Topics in the news
- In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma (pictured) wins the Tour de France Femmes.
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Prime Minister of Thailand after Srettha Thavisin is dismissed by the Constitutional Court.
- The World Health Organization declares the mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency.
- Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- The Israel Defense Forces reportedly recover the bodies of six hostages from the Khan Younis area, who were kidnapped by Hamas in the initial October 7, 2023 attack. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least twelve Palestinians, including two children, are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school used to shelter displaced people in Gaza City. (Middle East Eye)
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russia claims that its forces have taken control of New York in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
International relations
- Haiti–United States relations, Illegal drug trade in Haiti
- The United States Treasury Department imposes sanctions on former Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly for allegedly using his influence to facilitate drug trafficking in the country and into the United States. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Suspected serial killer Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, accused of murdering 42 women, escapes from police custody in Nairobi, Kenya. (Al Jazeera)
- The Taliban's virtue ministry dismisses 281 members of the security force for failing to grow a beard and announces that they destroyed 21,328 musical instruments in the past year and prevented thousands of computer operators from selling immoral and unethical films in markets. (Al Arabiya)
- United States district judge Joanna Seybert sentences former US Representative George Santos to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Germany–Iran relations
- Following the ordered closure of the Islamic Centre Hamburg in Germany, Iran orders the closure of two branches of a German language school in Tehran for "breaching Iranian law, committing various illegal actions and extensive financial violations." Germany summons the Iranian ambassador in response. (DW)
Science and technology
- BMW recalls over 720,000 vehicles due to an issue with degrading electrical connectors that could potentially cause a vehicle fire. (AP)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Pokrovsk offensive
- Ukrainian officials order the immediate evacuation of the remaining 53,000 citizens in Pokrovsk due to the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia captures the city of Zalizne and the Vyimka railway station in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- Pokrovsk offensive
- Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Belarus announces that it has further increased its Belarus–Ukraine border presence against Ukraine significantly, adding aircraft and air defense forces following its accusations of Ukraine's military sending 120,000 troops to its border and conducting "aggressive policies". Ukraine denies Lukashenko's claims, stating its forces have not observed unusual movements of Belarusian troops on the border. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- An Israeli soldier is killed and several others are injured in Hezbollah rocket launches at IDF positions in Ya'ara and Biyadh Blida, with Burkan missiles and drone strikes in Western Galilee that were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Hezbollah claims that it attacked and repelled Israeli soldiers attempting to infiltrate southern Lebanon through the Hadab Aita forest and had inflicted casualties. (Al Jazeera)
- Two Hezbollah militants are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Aita al-Shaab, Beit Lif, Hula and Hanine in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Eight civilians are injured after an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah weapons facility in the eastern Beqaa Valley of Lebanon. (Reuters)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Three soldiers and five Pakistani Taliban gunmen are killed during a shootout in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed by flooding in Oxford, Connecticut, United States. (CNN)
- One person is killed and fifteen others are rescued when the United Kingdom-flagged superyacht Bayesian sinks near Palermo, Italy, due to a waterspout. Six others remain missing, including British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. (AP)
Health and environment
- 2023–2024 mpox epidemic
- Pakistan reports a case of mpox in Kashmir, bringing the total number of cases in the country to four. In response to the rapid increase of cases in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces that the country will begin screening people at entry points. (Hindustan Times) (First Post)
- The Philippine Department of Health reports its first case of mpox this year in a patient with no international travel history. (GMA Network)
- Health officials in Tainan City, Taiwan, report that they have confirmed three cases of mpox so far this year. (TVBS Taiwan)
Law and crime
- One person is killed and eight injured during a mass shooting against a vehicle carrying migrants in Tubutama, Sonora, Mexico. (AP)
- Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree making it easier for foreign nationals who support "traditional values" and "oppose neoliberalism" to seek asylum in Russia. (Anadolu Agency)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Kiribati parliamentary election
