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Armed conflicts and attacks
Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the war. (Lokmat Times) (India New England News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Ports,_Shipping_and_Waterways
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbananda_Sonowal
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
- https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/62-india-bound-ships-sailed-safely-out-of-hormuz-amid-west-asia-crisis-minister-2/
- https://indianewengland.com/62-india-bound-ships-transit-strait-of-hormuz-safely-amid-regional-tensions/
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Disasters and accidents
Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)
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International relations
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is signed in Mecca by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three. (Al Arabiya)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca_Joint_Defence_Agreement
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
- https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/08/07/saudi-arabia-pakistan-and-turkey-sign-mecca-joint-defense-agreement
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Law and crime
Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. (AP) (The Guardian)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spree_killer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debsirin_School
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Kruai_district
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonthaburi_province
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
- https://apnews.com/article/thailand-nonthaburi-school-shooting-7939000dbad098198a9fc77169028762
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/thailand-school-shooting-debsirin-nonthaburi-bangkok