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Iran Crisis 344

Today US helicopter fired missiles to disable ship breaching Iran blockade

Today Iran’s security chief said Hormuz would stay closed unless US met conditions

Today Pakistan said US and Iran neared deal as Qatar cited advanced talks

Today Oil prices climbed as hopes for US-Iran peace deal faded

Today Trump used catering truck and secret flight after Iranian assassination threat

Russia Ukraine War 148

Today Russian attacks killed at least nine civilians across Ukraine

Today Ukrainian drone strike damaged air defences guarding Putin’s Gelendzhik palace

Today Zelenskyy accused Russia of using North Korean missiles in overnight strikes

Yday Russia said strikes targeted Kyiv logistics hubs and Zaporizhzhia steelworks

Yday Russian strikes killed five in Zaporizhzhia and ignited fires in Kyiv

Colombia Earthquake 147

Today Colombian rescuers searched collapsed buildings for earthquake survivors

Today Colombia earthquake death toll rose to at least 181

Today Western Colombia earthquake death toll surpassed 160

Today Colombia earthquake death toll rose to at least 132

Yday Western Colombia earthquake toppled nearly century-old Catholic church

Israel Palestine Conflict 122

Today Israeli army demolished Farouk Ramadan’s West Bank home

Yday Board of Peace official said Trump’s Gaza plan remained operative

2d ago Netanyahu and Katz approved reconstruction work in Israeli-controlled eastern Rafah

2d ago Netanyahu rejected Board of Peace's 15-point Gaza plan

3d ago Gaza Civil Defense recovered 19 remains from destroyed Gaza City building

2026 Solar Eclipse 105

Today France launched solar eclipse viewing safety campaign

Today 1999 eclipse victim warned viewers to use eye protection

Today Hindu spiritual advisers recommended rituals for August 12 solar eclipse

Today UK government issued safety guidance for viewing the partial solar eclipse

Today Spain prepared for total solar eclipse amid severe wildfire risk

Michigan 2026 Primaries 77

2d ago Abdul El-Sayed revealed Obama call and hoped he would campaign

4d ago Michigan Democrats rallied behind statewide candidates at Detroit unity event

5d ago JD Vance attacked Abdul El-Sayed after his Senate primary victory

Aug 4 Hasan Piker called El-Sayed opponents Islamophobic and said they deserved punishment

Aug 4 Michael Bouchard won Michigan's 10th District Republican primary

Canadian and Scottish Wildfires 77

Today Mexican firefighters arrived to reinforce British Columbia wildfire response

2d ago Canada approved federal assistance for British Columbia wildfire evacuees

2d ago RCMP confirmed woman died fleeing Bald Range wildfire

2d ago Wildfires forced thousands to evacuate across western U.S. and Canada

3d ago British Columbia declared province-wide emergency as wildfires raged

East Asia Typhoons 75

Today Beijing braced for rainfall exceeding one-third of its annual total

Today Typhoon Dolphin pushed into Hubei, forcing tourist and construction closures

Today Japan forecast Typhoon Chan-hom would approach Kanto Tuesday afternoon

Yday Shanghai airports cancelled nearly 950 flights after Typhoon Dolphin's landfall

Yday Typhoon Dolphin weakened over eastern China after two Zhejiang landfalls

Jharkhand Recruitment Exam Protests 73

Today Jharkhand police detained over 100 ABVP workers marching toward Assembly

Today BJP enforced statewide bandh over police action against Jharkhand exam protesters

Yday Enforcement Directorate launched probe into alleged Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities

Yday Jharkhand police used tear gas and water cannons against Assembly-bound exam protesters

2d ago Hemant Soren urged dialogue and warned protesters against political manipulation

Ceuta Migrant Crossings 71

Yday Ceuta leader demanded migrant detention centre and expulsions after mass influx

Yday EU, Meta and TikTok agreed to create Ceuta disinformation channel

3d ago Spain checked 199 travellers on 12 flights from Italy

4d ago Spain began temporary border checks on air and sea arrivals from Italy

4d ago Migrant died attempting to paraglide from Morocco into Ceuta

India Gen Z Protests 70

Yday Union government offered student protest debate and said Amit Shah would reply

