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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_military_installations
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-irgc-says-it-launched-attack-two-us-bases-jordan-2026-08-30/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. (Axios) (NBC News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_launcher
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larak_Island
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2026_United_States_strikes_against_Iran
- https://www.axios.com/2026/08/30/us-iran-strike-hormuz-mines
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-forces-strike-iranian-rocket-launchers-strait-hormuz-first-military-rcna595194
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him. (Asharq Al Awsat)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Defence_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod_Oblast
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Belgorod_Oblast
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Shuvaev
- https://www.reuters.com/world/missile-attack-kills-two-injures-16-russias-belgorod-authorities-say-2026-08-30/
- https://english.news.cn/europe/20260831/0618e80ed77f4a0282c21b69122071f7/c.html
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Niger's army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Mexican security forces kill Los Reyes cartel leader Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez and his bodyguard during an operation in Tocumbo, Michoacán, after coming under gunfire. (AA)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Reyes,_Michoacán
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Mexico
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis%20Enrique%20Barragán%20Chávez
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocumbo_Municipality
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michoacán
- https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mexico-confirms-killing-of-los-reyes-cartel-leader-in-michoacan/4044257
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Disasters and accidents
The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Kunisaki
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
- https://en.tempo.co/read/2118581/japans-kunisaki-ship-departs-to-help-fight-indonesia-wildfires
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Disasters and accidents
The body of one man is found near the Colorado River while 15 other people remain missing after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. (Euronews)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Angel_Creek
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona
- https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/body-of-46-year-old-man-recovered-after-grand-canyon-flash-flood-park-service-says
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Disasters and accidents
Following the floods that killed over 1,000 people in Nepal and Tibet, several countries and organizations pledge over $19.8 million total in emergency humanitarian aid, including Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society. (Al Jazeera)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Society
- https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/30/photos-nepal-issues-fresh-flood-alerts-as-regional-death-toll-hits-750
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Disasters and accidents
At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cyprus
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_sea
- https://news.sky.com/story/boat-capsizing-latest-vessel-with-270-people-on-board-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-13577576
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/boat-with-around-270-people-capsizes-off-north-cyprus-media-says-2026-08-30/
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Disasters and accidents
The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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International relations
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_leader
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_China
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_Liyuan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkek
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bishkek_SCO_summit
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_visit
- https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260831-russia-s-putin-and-china-s-xi-to-attend-summit-in-kyrgyzstan
- https://english.news.cn/20260831/3ca97fc981694636957e9bcd18df2dfc/c.html
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Law and crime
One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN)
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Law and crime
Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (AA) (NBC News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/at-least-2-killed-9-injured-in-new-jersey-mass-shooting/4041840
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-dead-9-hurt-trenton-mass-shooting-rcna595106
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Politics and elections
Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP)
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Politics and elections
Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile is charged with treason amid an election dispute. (BBC News)
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Politics and elections
The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Central_News_Agency
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_(rank)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Kwang-chol
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defence_(North_Korea)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People's_Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Political_Bureau_of_the_Korean_People's_Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Song-gi
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/north-korea-defence-minister-dismissed-state-media-6349961
- https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-reshuffles-top-military-leadership-replaces-defense-minister/
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Science and technology
NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telescope
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heavy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoplanet
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova
- https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260830-nasa-s-roman-telescope-set-to-launch-on-cosmic-mapping-mission
- https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/nasa-roman-space-telescope-launch-success-on-a-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-spectacular-launch-video