Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger write to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukrainian support for rebel groups in the Sahel region of West Africa. (Reuters)
One injured in Hezbollah launching 50 rockets, drone strikes and shelling on IDF's Tsnobar logistics site and several other IDF sites in the Golan Heights and Zar'it in northern Israel.(Al Jazeera)
One killed and two injured in an Israeli airstrikes on a Hezbollah ammunition depot, an air defense system and the villages of Abu Sash, Wadi Hamool, Aita al-Shaab, Ramiya and Talousa of the Beqaa Valley. (Al Jazeera)
Sanski Most school shooting Three staff members are killed in a mass shooting at a school in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The perpetrator, who also worked at the school, is seriously injured after shooting himself. (AP)
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)
Three staff members are killed in a mass shooting at a school in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The perpetrator, who also worked at the school, is seriously injured after shooting himself. (AP)
Twenty-eight people are killed and 23 others are injured when a bus carrying Shia Pakistani pilgrims to the Arba'in pilgrimage in Iraq crashes and overturns in Yazd province, Iran. (Reuters)
With regards to the rapid growth of the artificial intelligence market, Bloomberg alleges that technology companies are "concealing their actual carbon footprints" by invoking outdated emissions accounting rules. (Bloomberg)
A ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks sinks in the port of Kavkaz, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, following a Ukrainian attack. (Reuters)
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks sinks in the port of Kavkaz, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, following a Ukrainian attack. (Reuters) 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)
Gaza war Israeli incursions in Tulkarm An Israeli drone strike kills three Palestinians in Tulkarm in the West Bank, during a raid where IDF soldiers set fire to civilian homes and used bulldozers to destroy residential areas. (Al Jazeera) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Eleven Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. (DW)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks sinks in the port of Kavkaz, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, following a Ukrainian attack. (Reuters) 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)
The government of Botswana presents to the public a 2,492-carat raw diamond, discovered by the Lucara diamond and mining company from the Karowe diamond mine, and said to be the second largest in the world. (AP) (The Guardian)
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)
2024 Brazil wildfires Nearly 1,500 firefighters are dispatched to contain intense wildfires that are causing dense hazardous smoke to fully "engulf" Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, with the total number of wildfires in Brazil reaching 59,000 since the start of the year. (The Guardian)
An Israeli drone strike kills three Palestinians in Tulkarm in the West Bank, during a raid where IDF soldiers set fire to civilian homes and used bulldozers to destroy residential areas. (Al Jazeera)
Belarus and China agree to greatly strengthen mutual trade, financial, energy, and security cooperation, which includes enhancing industrial supply chains and collaboration with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. (Reuters)
Belarus–China relations Belarus and China agree to greatly strengthen mutual trade, financial, energy, and security cooperation, which includes enhancing industrial supply chains and collaboration with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. (Reuters)
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)
Eleven Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. (DW)
Eleven people are killed after a boat carrying migrants capsize while trying to cross the Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Reuters)
Human rights in Afghanistan, Afghanistan and the United Nations The Taliban prohibits Richard Bennett, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, from entering the country, accusing him of spreading propaganda. (DW)
In response to the railway stoppage, Canadian labour minister Steven MacKinnon refers the two disputes to binding arbitration. (CBC News)
Israeli incursions in Tulkarm An Israeli drone strike kills three Palestinians in Tulkarm in the West Bank, during a raid where IDF soldiers set fire to civilian homes and used bulldozers to destroy residential areas. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Eleven Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. (DW)
Nearly 1,500 firefighters are dispatched to contain intense wildfires that are causing dense hazardous smoke to fully "engulf" Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, with the total number of wildfires in Brazil reaching 59,000 since the start of the year. (The Guardian)
Nine people are killed when a Cessna 208 Caravan crashes into a mangrove forest in Chachoengsao shortly after taking off from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP) (The Nation Thailand)
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)
The Taliban bans women from singing, reciting poetry, or reading aloud in public and mandates that women must wear a veil in public under new laws approved by the Supreme Leader as part of efforts to combat "vice" and promote "virtue". (Al Arabiya)
The Taliban prohibits Richard Bennett, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, from entering the country, accusing him of spreading propaganda. (DW)
Treatment of women by the Taliban The Taliban bans women from singing, reciting poetry, or reading aloud in public and mandates that women must wear a veil in public under new laws approved by the Supreme Leader as part of efforts to combat "vice" and promote "virtue". (Al Arabiya)
Domestic violence in Kenya Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei dies at a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, after sustaining burns from a gasoline attack by her former partner almost a month after participating in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (BBC News)
Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei dies at a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, after sustaining burns from a gasoline attack by her former partner almost a month after participating in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (BBC News)