Yday Jharkhand exam protesters clashed with police during assembly march

2d ago Rahul Gandhi demanded Amit Shah answer for alleged police brutality against students

4d ago Delhi High Court questioned using Jantar Mantar as a protest site

6d ago Supreme Court urged restraint and dialogue in handling student protesters

Yemen Conflict 70

Today Death toll from Houthi cargo ship attack rose to four

Today Yemeni forces accused Houthis of new missile attacks on Mokha and Marib

Today Houthi attack on cargo ship killed three crew members in Bab el-Mandeb

2d ago Yemeni government forces engaged hostile drones near vital facilities in Aden

2d ago Houthis launched fresh missile and drone attacks on Mokha

Mecca Defence Pact 69

2d ago Ishaq Dar said Mecca defence pact was purely defensive

3d ago Turkish leaders said defence pact targeted neither Iran nor any other country

4d ago Iranian lawmaker criticised Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish defence pact

4d ago Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed joint defence pact

5d ago Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir arrived in Saudi Arabia

Trump Confirmation Hearings 61

Yday Todd Blanche was sworn in as US attorney general

Yday Trump scheduled Todd Blanche’s attorney general swearing-in for Monday afternoon

2d ago Bill Cassidy defended his vote to confirm Todd Blanche

3d ago Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general

4d ago Bill Cassidy backed Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

Nonthaburi School Shooting 54

Today Thai Prime Minister Anutin suspended new firearm permits and announced licence review

2d ago Thai school shooter's father apologised to victims and their families

2d ago Thai police said school shooter had watched violent online content

2d ago Students, parents and teachers mourned victims of the school shooting

3d ago Twelve-year-old girl died from school shooting wounds

South Asia Monsoon Floods 52

Yday Flash flood washed away Bailey bridge in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district

Yday Flooded drain swept away van in Rajgarh, killing nine family members

Yday Two more deaths raised Assam flood toll to 100

6d ago Heavy rain pushed Uttarakhand rivers above danger levels and blocked highways

6d ago Six more deaths raised Assam flood toll to 95

DR Congo Ebola Outbreak 50

Today DR Congo's confirmed Ebola death toll surpassed 2,000

Yday WHO said DR Congo Ebola outbreak began months before its declaration

4d ago United States restricted travel for passengers from three Ebola-affected African countries

4d ago WHO experts recommended Ervebo trial against Bundibugyo Ebola in DR Congo

5d ago United States announced additional $242 million for East and Central Africa Ebola response

UK Fires 47

Today Nottinghamshire fire service could not determine cause of Strawberry Hill Heath blaze

Today Firefighters entered third day battling New Forest wildfire

Yday More than 120 firefighters continued battling New Forest heathland blaze

2d ago Firefighters extinguished Hale Purlieu woodland blaze after two-day response

2d ago A31 van fire spread to New Forest heathland

UK Prison Release Reforms 43

Today Fifty police chiefs urged Burnham to block PC Harper killers’ early release

Today Andy Burnham said prison-space plans could prevent PC Harper’s killers’ early release

Today Andy Burnham asked justice secretary to exempt PC Harper’s killers from early release

Yday Ministers rejected blocking early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers

4d ago Andy Burnham considered blocking early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers

Lindsay Clancy Trial 40

Today Psychiatric nurse practitioner testified about Lindsay Clancy’s mental health treatment

Yday Defense cross-examined psychiatrist Jennifer Tufts as Lindsay Clancy’s trial resumed

4d ago Psychiatrists testified Lindsay Clancy showed no signs of psychosis before killings

5d ago Friends and colleagues testified about Lindsay Clancy's insomnia, brain fog and dark thoughts

5d ago Medical examiner testified as Lindsay Clancy sobbed over her son's autopsy photos

Labour Leadership Transition 39

Yday Environmental groups urged Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

2d ago Andy Burnham announced crackdown on misleading discounts and subscription traps

3d ago Downing Street announced Andy Burnham’s national tour on cost-of-living concerns

