Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces kill at least 23 Palestinians seeking food while six more die of hunger. (AP) (Reuters)

• https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-israel-aid-famine-f1653318afd36b1b11090a4402233705
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/six-more-die-hunger-gaza-trucks-reach-border-rare-fuel-delivery-2025-08-03/

Armed conflicts and attacks

A massive fire is reported at an oil refinery in Sochi, Russia, following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility. Smoke from the fire prompts Russian authorities to close Sochi International Airport. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckglyv396ppo

Disasters and accidents

Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/japan-four-workers-dead-after-falling-into-manhole/a-73511583

Law and crime

Two people are killed and three others are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a primary school in Caizichi, Leiyang, Hunan, China. (Sina Corporation)

• https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2025-08-03/doc-infitnsp6426392.shtml

Disasters and accidents

Krasheninnikov, a volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupts for the first time since the 15th century and the first in historical records. The eruption takes place four days after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the same region on July 30, which may have contributed to the eruption. (CNN)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/europe/tsunami-russia-earthquake-volcano-intl-hnk