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Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 

Sinking of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu Six crew members are referred to court as part of the investigation into the ship collision in the Sea of Marmara yesterday, while the search continues for the 10 Turkish crew members aboard the sunken Tuğberk İmamoğlu. (BBC) 

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 

Sinking of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu The MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. (Euronews) 

The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. (AFP via Arab News) (Sudan Tribune) 

Twenty-one insurgents and six soldiers are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Caliber.az) 

The global stock index rises following recent declines amidst the war in Iran including renewed tensions with the Japanese yen gaining against the United States dollar. (Reuters) 

The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. (AFP via France 24) 

At least 22 people, including ten Jordanians, are killed and 28 others are injured in a bus accident in South Sinai, Egypt. (AFP via France 24) 

At least 13 people are killed and five others sustain critical injuries after two minivans collide head-on in Greater Accra, Ghana. (Xinhua) 

Five people are killed and 20 others injured after a passenger bus collides with a tanker truck on the National Highway 39 in Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Times of India) 

An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. (Euronews) 

A crew member is killed, six others are missing, and one is rescued when a tugboat capsizes and sinks off the coast of Busan, South Korea. (AP) 

Following the attempted attack, security authorities are focusing on several suspects with ties to Russia. According to investigations by NDR, WDR, and SZ, the suspects are two men from Belarus and Lithuania who are also said to hold Russian passports. (AFP via France 24) (DW) 

Darren James Service pleads guilty to two charges relating to a hoax bomb threat that targeted the Houben Centre in Belfast when then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney was scheduled to address a conference there. (RTÉ) 

Digital rights organization SHARE Foundation documents at least 14 Serbian students and opposition activists targeted with Pegasus or NoviSpy spyware in 2026, while Citizen Lab confirms Pegasus infection in at least one case. (Financial Times) 

Following a short circuit at a substation near Cologne, an investigation is underway into anti-constitutional sabotage. According to North Rhine-Westphalia’s Interior Minister Herbert Reul, the search for suspects is proceeding in two directions: “foreign-directed sabotage and left-wing extremism”. (DW) 

Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, the only candidate, is elected by the Riigikogu as President of Estonia. She will be sworn into office on October 12, succeeding Alar Karis. (ERR) (Reuters) 

In association football, Major League Soccer announces that all 27 teams from the United States will return to the U.S. Open Cup beginning in 2027, making it the first full participation in the tournament since 2023. (ESPN) 

In basketball, the NBA announces the results of its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers’ signing of star player Kawhi Leonard in 2022. The league determines that the Clippers violated the league salary cap via a series of external dealings. Penalties include fines of $30 million for the Clippers and $700,000 for Leonard, the loss of the Clippers’ first-round picks in each draft from 2029–2033, and a one-year suspension for Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. (ESPN) 

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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2026 

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that his country is ready to return to the Islamabad Memorandum signed in June if the United States does the same amidst renewed fighting between the two countries. (Fortune) 

The United States carries out additional airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) targets in Iran, in response to recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and on U.S. troops in the region, according to the U.S. Central Command. Five members of the IRGC Aerospace Force are killed in Kermanshah. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (CNN) 

The Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. (Euronews) 

Twenty-one insurgents and six soldiers are killed during separated shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Caliber.az) 

At least 21 people are killed and 28 others are injured during a bus accident in South Sinai, Egypt. (Reuters) 

An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. (Euronews) 

Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, the only candidate, is elected by the Riigikogu as President of Estonia. She will be sworn into office on October 12, succeeding Alar Karis.  (Reuters) 

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026 

Iranian state media reports that five civilians were killed and 63 more were wounded at a wedding party at a home in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, during an American airstrike against Iranian military targets. (Al Jazeera) 

Four people are killed in Israeli strikes during a ground operation in Gaza. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas internal security official in the operation. (AFP via France 24) 

Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, the spokesperson for the Islamic State, is killed during a security operation by the Yemeni Armed Forces. (Voice of Emirates) 

Ukrainian officials say that Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed at least 12 people, including an Indian national, and injure dozens, while damaging residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. (NDTV) 

The 75,000-seater Kingdome, built by the Christian sect Kingdom of Jesus Christ, opens in Davao City, Philippines, becoming the largest indoor arena in the world. It surpasses the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena in Bulacan. (Manila Bulletin) (MindaNews) 

The International Monetary Fund reaches a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new US$2.2 billion, 36-month loan program supporting economic reforms after an earlier arrangement was suspended over previously unreported government debt. (AFP via France 24) 

Ghana begins requiring artisanal doré bars purchased by privately financed gold buyers to undergo domestic refining before export, with GoldBod considering export applications only after processing at approved refineries. (Reuters) 