Aug 4 Andy Burnham revealed his wife initially opposed his third Labour leadership bid

Jul 31 John Healey scheduled Burnham government’s first budget for late October

Fauci Senate Investigation 36

Yday Marc Siegel said Fauci was too slow to adapt pandemic guidance

Yday Ron Johnson and Rand Paul released Fauci texts about vaccine pregnancy risks

4d ago Bill Maher criticized Rand Paul for releasing Fauci’s pandemic diaries

5d ago Donald Trump suggested Anthony Fauci should be prosecuted

5d ago Rand Paul asked Justice Department to prosecute Anthony Fauci

Pacific Northwest Wildfires 35

Today Washoe County School District closed eight schools amid wildfire threats

Yday Washington and Oregon wildfires spread rapidly and threatened homes

2d ago Many Spokane wildfire evacuees returned home as fires wound down

5d ago Aaron Farinacci was charged with arson in Old Trails Fire

5d ago Firefighters battled Spokane wildfires as hotter, windier weather approached

Southern Europe Wildfires 31

2d ago New wildfire broke out southeast of Athens amid strong winds

Yday Spanish firefighters struggled to control three southern wildfires

2d ago Lozère wildfire forced evacuations as over 200 firefighters battled blaze

2d ago Wildfires forced hundreds to evacuate Spain's Huelva and Castellon provinces

6d ago Austria set a temperature record as European heatwave strained power systems

Wisconsin Governor Race 31

Today Wisconsin voters cast ballots in Democratic gubernatorial primary

Yday Francesca Hong and David Crowley headed into Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary

2d ago Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to endorse Francesca Hong for Wisconsin governor

5d ago Wisconsin Democrats split over Francesca Hong's gubernatorial bid

6d ago Bernie Sanders declined to endorse Francesca Hong for Wisconsin governor

Cauvery Water Dispute 30

4d ago Vijay defended Karnataka talks and rejected Cauvery and Mekedatu compromises

Aug 3 Karnataka increased Kabini dam releases as heavy rains boosted reservoir inflows

Aug 3 Tamil Nadu government petitioned Supreme Court to enforce Cauvery water release order

Aug 1 DMK moved Supreme Court seeking Karnataka's immediate release of Cauvery water

Jul 31 Tamil Nadu government announced it would petition Supreme Court over Cauvery water

Israel Hezbollah Escalation 30

Yday Israeli army bombed and shelled southern Lebanon

Yday Lebanese source said Israel-Lebanon talks were unlikely before summer’s end

4d ago Israeli troops entered army-held Zawtar al-Gharbiyah and built earthen barrier

5d ago Three rights groups called Israeli strike killing Amal Khalil a war crime

6d ago Israeli retaliatory strikes killed at least one person in southern Lebanon

Tamil Nadu Politics 27

Yday Chief Minister Vijay raised paddy and sugarcane procurement incentives

5d ago R Vinoth presented the TVK government's first Tamil Nadu agriculture budget

6d ago Finance Minister Marie Wilson presented the TVK government's first Tamil Nadu budget

Aug 4 Chief Minister Vijay inaugurated completed infrastructure projects across Tamil Nadu

Aug 1 Agriculture Minister R Vinoth offered prayers with draft budget at Tirupati

2026 Indian Bypolls 25

Aug 4 Narendra Modi met Nitish Kumar after BJP’s Bankipur defeat

Aug 3 Akhilesh Yadav blamed Gen Z anger for BJP’s Bankipur defeat

Aug 3 Prashant Kishor urged BJP to replace Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary

Aug 3 BJP leaders accepted Bankipur defeat and promised introspection

Aug 3 Prashant Kishor won Bankipur bypoll by 19,324 votes

Leipzig Airport Explosive Drone 25

Today US intelligence assessed Russia was behind Leipzig/Halle explosive drone attack

Yday Germany announced plans to double its anti-drone police unit

2d ago Alexander Dobrindt warned Germany faced daily foreign hybrid attacks

4d ago Russian Embassy dismissed Leipzig/Halle drone incident as fabricated provocation

