Disasters and accidents

At least six Lebanese soldiers are killed in an explosion as troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility near the Israeli border. (Al Arabiya)

• https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/08/09/munitions-blast-in-hezbollah-site-kills-5-lebanese-troops-military-source-

Law and crime

Two people are killed and five others are injured in a drive-by mass shooting in the busy area of Robinson Road and Market Street in Nassau, The Bahamas. (The Nassau Guardian)

• https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/two-dead-five-others-injured-in-shooting/article_7f07d912-d6d4-4fbf-9434-dc0ebb85b88c.html

Law and crime

A total of 474 people are arrested in London during a protest in support of Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist group on 5 July. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8de6rq37v5o

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from yesterday's flash floods in China increases to 22, with over two dozen still missing. (Anadolu)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/chinas-death-toll-from-heavy-rain-floods-climbs-to-22-plus-over-2-dozen-missing/3655303