Armed conflicts and attacks

At least one person is killed and eleven others are injured in an Islamic State minibus bombing in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-deadly-blast-rocks-kabul-shiite-neighborhood/a-69914936

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from a landslide at the Kiteezi Rubbish Dump in Kampala, Uganda, increases to 21. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/death-toll-landslide-uganda-garbage-dump-rises-13-2024-08-11/

International relations

In a phone call with European Council President Charles Michel, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian accuses the European Union of facilitating Israeli crimes against humanity and terrorism in the Gaza Strip by implementing double standards that destabilize the Middle East and increase the chances of a global war. (Al Jazeera)

• https://aje.io/z92r5z?update=3113566

Sports

The 2024 Summer Olympics conclude with the closing ceremony taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, France. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cvgxdg312l0o