2022 United Kingdom heat wave The Environment Agency of England declares a drought across eight of its fourteen areas amid an ongoing heat wave. (The Guardian)
A Belize-flagged ship departs Chornomorsk for Turkey, becoming the first wheat export from Ukraine under a United Nations-brokered deal. (Swissinfo)
A man kills a woman and two children at their home in Cetinje, Montenegro, before opening fire in the streets against random civilians, killing seven people and wounding six others. The perpetrator is later killed by an armed citizen. (NDTV)
Eight people are killed and five others injured in a prison riot and shootings at a food shop and a pizzeria in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Two other premises are set on fire. (MSN) (CBS News)
Nine people are killed and 18 others injured after a microbus overturn in Minya, Egypt. (AP)
The Environment Agency of England declares a drought across eight of its fourteen areas amid an ongoing heat wave. (The Guardian)
Three people are killed and 17 are missing after an overloaded boat capsizes in Uttar Pradesh, India. (Reuters)
Romanian swimmer David Popovici breaks the 13-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.86. (SwimSwam)
Russia says that it has captured the village of Pisky, in Donetsk Oblast, while Ukrainian forces say that they have destroyed a bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. (AP)
2022 Yerevan explosion Six people are killed, 60 others injured and 18 more are missing in an explosion at a fireworks storage area of a mall in Yerevan, Armenia. The city's mayor stated that there were people trapped under rubble. (Al Jazeera)
At least 41 people are killed and 45 others are injured in a fire at the Saint Mercurius Coptic Orthodox church in Giza, Egypt. (BBC News)
Giza church fire At least 41 people are killed and 45 others are injured in a fire at the Saint Mercurius Coptic Orthodox church in Giza, Egypt. (BBC News)
Six people are killed, 60 others injured and 18 more are missing in an explosion at a fireworks storage area of a mall in Yerevan, Armenia. The city's mayor stated that there were people trapped under rubble. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
Fall of Kabul The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants in Bandiagara. (Africanews)
The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
A ranger is killed while seven policemen and two civilians are injured as two bombs explode at a rubber plantation in Narathiwat, Thailand. (The Sun)
A Saudi Arabian woman is sentenced to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting dissidents on Twitter. (The Guardian)
An explosion occurs at an ammunition depot in northern Crimea, forcing the evacuation of civilians. Observers suggest that the depot may have been hit by Ukrainian forces. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Two policemen are killed when gunmen open fire on them as they are escorting polio workers in Gomal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Six people are killed and several others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
South Thailand insurgency A ranger is killed while seven policemen and two civilians are injured as two bombs explode at a rubber plantation in Narathiwat, Thailand. (The Sun)
Twenty people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus collides with a tanker truck in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab, Pakistan. (Xinhua News Agency)
Two policemen are killed when gunmen open fire on them as they are escorting polio workers in Gomal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones. (The Times)
August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. (BBC News)
Israel and Turkey restore full diplomatic relations for the first time since 2018. (Axios)
Israel–Turkey relations Israel and Turkey restore full diplomatic relations for the first time since 2018. (Axios)
Matanzas oil storage facility explosion The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze. (BBC News)
The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze. (BBC News)
Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. (BBC News)
As the trial against 47 pro-democracy activists begins in Hong Kong, it is announced that 29 activists, including Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, will plead guilty and 18 activists, including Leung Kwok-hung, will plead not guilty. (Time)
Explosions are reported at Sevastopol International Airport. The Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev says that Russian air defences have shot down a Ukrainian Air Force drone near the airport. (Reuters)
Residents of Kerch and nearby villages in eastern Crimea report multiple explosions. Crimean officials say that air defences were activated near the city but that "there is no danger to the town or the Crimean Bridge". (Yahoo! News)
Six people are killed and 12 others are injured by strong winds on the island of Corsica, France. (AP)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute Russia's Gazprom announces that the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline will be shut down for 3 days of unscheduled maintenance between August 31 and September 2. (Reuters)
A man is killed and a woman is injured in a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmö, Sweden. (BBC News)
Russia's Gazprom announces that the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline will be shut down for 3 days of unscheduled maintenance between August 31 and September 2. (Reuters)
Temperatures in Chongqing, China, reach 45 °C (113 °F) during a historic drought. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in China outside of Xinjiang. (AP)