Japan eases overtime enforcement by ending pressure on companies with special labor-management agreements to keep monthly overtime below 45 hours, as businesses face labor shortages. (AFP via France 24) 

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announces that the country will deploy a 44-member emergency relief team to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations after flash floods have hit the country including the Rasuwa district. (The Korea Herald) (The Straits Times) 

The Nepali Army reports that around 119 people have been rescued. (The Guardian) 

Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States. (CNN) 

Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a speeding passenger van, with an Ipil–Pagadian route, crashes into a motorcycle and a wing van in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Six pilgrims are killed and 14 others sustain serious injuries after a pickup truck carrying devotees collides with a truck along an expressway in Palwal district, Haryana, India. (The Times of India) 

The New Zealand Conservation Department reports that the amount of endangered Kākāpō species have reached 325 in the country following the addition of 90 chicks, exceeding 300 for the first time in 75 years. (The Guardian) (NBC News) 

Germany raises its threat assessment to “high”, orders the closure of Russia’s consulate in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Russian House in Berlin, and tightens entry controls for Russian nationals after attributing the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Saxony, last month to Russia. (CNN) 

An American judge rules that the case against Tyler James Robinson, accused of murdering political activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025, can go to trial, citing sufficient probable cause.  (CNN) 

The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit against the public schools district of Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies that allow transgender students to share their preferred name, gender, and pronouns with school staff.  (Reuters) 

A Honduran judge dismisses a corruption case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández, ruling that he neither authorized nor managed the public funds allegedly diverted to finance his 2013 presidential campaign. (AFP via France 24) 

Haakon VIII takes the oath as King of Norway before the Storting following the death of his father, Harald V. His daughter, Ingrid Alexandra, takes the oath as Crown Princess.  (Reuters) 

Haakon VIII takes the oath as King of Norway before the Storting. Ingrid Alexandra takes the oath as Crown Princess.(DW) 

Nicaragua’s National Assembly approves on first reading a constitutional amendment barring opposition parties from elections and extending presidential and other elected terms from six to seven years. A second legislative vote is required for ratification. (Reuters) 

Former British prime minister Keir Starmer resigns as a member of the House of Commons for his appointment to the Chiltern Hundreds. (Al Jazeera) 

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Syria‘s former government under Bashar al-Assad failed to declare nuclear material and facilities, confirming that infrastructure at Deir ez-Zor is consistent with an unfinished nuclear reactor and identifying about 73 tonnes of natural uranium. (AFP via France 24) 

The Turkish foreign ministry reports that Turkey has joined the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 71st country to do so. (AA) 

In baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB are sold to Stan Kroenke of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment for an unspecified price, ending 23 years of ownership by Arte Moreno. The deal faces pending regulatory review and is expected to be complete by 2027. (CNBC) 

Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, the spokesperson for the Islamic State, is killed during a security operation by the Yemeni Armed Forces. (Voice of Emirates) 

Monday, August 31st, 2026 

A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, finds former Crips gang leader Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur during a drive-by shooting in Paradise. (ABC News) (BBC News) 

AI boom Adobe Inc. reaches a US$4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in Saudi Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain. (Reuters) 

Israel and Greece sign a €3 billion (US$3.48 billion) arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the “Achilles Shield”, a multi-layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David’s Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX. (DW) 

It is reported that school principal Rajendra Dawadi saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members at the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, 10 minutes before flash floods hit the area last week.  (Reuters) 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies. (The Guardian) 

United Arab Emirates in the 2026 Iran war  The United Arab Emirates defense ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country’s airspace. Additionally, Iran’s army says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the UAE denies. (AP) 

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip kill ⁠at least five people. (Al Jazeera) 

Ukraine tightens security measures for Kyiv’s public transport, schools, and parliament amid increased Russian drone attacks, including restrictions on large school gatherings, possible remote learning, and expanded shelter arrangements. (AFP via Bangkok Post) 

The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has reached past 950. Additionally, hundreds are reported to be feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in wake of the floods. (AP) (CBC) 

The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. (AFP via France 24) 

The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate.  (Antara News) 

Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780, due to the ongoing wildfires in Borneo. (CNA) 

The total amount of cases of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 6,000. (Al Jazeera) 

A data from the Methane Alert and Response System reports that Turkmenistan has started the process of clearing methane leaks from its oil and gas facilities. (The Guardian) 

The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country’s Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. (The Times of Central Asia) (Xinhua) 

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended. (AFP via France 24) 

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to the migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco. (Reuters) 

A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters) 

A judiciary in Iraq sentences Kata’ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson. (Asharq Al Awsat) 

A suspect is arrested in relation to a mass shooting over the weekend at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland, which killed a woman and injured five other people. (DW) 

A woman randomly stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing one and injuring the other, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives. (AFP via France 24) (AP) 

Kosovo’s Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. (Reuters) 

The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew is hospitalised. (Jamaican Observer) 

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Monday, August 31st, 2026 

Forced contraception of women in Greenland Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women’s rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. (Al Jazeera) 

Death and state funeral of Harald V King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII.  (BBC News)

Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. (RÚV) 

An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia’s Borneo island. (Reuters) 

A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. (Axios) (NBC News) 

The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country’s Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. (The Times of Central Asia) 

A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. (AFP via France 24) 

Kosovo‘s Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. 

