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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on a safe route for vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. (Iran International) (Saudi Gazette)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Iran)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_for_the_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Baghaei
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
- https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608156799
- https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663756/world/iran-says-deal-reached-with-oman-on-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-route-map
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Emirates News Agency reports that a third Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel was attacked by Iran while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. No injuries were reported. (Reuters) (Al-Monitor)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_News_Agency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_attacked_during_the_2026_Iran_war
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uaes-adnoc-says-one-its-vessels-came-under-attack-while-transiting-hormuz-2026-08-14/
- https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/uae-says-iran-attacked-adnoc-vessel-hormuz-urges-waterways-reopening
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill eleven people, including three children. (Sky News)
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Arts and culture
A 180-foot (55 m) the Our Lady of Mercy monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the tallest of its kind in Europe, is inaugurated in Konotopie, Poland. (NBC News) (Vatican News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Mercy_monument,_Konotopie
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_statues
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konotopie
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
- https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/giant-180-ft-statue-virgin-mary-inaugurated-small-polish-village-rcna592669
- https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-08/europe-s-tallest-statue-of-mary-blessed-in-poland.html
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Disasters and accidents
Authorities in Indiana, United States, report that six people have died in recent floods from storms. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed and several others wounded after a container truck crashes into an auto rickshaw in Latehar district, Jharkhand, India. (ETV Bharat)
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Disasters and accidents
A minibus carrying a wedding party overturns in Diyarbakir Province, Türkiye, killing five and injuring eleven others. (Asharq al-Awsat)
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Law and crime
Police in Morocco arrest 111 migrants who attempted to enter Spain's autonomous community Ceuta, amidst tightened security on both sides of the border with Spain. (CBC)
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Law and crime
Four artwork by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina are reportedly stolen from the Regional Museum of Messina in Messina, Sicily, Italy. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonello_da_Messina
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Museum_of_Messina
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messina
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
- https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/16/antonello-da-messina-renaissance-paintings-stolen-sicilian-museum-holiday
- https://www.reuters.com/world/four-antonello-da-messina-works-stolen-renaissance-painters-hometown-2026-08-16/
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Politics and elections
Hereditary Prince Alois announces that Liechtenstein will gradually transition its line of succession to absolute primogeniture, stating that any future descendant of him and Hereditary Princess Sophie, regardless of sex, will inherit the throne, allowing future women to inherit the throne. (AP)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_prince
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois,_Hereditary_Prince_of_Liechtenstein
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_succession
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_primogeniture
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie,_Hereditary_Princess_of_Liechtenstein
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Liechtenstein
- https://apnews.com/article/liechtenstein-prince-royal-female-succession-3d890116a71754ee50aa960e94543da6