At least eight family members are killed when their van collides with a delivery truck in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines. (The Philippine Star) (Xinhua)
In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins the 2024 Tour de France Femmes by four seconds, her first win at the event after placing third at the 2022 and 2023 events. (CNN)
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy a second bridge over the Seym river in Zvannoye. (BBC News)
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Russian forces have captured the village of Svyrydonivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
A rare blue supermoon appears in the sky. (Axios)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Three soldiers and five Pakistani Taliban gunmen are killed during a shootout in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Maria Branyas, the former world's oldest known living person, dies at the age of 117 years and 168 days, making Tomiko Itooka the new current oldest living person. (AP)
One person is killed and fifteen others are rescued when the United Kingdom-flagged superyacht Bayesian sinks near Palermo, Italy, due to a waterspout. Six others remain missing, including British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. (AP)
Pokrovsk offensive Ukrainian officials order the immediate evacuation of the remaining 53,000 citizens in Pokrovsk due to the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces. (Al Jazeera)
Russia captures the city of Zalizne and the Vyimka railway station in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
Three soldiers and five Pakistani Taliban gunmen are killed during a shootout in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Ukrainian officials order the immediate evacuation of the remaining 53,000 citizens in Pokrovsk due to the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces. (Al Jazeera)
A North Korean staff sergeant defects to South Korea after crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone into Goseong County, Gangwon, and is taken into South Korean custody. (Reuters)
At least 20 bodies are recovered from the Lukenie River in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the capsizing of a boat carrying around 300 passengers over the weekend. At least 46 people are rescued and about 250 others remain missing. (AP)
BMW recalls more than 720,000 vehicles due to an electrical issue with the vehicle's water pump that could potentially cause a vehicle fire. (AP)
North Korea–South Korea relations A North Korean staff sergeant defects to South Korea after crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone into Goseong County, Gangwon, and is taken into South Korean custody. (Reuters)
The Ivory Coast reports 21 new cases of mpox as well as the country's first death from mpox. (La Presse)
2024 Canada railway shutdown Canada's two largest freight railroads Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway announce a complete shutdown of services due to a contract dispute, shutting out its Teamsters-represented union workers. (Reuters) (AP)
At least seventeen workers are killed and 41 others are injured, many from severe chemical burns, in an explosion at a pharmaceutical facility in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Indian Express) (NDTV)
Atchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion At least seventeen workers are killed and 41 others are injured, many from severe chemical burns, in an explosion at a pharmaceutical facility in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Indian Express) (NDTV)
Canada's two largest freight railroads Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway announce a complete shutdown of services due to a contract dispute, shutting out its Teamsters-represented union workers. (Reuters) (AP)
Four bodies are recovered from the superyacht Bayesian that sank two days ago, bringing the death toll to five. The search for the last missing person is ongoing. (Reuters)
Honduras reports five suspected cases of the new mpox clade. (Prensa Libre)
Several suspected cases of mpox clade 1b are reported in Somerset, England, United Kingdom. (Devon Live)
The Russian Ministry of Defense states it has fully captured the village of Zhelanne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
2023–2024 mpox epidemic Burundi reports 171 new mpox cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 572 cases. (Barron's) Sri Lanka reports its first two cases of mpox, but does not specify the clade the cases are from. (Dhauru)
Boko Haram insurgency Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 13 farmers in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Barron's)
Burundi reports 171 new mpox cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 572 cases. (Barron's)
Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured after a fire at a hotel in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. (The Nation Thailand)
Sri Lanka reports its first two cases of mpox, but does not specify the clade the cases are from. (Dhauru)
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 13 farmers in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Barron's)
The International Atomic Energy Agency announces an investigation of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant following accusations from Russia that a Ukrainian drone targeted the power plant. (Reuters)
2023–2024 mpox epidemic The Democratic Republic of the Congo receives its first batch of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccines donated by the European Union and is expected to receive the second batch of vaccines on September 7. (Al Jazeera)
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill In the United Kingdom, the ruling Labour Party drafts a bill that would remove the right of all hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. (BBC News)
In the United Kingdom, the ruling Labour Party drafts a bill that would remove the right of all hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. (BBC News)
Reform of the House of Lords House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill In the United Kingdom, the ruling Labour Party drafts a bill that would remove the right of all hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. (BBC News)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo receives its first batch of Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccines donated by the European Union and is expected to receive the second batch of vaccines on September 7. (Al Jazeera)
