Armed conflicts and attacks

Saudi shipping company Bahri says that two Filipino crew members were killed after unidentified projectiles struck the oil tanker SIDR while it transited the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahri_(company)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_seamen
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectile
• https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/9/2/two-filipinos-killed-in-attack-on-saudi-oil-tanker-in-hormuz-shipping-firm-1702

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Arab Emirates defense ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country's airspace. Additionally, Iran's army says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the UAE denies. (AP)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Minhad_Air_Base
• https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-uea-august-31-2026-9f34873bad9a928574c36ee984c3f96b

Armed conflicts and attacks

A car bomb outside a police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, México, leaves ten people injured. Authorities arrest one suspect related to the attack. (AA)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_(Mexico)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojocaliente,_Zacatecas
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/México
• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mexico-security-chief-cites-cartel-dispute-in-zacatecas-car-bomb/4047889

Arts and culture

Dale Sanders reclaims his record of being the oldest person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail, one of the world's longest hiking-only trails, after completing it at age 91. (AP)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Sanders_(hiker)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_long-distance_trails_in_the_United_States
• https://apnews.com/article/appalachian-trail-oldest-hiker-grey-beard-fd7a9a735c2cc1d31412535a2d36f6d8

Disasters and accidents

It is reported that school principal Rajendra Dawadi saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members at the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, 10 minutes before flash floods hit the area last week. (AP) (Reuters)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_teacher
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidur
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuwakot_District
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Nepal
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood
• https://apnews.com/article/nepal-flash-floods-school-principal-rajendra-dawadi-de0b24519de6514dd150737c2a729d97
• https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/last-minute-flood-warning-saved-over-900-nepal-students-school-head-says-2026-08-31/

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has reached past 950. Additionally, hundreds are reported to be feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in wake of the floods. (AP) (CBC)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropower
• https://apnews.com/article/nepal-tibet-china-flash-floods-744fe6e15ae7751e15efcd6dff70170c
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nepal-tibet-flood-rescue-9.7326270

Disasters and accidents

The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending ash 3,500 meters into the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. (AA) (Antara News)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinabung
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovolcano
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sumatra
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/indonesias-mount-sinabung-erupts-spewing-ash-3-500-meters-into-sky/4042457
• https://en.antaranews.com/amp/news/429175/mount-sinabung-raised-to-alert-level-after-3500-meter-ash-eruption

Health and environment

The total amount of cases of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 6,000. (Al Jazeera)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
• https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/31/over-6000-ebola-cases-confirmed-in-drc-as-death-toll-nears-3000

International relations

The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country's Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. (The Times of Central Asia) (Xinhua)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkek
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Kyrgyzstan)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_World_Nomad_Games
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Nomad_Games
• https://timesca.com/kyrgyzstan-hosts-sco-summit-as-bloc-marks-25-years/
• https://english.news.cn/20260901/45d53fa50821414f97f62777866497fc/c.html

Law and crime

A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_South_Korea
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hak_Ja_Han
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribing
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_South_Korea
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Keon_Hee
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_South_Korea
• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260831-south-korea-court-gives-unification-church-leader-2-years-prison-1
• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-court-finds-unification-church-leader-han-guilty-2026-08-31/

Law and crime

A suspect is arrested in relation to a mass shooting over the weekend at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland, which killed a woman and injured five other people. (DW)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarau
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aargau
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland
• https://www.dw.com/en/swiss-police-arrest-man-over-deadly-rave-shooting/a-78575110

Law and crime

A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing a Bank of America vice president and injuring another person, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives. (AFP via France 24) (Al Jazeera)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department
• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260901-two-dead-after-stabbing-in-new-york-s-times-square
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/bank-of-america-vice-president-identified-as-killed-in-times-square-attack

Politics and elections

Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government. (Reuters)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetëvendosje
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_League_of_Kosovo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Kosovo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekim_Sejdiu
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kosovo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_deadlock
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Kosovo
• https://www.reuters.com/world/kosovo-parties-strike-deal-elect-president-breaking-deadlock-2026-08-31/