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Armed conflicts and attacks
A mass funeral is held for 112 bodies that were recovered from a Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City during the early weeks of the war. (Haaretz)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemen's internationally recognized government says a projectile attack sank the Indian-flagged cargo ship MSV Faize Noore Oliya in the Red Sea near the coast of Hodeidah, with all 14 crew members rescued. (AFP via Arab News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Rapid Support Forces senior commander and brigadier general Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as Jebel Moon, is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Darfur governor Minni Arko Minnawi. (Sudan Tribune) (Sudan Nabaa)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier_general
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi_Adam_Ismail?action=edit&redlink=1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_Joint_Protection_Force
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Darfur
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_Liberation_Movement/Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_Regional_Government
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minni_Minnawi
- https://sudantribune.com/article/317039
- https://sudannabaa.com/en/news-en/killing-of-militia-commander-mahdi-adam-ismail-known-as-jabal-moon/88013/?amp=1
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Health and environment
Austria records 41 °C (106 °F) in Vienna, the highest temperature in the country's history, as a heat wave also brings wildfires and historically low Danube water levels. (Xinhua)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Austria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube
- https://english.news.cn/20260805/d3f2f716b706406ab32cdae25faa1eb2/c.html
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International relations
The United States revokes the visa of Brazilian ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti to reciprocate Brazil's denial of visas to two U.S. diplomats. The State Department says the action does not expel Viotti from the country. (AFP via New Straits Times)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Brazil_to_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Luiza_Ribeiro_Viotti
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity_(international_relations)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Brazil
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Department
- https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1504316/us-revokes-visa-brazilian-ambassador-washington
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Law and crime
The Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace charges 27 former FARC members, including ex-commander Timoleón Jiménez, with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the conflict, including killings, disappearances, displacement, and rape. (AFP via The Manila Times)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Jurisdiction_for_Peace
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timoleón_Jiménez
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartime_sexual_violence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnappings_in_Colombia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_displacement
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#Colombia
- https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/05/world/americas-emea/27-ex-guerrillas-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity-in-colombia/2398570
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Law and crime
Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress) (Kabar)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyr_Japarov
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan
- https://akipress.com/news:910655:Kyrgyzstan_bans_cremation_of_human_bodies/?place=main1
- https://en.kabar.kg/news/kyrgyzstan-officially-bans-cremation/
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Law and crime
South Sudanese police arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in Juba. (Sudans Post)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan_Police_Service
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_delinquency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba
- https://www.sudanspost.com/south-sudan-police-arrest-60-in-anti-gang-operation-in-juba/
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Law and crime
Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea. (CBS News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_spree
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Crimea
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serviceman-shoots-civilians-soldiers-crimea-deaths/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Shipping data from Kpler reports that Iraq has exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil through the strait between July 4 and August 4. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarineTraffic
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_(unit)#Oil_barrel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait
- https://english.aawsat.com/business/5303393-iraq-exported-30-mn-barrels-crude-hormuz-month-monitor