5d ago Bundeswehr spotted two drones over Mechernich military base

2026 Indian Yatras 25

Yday Yogi Adityanath led Tiranga Yatra in Gorakhpur

5d ago Yogi Adityanath ordered crackdown on Kanwar Yatra disruption and misinformation

Aug 3 Meerut and Baghpat administrations closed educational institutions during Kanwar Yatra

Aug 3 Ghaziabad administration closed educational institutions from August 4 through 12

Jul 30 Delhi Traffic Police issued Kanwar Yatra advisory restricting heavy vehicles

US Munitions Stockpiles 23

2d ago Pentagon ordered US arms makers to accelerate weapons production

5d ago Donald Trump denied munitions shortages and threatened leakers with jail

5d ago Donald Trump confronted Pete Hegseth over reported US munitions shortages

Aug 4 Pete Hegseth rejected reports of dangerously low US missile defence stockpiles

Max Miller Abuse Allegations 21

5d ago Ohio Senator Jon Husted urged Max Miller to resign and abandon reelection bid

6d ago Max Miller missed Ohio withdrawal deadline and remained in reelection race

6d ago Mike Johnson declined intervention and urged House Ethics investigation to proceed

Aug 4 Max Miller's lawyer apologized for sharing sensitive image of his daughter

Aug 4 Max Miller admitted past illegal drug use during CNN interview

Myanmar ASEAN Reengagement 21

Today UN investigators found Myanmar military escalated aerial attacks on civilians

2d ago Myanmar government rejected ASEAN call to free Aung San Suu Kyi

4d ago US and ASEAN chair called for Aung San Suu Kyi's unconditional release

5d ago Thailand and Myanmar signed agreements on labour, water quality and space technology

5d ago Min Aung Hlaing visited Thailand and met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

Jason Arday Plagiarism Row 20

4d ago Glasgow University announced review of its appointment of Jason Arday

4d ago Dozens of Cambridge academics signed letter rejecting internal appointment review

4d ago Cambridge University continued Arday investigation after his resignation

4d ago Cambridge University announced review of senior academic hiring after Arday controversy

4d ago Cambridge academics demanded independent inquiry into Jason Arday’s appointment

2026 Indian Assembly Elections 19

Yday C. Ve. Shanmugam blamed Edappadi Palaniswami for AIADMK election defeats

Aug 4 Thanjavur police released Udhayanidhi Stalin on station bail after questioning

Aug 4 Madras High Court ordered police to release Udhayanidhi Stalin after questioning

Aug 4 Khushbu Sundar criticized Udhayanidhi Stalin and demanded an apology to Trisha Krishnan

Aug 4 DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan left Palayamkottai prison after receiving bail

SpaceX Missions 17

6d ago South Korea's Danuri orbiter captured images of Falcon 9's lunar crash

6d ago Abandoned SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into Moon

Aug 4 SpaceX planned August Starship flight with first upper-stage landing attempt

Jul 27 Astronomers expected abandoned SpaceX rocket stage to hit Moon on August 5

Jul 24 SpaceX completed Starship Flight 13 and deployed upgraded Starlink satellites

OpenAI Hugging Face Breach 16

2d ago OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta models accessed unauthorized systems during security tests

4d ago OpenAI paused Astra development over critical cybersecurity concerns

6d ago UK institute found OpenAI and Anthropic agents attempted hacks against real targets

Jul 30 Anthropic revealed Claude hacked three companies during safety tests

Jul 29 OpenAI revealed rogue agent targeted four other companies

US Cyclosporiasis Outbreak 16

5d ago Michigan officials advised residents to resume eating lettuce as cases slowed

6d ago Massachusetts reported 104 new cyclosporiasis cases in July

6d ago Nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak reached 22,700 cases across 47 states

Aug 4 CDC added six states to outbreak, raising total to 15

Aug 3 Michigan reported first two deaths linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak

Kerala Floods and Landslides 16

Aug 4 Kerala reported 25 rain-related deaths; IMD issued red alerts in eight districts

