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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United Arab Emirates says that two vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of being behind the attacks. (Al Jazeera) (The New Region)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/uae-accuses-iran-of-attacks-on-two-adnoc-vessels-in-strait-of-hormuz
- https://thenewregion.com/posts/6207
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Nimitz-class USS George Washington will deploy to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln following a nine-month deployment and amidst reports of conditions on the aircraft carrier. (CBS News) (The Hill) (The Wall Street Journal)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(CVN-73)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aircraft-carrier-uss-george-washington-uss-lincoln-iran-middle-east/
- http://thehill.com/policy/defense/6028854-george-washington-replaces-abraham-lincoln/
- https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-sending-fresh-aircraft-carrier-to-middle-east-amid-iran-war-strain-d0d6e98d?msockid=0602fb23e44264c40559ec96e5eb658d
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet says that they have killed Hamas commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in Gaza City. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in Khan Yunis. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Bet
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis
- https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905483
- https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431670
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian military officer Robert Shagaev, who commanded the submarine Zaporizhzhia before defecting to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, is reported to have been killed by an explosive planted in a trash can in Sevastopol. (CNN) (Ynet)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_submarine_Zaporizhzhia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol
- https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/europe/crimea-bomb-kills-ukrainian-submarine-commander-intl
- https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syhtjpouzl
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Disasters and accidents
In the United States, Hawaii governor Josh Green declares a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Lala's expected landfall on the state over the weekend. (AFP via CNA)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Hawaii
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Green_(politician)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfall
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/hawaii-declares-state-emergency-ahead-tropical-storm-lala-6318906
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Disasters and accidents
Multiple wildfires break out across England on the hottest day of the year in the United Kingdom so far, with widespread damage in Stourbridge, West Midlands. (BBC News)
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Disasters and accidents
At least eleven people are killed and 13 others are injured after two trucks, two minibuses, two cars and a tricycle collided on the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, Ghana. (Xinhua)
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Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Chamoli District, India. (Xinhua)
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Health and environment
Romania begins shutting down the second reactor at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, the country's only nuclear power plant, after a drought lowered the Danube river below the level required for cooling, leaving both reactors offline. The government says alternative sources and imports will cover electricity demand. (AP)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernavodă_Nuclear_Power_Plant
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Romania
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor_coolant
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolojan_cabinet
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Romania
- https://apnews.com/article/romania-europe-drought-energy-weather-4239b119af1153fc0a57093b04df555b
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Health and environment
Greece's public health agency reports 110 West Nile virus infections and nine deaths in 2026, including 45 new cases in one week, as authorities increase mosquito control measures in the Athens metropolitan area. (AFP via Daily Sabah)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Health_Organization_(Greece)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_virus
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_control
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_metropolitan_area
- https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/greece-reports-significant-rise-in-west-nile-virus-cases-with-9-dead
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Politics and elections
Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov announces that he will run for a second term in the upcoming presidential election in January 2027. (Reuters)