A Turkish drone strike kills three people, including a child, in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, one day after a similar attack on a car in the region killed three people from the same family. (Barron's)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Iraq–Turkey relations Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency A Turkish drone strike kills three people, including a child, in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, one day after a similar attack on a car in the region killed three people from the same family. (Barron's)
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency A Turkish drone strike kills three people, including a child, in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, one day after a similar attack on a car in the region killed three people from the same family. (Barron's)
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)
2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank Six Palestinian gunmen are killed and another is injured in an Israeli airstrike in Tubas in the West Bank. Separately, a teenager is killed by Israeli soldiers in Tubas. (Reuters)
2024 Niuean constitutional referendum Voters in Niue approve a bill to change the title of the Premier of Niue to prime minister, effective immediately, while rejecting a proposal to increase the term of the Niue Assembly from three to four years. (Radio New Zealand)
2024–25 UEFA Nations League San Marino, the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated national team, defeats Liechtenstein 1–0 in Serravalle, San Marino, to win the team's first competitive victory in their 36-year history. (ESPN)
American rock band Linkin Park emerges from a seven-year hiatus with the announcement of an upcoming studio album, a worldwide concert tour, and introduces Emily Armstrong as the band's new co-vocalist. The band went on hiatus in 2017 following the death of then-lead vocalist Chester Bennington. (Rolling Stone)
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)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank Six Palestinian gunmen are killed and another is injured in an Israeli airstrike in Tubas in the West Bank. Separately, a teenager is killed by Israeli soldiers in Tubas. (Reuters)
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)
San Marino, the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated national team, defeats Liechtenstein 1–0 in Serravalle, San Marino, to win the team's first competitive victory in their 36-year history. (ESPN)
Six Palestinian gunmen are killed and another is injured in an Israeli airstrike in Tubas in the West Bank. Separately, a teenager is killed by Israeli soldiers in Tubas. (Reuters)
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)
The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and seven other countries sign the first international treaty on the use of artificial intelligence systems. (DW) (Council of Europe)
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority announces an investigation into Ticketmaster over the dynamic pricing of Oasis Live '25 Tour tickets. (AP)
Voters in Niue approve a bill to change the title of the Premier of Niue to prime minister, effective immediately, while rejecting a proposal to increase the term of the Niue Assembly from three to four years. (Radio New Zealand)
Brazilian human rights minister Silvio Almeida is fired from his cabinet position following several accusations of sexual harassment towards women, including another cabinet minister. (Reuters)
Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in cities across the Gaza Strip, including in the Nuseirat refugee camp. (Reuters)
At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in cities across the Gaza Strip, including in the Nuseirat refugee camp. (Reuters)
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)
Eighteen students are killed and 27 others are injured in a fire at a boarding school in Nyeri, Kenya. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in cities across the Gaza Strip, including in the Nuseirat refugee camp. (Reuters)
Israeli settlers and soldiers storm the Palestinian village of Qaryut, beating and opening fire against the residents, killing a 13-year-old girl and wounding two men. (Palestine News Network)
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)
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the end of its international adoption program after suspending the program during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Algerian presidential election Algerians vote for the President, with incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expected to win a second term. (Al Jazeera)
French anti-Barnier government protests Nationwide protests against Emmanuel Macron's appointment of Michel Barnier as the new prime minister break out in 130 cities and towns across France, with left-wing coalition New Popular Front claiming that Macron stole the election. (Reuters)
2023–2024 Manipur violence Ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki tribes kills five people in Manipur, India. The Government of Manipur orders all schools in the state to remain closed in response. (Al Jazeera)
Algerians vote for the President, with incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expected to win a second term. (Al Jazeera)
Ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki tribes kills five people in Manipur, India. The Government of Manipur orders all schools in the state to remain closed in response. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Manipur 2023–2024 Manipur violence Ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki tribes kills five people in Manipur, India. The Government of Manipur orders all schools in the state to remain closed in response. (Al Jazeera)
Nationwide protests against Emmanuel Macron's appointment of Michel Barnier as the new prime minister break out in 130 cities and towns across France, with left-wing coalition New Popular Front claiming that Macron stole the election. (Reuters)
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)
2024 Venezuelan political crisis, Argentina–Venezuela relations Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy in Caracas after several opposition members take refuge inside the embassy. Electricity is reportedly cut to the embassy, with Vente Venezuela describing the situation as a siege. (CNN)
Eastern Ukraine campaign Russian artillery targets the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three civilians and injuring three others. (Reuters)
