Disasters and accidents

At least six people are killed and two others are injured when an air ambulance crashes into a residential area in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, Kenya. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

• https://apnews.com/article/kenya-helicopter-crash-2fe1954ac9013b1f68ac89798c733c4c
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/7/at-least-six-killed-two-injured-in-medical-plane-crash-in-kenya

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and several are injured when a malfunctioning gas cylinder explodes in Visakhapatnam, India. (MSN)

• https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/visakhapatnam-blast-5-killed-several-injured-in-gas-cylinder-explosion-in-andhra-pradesh-video/ar-AA1K60TF?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed and several others are injured when a train and a Kenya Pipeline-owned bus collide on a level crossing near Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/train-bus-collide-central-kenya-least-4-killed-2025-08-07/

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, United States. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-crash-barge-illinois-missouri-b7c2cb9bc6b57f93e3be985fe0878df2

Politics and elections

UK homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns amid controversy over increasing the rent at a property she owns in east London by £700 in order to force the tenants to move. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd3l2x2n8o