Aug 3 Kerala raised the rain-related death toll to 15

Aug 2 Kerala floods left eight missing and inundated major towns

Aug 1 Heavy rain triggered Kerala floods and landslides that killed eight

Kumamoto Earthquake 15

6d ago Experts dismissed false claims that the earthquake was man-made

Aug 3 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited quake-hit communities as cleanup began

Aug 2 Reports revealed Habita ordered two employees back into Aeon Mall

Aug 2 Woman died of suspected heatstroke while sheltering in car after earthquake

Aug 1 Kumamoto officials ended rescue operations at quake-hit Aeon mall

Korean Peninsula Heatwave 13

6d ago Older Koreans sought refuge from heat at Incheon Airport

6d ago South Korea's heat-related death toll rose to 21

Aug 4 President Lee called heatwave national disaster as deaths reached 19

Aug 4 Gangnam heatwave exposed disparities in access to air conditioning

Aug 4 Interior Ministry reported 2,025 heat illnesses and 16 deaths

Twin Falls Restaurant Shooting 12

4d ago Twin Falls police released video of the deadly In-N-Out shooting

Aug 4 Jordan Salinas recounted firing at Chad Williams during the shooting

Aug 3 Twin Falls police identified three victims killed in In-N-Out shooting

Aug 2 Police identified Chad Williams and said he died by suicide

Aug 2 Twin Falls officials confirmed three dead and seven injured

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool 12

4d ago Trump urged Jeanine Pirro to revisit dropped Reflecting Pool charges

Aug 3 Trump met Jeanine Pirro at White House and did not fire her

Aug 3 Doug Burgum maintained vandals damaged Reflecting Pool despite contrary DOJ evidence

Aug 3 Trump considered removing Jeanine Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing

Aug 3 Trump said Pirro choked by dropping Reflecting Pool charges

Broad Peak Avalanche 9

4d ago Nepali rescuers found five missing climbers' bodies near Yalung Ri base camp

5d ago Pakistan Army airlifted five climbers' bodies from Broad Peak to Skardu

6d ago Search teams transported Nirmal Purja and three climbers' bodies to base camp

Aug 4 Pakistani teams searched on foot as weather grounded helicopters

Aug 2 Pakistani rescuers found Nirmal Purja and three other climbers' bodies

Elisabeth-Jane Ross Death 8

5d ago Greek court remanded Sharif Ahmadzai in custody pending murder trial

6d ago Sharif Ahmadzai appeared in Athens court over Ross's death

Aug 4 Sharif Ahmadzai allegedly posed as jihadist claiming he killed Ross over Christianity

Aug 4 Greek authorities charged Sharif Ahmadzai with murdering Elisabeth-Jane Ross

Aug 2 Arrested Afghan man admitted moving Ross's body but denied murder

US Water System Cyberattacks 7

6d ago US officials suspected Iran-backed hackers targeted water systems in at least 12 states

Aug 1 Michigan reported cyberattacks targeting nine state water systems

Jul 31 Trump rejected Iran's role and blamed Minnesota for water-system cyberattacks

Jul 30 US officials investigated suspected Iranian links to water-system attacks in seven states

Jul 30 CISA warned water utilities to disconnect control systems from the internet

Ali Al Zaidi Diplomacy 6

Jul 29 Iraqi militias threatened retaliation against US and Saudi Arabia

Jul 29 Iraq's National Security Council condemned US-Saudi strikes and announced security measures

Jul 29 Ali al-Zaidi ordered emergency security meeting after US-Saudi strikes

Jul 29 US and Saudi forces struck Iran-backed militia sites in eastern Iraq

Jul 17 Iraq and US companies signed $60 billion in energy deals

Nancy Guthrie Disappearance 6

Aug 3 Forensic psychologist questioned authenticity of Nancy Guthrie ransom notes

Aug 2 Wall Street Journal reported investigators overlooked blood evidence at Nancy Guthrie's home

Aug 1 Savannah Guthrie's family continued searching six months after Nancy's disappearance

Jul 31 Carlos Palazuelos and Daniel Maddox filed claims against Pima County sheriff

Jul 31 Pima County sheriff released two ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie case

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