Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 30 people are killed by suspected Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Bapere, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/congo-islamist-rebels-adf-bapere-ca64cc6e3c04221e80998268fa94932c

Business and economy

Canadian jobs minister Patty Hajdu orders binding arbitration between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees after the airline's flight attendants launched a strike which led to the suspension of hundreds of flights and disruptions affecting more than 100,000 passengers per day. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyex8489gno

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands. (NBC News)

• https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/hurricanes/hurricane-erin-strengthens-category-2-storm-approaches-northeast-carib-rcna225341

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from yesterday's floods in Pakistan increases to at least 321. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/15/more-than-160-people-killed-in-pakistan-in-heavy-rains-flash-floods

Disasters and accidents

At least one person is killed and four others are injured, including two seriously, when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter makes a hard landing during a rescue operation on Jengish Chokusu in Kyrgyzstan. (ASN)

• https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/538204

Law and crime

Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Campania, Italy. (Leggo)

• https://www.leggo.it/italia/cronache/sparatoria_bar_ischia_morti_feriti_chi_sono_oggi_16_8_2025-9015293.html