-interest review after receiving commitments on editorial independence. (AA)

Disasters and accidents

• Civil officials state that ten children passengers are reported missing after a wooden boat capsized on the Lulua River, Demba Territory, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.(AA)
• Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications. (The Washington Post)

International relations

• 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
  • Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Mexican drug war
  • Iguala mass kidnapping
    • Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting a bus carrying students in Iguala in 2014, who have never been found. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters) (Euronews)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow. (Al-Monitor)
    • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
      • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah. (The Times of Israel)
      • Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action and four others are wounded in an improvised explosive device bombing in Majdal Zoun, South Governorate, Lebanon. (Anadolu Ajansı)
  • Gaza war
    • IDF chief Eyal Zamir visits the Gaza Strip to conduct an assessment in the enclave. He also states that the military will continue to operate proactively. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Russian forces launch dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 17 people, including eight civilians at a railway station in Kyiv Oblast, and wounding dozens more. None of the missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian forces due to a shortage of Patriot missiles, according to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are killed after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway, Australia. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for people aged 50 and older. (Time) (Reuters)

International relations

• International sanctions against Iran
  • The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions against Fly Baghdad, which were previously imposed in 2024 over its links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force. (Al-Monitor) (Reuters)
• Pastoral trips made by Pope Leo XIV, Argentina–Holy See relations, Holy See–Peru relations, Holy See–Uruguay relations
  • The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic journey to Argentina, Uruguay, and his home country of Peru, in November, marking his first trip to Latin America in his papacy. (AP) (Holy See)

Law and crime

• Crime in Karachi
  • Murder of Mir Raza Ali
    • Sindh Police detain 19 people for questioning as part of the investigation into the murder of Karachi entrepreneur and Wafflix founder Mir Raza Ali. (Daily Pakistan) (ARY News)
• Far-right politics in Germany
  • The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, convicts seven members and one supporter of a right-wing extremist group called Last Defense Wave and sentences them to prison for attempted murder, arson, aggravated assault, and being members of a terrorist organisation for planning and carrying out arson and bomb attacks on asylum seeker shelters. (AP)
• War on drugs, Illegal drug trade in Latin America, Crime in Spain
  • The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP)
• A drone loaded with explosives is found and defused at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, while a cargo Boeing 757 had a collision with another supposed UAV at the same airport. (Reuters) (DW)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the July Uprising
  • Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina announces that she plans to return to the country from exile in New Delhi, India, despite facing a death sentence for her role during a violent crackdown on protesters that led to her resignation two years ago. (Sky News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire, Qatar as a mediator in conflict
        • Mediators from Qatar reports that progress has been made in efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer is reported to be missing in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by a unknown projectile northeast of Oman. (Seatrade Maritime News) (Al Arabiya) (Haaretz)
      • Shipping data from Kpler reports that Iraq has exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil through the strait between July 4 and August 4. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
    • It is reported that the United States Army has used most of its ATACMS and Precision Strike missiles during the war in Iran including Operation Epic Fury. (Military Times) (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Casualties of the Gaza war
      • A mass funeral is held for 112 bodies that were recovered from a Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City during the early weeks of the war. (Haaretz)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Yemen's internationally recognized government says a projectile attack sank the Indian-flagged cargo ship MSV Faize Noore Oliya in the Red Sea near the coast of Hodeidah, with all 14 crew members rescued. (AFP via Arab News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • Rapid Support Forces senior commander and brigadier general Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as Jebel Moon, is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Darfur governor Minni Arko Minnawi. (Sudan Tribune) (Sudan Nabaa)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • Health Canada announces it has given Moderna the green light for authorization to launch a clinical trial for a mRNA Ebola vaccine aimed at targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus. (CBC)
• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Austria records 41 °C (106 °F) in Vienna, the highest temperature in the country's history, as a heat wave also brings wildfires and historically low Danube water levels. (Xinhua)
• The Bradley Creek fire in North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada destroys 250 homes on the North Okanagan Indian reservation in a night with 150km/h winds.(Global News)

International relations

• Brazil–United States relations
  • The United States revokes the visa of Brazilian ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti to reciprocate Brazil's denial of visas to two U.S. diplomats. The State Department says the action does not expel Viotti from the country. (AFP via New Straits Times)

Law and crime

• Colombian conflict
  • The Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace charges 27 former FARC members, including ex-commander Timoleón Jiménez, with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the conflict, including killings, disappearances, displacement, and rape. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress) (Kabar)
• South Sudanese police arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in Juba. (Sudans Post)
• Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea. (CBS News)

Sports

• In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announces that the expansion team in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., will be called the Sirens. The organization will debut in 2028. (The Athletic via The New York Times)