China opens the world's largest indoor skiing resort in Pudong, Shanghai, with a 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft) skiing area and a total campus area of 350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft). (DW)
Polish prosecutors charge three Belarusian citizens for diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 under a fabricated bomb threat to arrest political activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega. (DW)
2024 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Yagi Four people are killed and at least 78 people are injured by Typhoon Yagi in Hải Dương and Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam, as it makes landfall in Hanoi. (BBC News)
Four people are killed and at least 78 people are injured by Typhoon Yagi in Hải Dương and Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam, as it makes landfall in Hanoi. (BBC News)
Russian artillery targets the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three civilians and injuring three others. (Reuters)
Thirteen people are killed and 44 others injured after a collision between a tank truck and a bus between Bouaké and Korhogo, in Ivory Coast. (AP)
Typhoon Yagi Four people are killed and at least 78 people are injured by Typhoon Yagi in Hải Dương and Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam, as it makes landfall in Hanoi. (BBC News)
Forty-eight people and 50 cattle are killed in an explosion caused by a collision between a fuel tanker and a truck in Agaie, Niger State, Nigeria. (AP)
Pokrovsk offensive Russia formally claims control of Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast, twelve kilometers (seven miles) from the strategically important Ukrainian logistical hub city Pokrovsk. (Reuters)
Russia formally claims control of Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast, twelve kilometers (seven miles) from the strategically important Ukrainian logistical hub city Pokrovsk. (Reuters)
2024 Pacific typhoon season The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in northern Vietnam increases to more than 64 people, with 24 others still missing. (Al Jazeera) (AP News)
Ali Kiba, a Tanzanian official from the opposition party Chadema, who went missing last week, is found dead with signs of beatings and acid poured on his face. (ABC News)
At least 16 people are killed and 22 others are injured when a bus and a truck collide in Bambey Department, Senegal. (TRT Afrika)
Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say that they have seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine that was found on a plane arriving from Venezuela at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Bissau. (BBC News)
Draghi report on European competitiveness is published. (Politico)
Finnish-Canadian sportswear mogul Peter Nygård is sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault. (CBC News)
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency The Turkish Ministry of Defense announces that a Turkish soldier was killed in clashes with the Kurdistan Workers' Party in Duhok Governorate, Iraq. (Daily Sabah)
Russian troops capture the village of Memryk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in northern Vietnam increases to more than 64 people, with 24 others still missing. (Al Jazeera) (AP News)
The Rapid Support Forces renew an assault on the city of Sennar, Sennar State, Sudan, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 100 others. (Reuters)
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announces that a Turkish soldier was killed in clashes with the Kurdistan Workers' Party in Duhok Governorate, Iraq. (Daily Sabah)
2024 Kursk offensive Russian forces reportedly recapture 10 settlements in Kursk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
Russian forces reportedly recapture 10 settlements in Kursk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency)
2023–2024 video game industry layoffs Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce. (Variety)
2024 Afghanistan bus shooting Fourteen people are killed and six more are injured during a mass shooting by Islamic State militants against a bus carrying Shia Hazara people between the Afghan provinces of Ghor and Daikundi, after returning from a pilgrimage in Iraq. (AP)
Fourteen people are killed and six more are injured during a mass shooting by Islamic State militants against a bus carrying Shia Hazara people between the Afghan provinces of Ghor and Daikundi, after returning from a pilgrimage in Iraq. (AP)
Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce. (Variety)
Russian artillery shelling kills three Red Cross workers and injures two others in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
China increases the country's retirement age for the first time since 1978. Beginning in 2025, the retirement age for men will be increased to 63, and the retirement age for women will be increased to either 55 or 58 depending on their occupation. (NPR)
Maria Daniela Icaza, director of the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, the largest prison in Ecuador and the site of the country's deadliest prison riot in 2021, is fatally shot in her vehicle by suspected drug cartel gunmen. (CBS News)
Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal Seven men receive prison sentences ranging from six to 25 years for sexual offences against girls aged 11 to 16 that occurred in the town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Northern England from the late 1980s until 2013. (BBC News)
Russia revokes the accreditation of six British diplomats and accuses them of espionage. (BBC News)
Russia–United Kingdom relations Russia revokes the accreditation of six British diplomats and accuses them of espionage. (BBC News)
Russian artillery targets 15 areas in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, killing two civilians near the village of Yampil and injuring nine others. (Reuters)
Seven men receive prison sentences ranging from six to 25 years for sexual offences against girls aged 11 to 16 that occurred in the town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Northern England from the late 1980s until 2013. (BBC News)
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in northern Vietnam increases to 233 people, with more than 820 others injured, and 103 people still missing. (AP)
At least 15 people are killed and around 40 others are injured when a tank truck explodes in Miragoâne, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
At least forty people drown and 24 more are presumed dead after a wooden boat carrying farmers capsizes near Gummi, Zamfara State, Nigeria. (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
