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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 12 people are killed and 39 others are injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan, Russia. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizhnekamsk
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarstan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-kills-12-drone-strikes-russian-city-nizhnekamsk-state-media-reports-2026-08-10/
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Disasters and accidents
A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after 550 hectares (1,360 acres) have been burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromo_Tengger_Semeru_National_Park
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Java
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bromo
- https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/fire-near-indonesias-mount-bromo-extinguished-after-550-hectares-burnt-new-2026-08-10/
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Law and crime
One person is killed and another is seriously injured in a shooting at a government building in Bangkok, Thailand. Former parliament member Chalong Riewrang is taken into custody. (NBC News) (Thairath)