The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries says that a large overgrowth of toxic Prymnesium parvum algae linked to industrial pollution was likely the cause of the mass mortality event of fish in the Oder river. (Reuters)
Cuba confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Rappler)
Darya Dugina, the daughter of far-right political philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, is killed by a car bomb in Moscow Oblast, Russia. (RTVI) (The Guardian)
Four people are killed and others are reportedly trapped after a Shiite mosque collapsed during a landslide in Karbala, Iraq. (BBC News)
Indonesia confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)
Iran–United Arab Emirates relations The United Arab Emirates announces the reinstallation of its ambassador to Iran, which will take effect "in the coming days", more than six years after it cut off diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. (CNA)
Nine soldiers are killed and four others are injured when their truck plunges into a ravine in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. (Reuters)
Sixteen people are killed and three others are injured when a truck collides with a minibus in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
The United Arab Emirates announces the reinstallation of its ambassador to Iran, which will take effect "in the coming days", more than six years after it cut off diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. (CNA)
World number 17 Caroline Garcia of France becomes the first qualifier to win a WTA 1000 tournament after defeating Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic in the women's singles final of the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. (Sportstar)
2022 Samar boat explosion Ten communist rebels, including CPP–NPA leaders Wilma and Benito Tiamzon, are killed in a boat explosion off the coast of Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines. (Benar News)
A nine-year-old girl is shot dead and two others are wounded in a shooting inside a house in Liverpool, England, according to Merseyside Police. (BBC News) (ABC News)
COVID-19 vaccination in Canada Moderna announces that it will supply 12 million doses of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant. (CBC)
Killing of Olivia Pratt-Korbel A nine-year-old girl is shot dead and two others are wounded in a shooting inside a house in Liverpool, England, according to Merseyside Police. (BBC News) (ABC News)
Moderna announces that it will supply 12 million doses of its bivalent COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant. (CBC)
Ten communist rebels, including CPP–NPA leaders Wilma and Benito Tiamzon, are killed in a boat explosion off the coast of Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines. (Benar News)
Battle of Donbas Ukrainian forces reportedly shell the administration headquarters of the Donetsk People's Republic in separatist-held Donetsk, killing three people, according to pro-Russian officials. (Reuters)
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot Two men are found guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction for use in the foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. One of the men is also convicted of an explosives charge. (AP)
Holocene extinction The dugong is declared extinct in China after scientists report no verified sightings of the large marine mammal since 2000. However, dugongs still exist in the wild in parts of Southeast Asia and Australasia. (BBC News)
Slovakia announces that it will send an additional 30 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles and ammunition to Ukraine. (Reuters)
South Korea registers a population decrease for the second consecutive year, due to having the world's lowest birth rate. (Xinhua)
The dugong is declared extinct in China after scientists report no verified sightings of the large marine mammal since 2000. However, dugongs still exist in the wild in parts of Southeast Asia and Australasia. (BBC News)
Two men are found guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction for use in the foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. One of the men is also convicted of an explosives charge. (AP)
Ukrainian forces reportedly shell the administration headquarters of the Donetsk People's Republic in separatist-held Donetsk, killing three people, according to pro-Russian officials. (Reuters)
Eight people are killed in a shooting between two criminal groups in Tuzantla, Michoacán, Mexico. (AP)
Germany and French rail transport manufacturer Alstom inaugurate the world's first fleet of hydrogen fuel-powered trains in Lower Saxony. The 14 hydrogen trains will replace a fleet of diesel locomotives on 100 kilometres (62 mi) of track in the German state. (Al Jazeera)
Hydrail Germany and French rail transport manufacturer Alstom inaugurate the world's first fleet of hydrogen fuel-powered trains in Lower Saxony. The 14 hydrogen trains will replace a fleet of diesel locomotives on 100 kilometres (62 mi) of track in the German state. (Al Jazeera)
Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast The Russian-appointed head of Mykhailivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ivan Sushko, is assassinated in a car bombing. (Euro Weekly News)
The Russian-appointed head of Mykhailivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ivan Sushko, is assassinated in a car bombing. (Euro Weekly News)
Tuvalu declares a drought and a shortage of drinking water on the islands of Nanumea, Nui, and Niutao. (RNZ)
North Korea reports four new "fever" cases in Ryanggang Province and places the province under lockdown. (Al Arabiya)
Russian peacekeepers withdraw from the city of Lachin and the villages of Zabukh and Sus, thereby returning the Lachin corridor to Azerbaijan. (Al Jazeera)
Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
