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Armed conflicts and attacks
A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring eleven police officers and three civilians. (AFP via France 24)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_bomb
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Colombia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cúcuta
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norte_de_Santander_Department
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
- https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260801-11-injured-in-colombia-bombing-days-before-presidential-inauguration
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A woman attempts to set off a bomb inside a coffeehouse in Moscow, Russia, but is stopped at the entrance and detonates the explosive. Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 21 more are injured. (CNN)
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Disasters and accidents
The Old Trails wildfire in northwestern Spokane, Washington, United States, burns over 3,000 acres (12 km2), destroying many structures. Residents near Fort Spokane are told to evacuate. (CNN) (News.az)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Trails_Fire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane,_Washington
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Spokane
- https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/01/us/spokane-washington-wildfire-old-trails
- https://news.az/news/fort-spokane-wildfire-residents-ordered-to-evacuate
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Disasters and accidents
Thirteen people, including eleven tourists, are killed when a small aircraft crashes near the Nazca Lines, Peru, after departing Pisco, Ica. (Firstpost)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Peru
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco,_Peru
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Ica
- https://www.firstpost.com/world/sightseeing-plane-carrying-foreign-tourists-crashes-in-peru-all-13-on-board-killed-14035379.html
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Health and environment
Protesters block parts of the main highway connecting Port Sudan and Khartoum in Suakin and Jubayt over severe power cuts amidst a heat wave reported by the Sudan Meteorological Authority [de] in Red Sea State, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suakin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubayt
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_Meteorological_Authority?action=edit&redlink=1
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan%20Meteorological%20Authority
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_State
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
- https://sudantribune.com/article/316909
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International relations
Moroccan security forces clash with hundreds of migrants as they attempt to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several Moroccan security personnel are reportedly injured while more than 50 migrants are detained. (Yeni Safak)