Sunday, August 30th, 2026 

Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. (CNN) (Serbian Times) 

Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters) 

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com) 

A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua) 

Sudan’s doctors network reports that five civilians have been killed and thousands have been displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune) 

Niger’s army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters) 

The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo) 

Sinking of the Filo Jet At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) 

The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua) 

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN) 

Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (NBC News) 

Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP) 

The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News) 

In field hockey, Germany beat Spain in the final 1–0 to secure their fourth Men’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

The 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conclude with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall. (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 

A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. (Middle East Eye) 

Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. (MENA via The New Arab) 

The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel) 

A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center. (Xinhua) 

The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid.  (Garowe Online) 

Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation’s capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.  (Reuters) 

Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. (Al Jazeera) 

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. (NBC News) 

A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24) 

A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women’s NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC) 

In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star) 

Friday, August 28th, 2026 

Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration’s alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters) 

The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. (AFP via France 24) 

Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. (AFP via CBS News) 

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune) 

Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi’s death. (Reuters)

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11. (The Korea Times) 

A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. (BBC News)

The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country’s largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24) 

Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. (MSN) 

Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG)  

An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. (Reuters) 

The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. (Euronews) 

The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea‘s Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) 

South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24) 

Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. (Ynetnews) (The Times of Israel) 

King Harald V dies at the age of 89. His son, crown prince Haakon, ascends to the throne. (BBC) 

In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value. (The Athletic via The New York Times) (CBS Sports) (ESPN) 

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Thursday, August 27th, 2026 

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm and its name has no connection to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton.  (PBS) 

Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24). 

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (The Guardian) 

Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson’s Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re’im Base in Re’im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel) 

It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister’s Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) 

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera) 

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill) 

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight) 

Sudan’s army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera) 

Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab) 

Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media) 

An airplane, uncertain if it was a civilian cargo flight or a military flight, is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all four people on board. (Noveau Media) 

In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News)

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News) 

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA) 

The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC) 

Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star) 

Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua) 

Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24) 

A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate) 

In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men’s 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women’s 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters) 

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Sunday, August 30th, 2026 

Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. (CNN) (Serbian Times) 

Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters) 

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com) 

A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua) 

Sudan’s doctors network reports that five civilians have been killed and thousands have been displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune) 

Niger’s army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters) 

The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo) 

Sinking of the Filo Jet At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) 

The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua) 

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN) 

Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (NBC News) 

Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP) 

The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News) 

In field hockey, Germany beat Spain in the final 1–0 to secure their fourth Men’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

The 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conclude with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall. (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 

A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. (Middle East Eye) 

Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. (MENA via The New Arab) 

The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel) 

A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center. (Xinhua) 

The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid.  (Garowe Online) 

Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation’s capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.  (Reuters) 

Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. (Al Jazeera) 

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. (NBC News) 

A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24) 

A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women’s NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC) 

In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star) 

Friday, August 28th, 2026 

Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration’s alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters) 

The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. (AFP via France 24) 

Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. (AFP via CBS News) 

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune) 

Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi’s death. (Reuters)

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11. (The Korea Times) 

A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. (BBC News)

The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country’s largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24) 

Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. (MSN) 

Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG)  

An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. (Reuters) 

The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. (Euronews) 

The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea‘s Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) 

South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24) 

Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel.  (The Times of Israel) 

King Harald V dies at the age of 89. His son, crown prince Haakon, ascends to the throne. (BBC) 

In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenseman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value.   (ESPN) 

Thursday, August 27th, 2026 

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm and its name has no connection to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton.  (PBS) 

A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate) 

Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24). 

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (The Guardian) 

Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson’s Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re’im Base in Re’im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel) 

It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister’s Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) 

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera) 

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill) 

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight) 

Sudan’s army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera) 

Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab) 

Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media) 

An airplane, uncertain if it was a civilian cargo flight or a military flight, is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all four people on board. (Noveau Media) 

In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News)

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News) 

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA) 

The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC) 

Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star) 

Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua) 

Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24) 

In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men’s 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women’s 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters) 

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