- Kiribati islanders vote in the second round of elections for the 44 members of the House of Assembly. (Radio New Zealand)
Science and technology
- A rocket engine for Rocket Factory Augsburg's launch vehicle RFA One explodes during a test launch at the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
- A rare blue supermoon appears in the sky. (Axios)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy a second bridge over the Seym river in Zvannoye. (BBC News)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reports that nearly one third of the Belarusian Army has been deployed along the Belarus–Ukraine border, in response to Ukraine stationing more than 120,000 troops at the border. However, Ukraine claims no movement of Belarusian troops has been observed. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Russian forces have captured the village of Svyrydonivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Anadolu Agency)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Libyan crisis
- The Central Bank of Libya suspends all operations following the kidnapping of the head of its information technology department by an unknown party. (Reuters)
- A bomb explodes in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing one person and injuring another. (Sky News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- 2024 Lebanese blackout
- Ongoing nationwide blackouts in Lebanon caused by fuel shortages provoke significant governmental conflict, with the Minister of Energy blaming the Central Bank for not paying Iraq for fuel imports and the Central Bank blaming Parliament for not authorizing emergency fund transfers for fuel payments. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- 2024 Yemen floods
- More than 100 people are killed during nearly three weeks of persistent heavy rainfall and flooding across Yemen, with the country's national weather agency declaring a severe weather alert for future "very heavy thunderstorms". (Arab News)
- At least eight family members are killed when their van collides with a delivery truck in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines. (The Philippine Star) (Xinhua)
Health and environment
- An oil spill originating from the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, is reported to have contaminated more than 225 km2 (87 sq mi) of the Gulf of Paria as well as most of Morrocoy National Park. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Kidnapping in Nigeria
- Twenty medical students from the University of Jos and the University of Maiduguri are kidnapped while traveling in Benue State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- 2024 Venezuelan protests
- Venezuelan opposition officials and supporters gather in cities across the country to protest against President Nicolás Maduro and the results of the 2024 presidential election. (Reuters)
- 2024 Venezuelan protests
- China–Vietnam relations
- President of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tô Lâm arrives in China for a three-day state visit, Tô's first overseas visit since becoming president and general secretary. (CNA)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- August 2024 Deir el-Balah attacks
- Eighteen people from the same family are killed in an airstrike in the town of Az-Zawayda in the Gaza Strip. (AP) (Reuters)
- August 2024 Deir el-Balah attacks
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Israeli officials state that they are attempting to "lower expectations" of a ceasefire deal due to significant gaps between Israel and Hamas demands, after United States president Joe Biden stated that he was "optimistic" about the progress of US-mediated negotiations in Qatar. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Rockets launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy a Russian bridge over the Seym river in Glushkovo, Kursk Oblast. Russia's foreign ministry claims that the missiles were launched using Western-made rocket launchers and that the missiles killed volunteers who were evacuating Russian civilians. (Reuters)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Budget of Germany, Germany–Ukraine relations
- Germany issues an indefinite ban on requesting or providing new military aid to Ukraine that has not already been approved in order to reduce federal budget spending. The moratorium results in a "tangible dispute" within the Scholz coalition government. (Politico) (The Kyiv Independent)
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- The International Atomic Energy Agency declares that the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating, following an investigation into an explosive drone strike that targeted a perimeter access road at the power plant. (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Nabatieh attack
- Ten Syrian citizens, including two children, are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- Hezbollah reportedly strikes the Ayelet HaShahar kibbutz in Upper Galilee, Israel, wounding two Israeli soldiers in retaliation. (Reuters)
- Nabatieh attack
- Somali Civil War
- 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing
- At least 20 people are killed and ten others are injured in a bombing at a tea shop in Daynile District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (Aussiedlerbote) (IDil News)
- 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing
- Sudanese civil war
- Galgani massacre
- At least 85 people are killed in arson and looting attacks amid a rampage by Rapid Support Forces in the village of Galgani in Sennar State, Sudan. (AP)
- Galgani massacre
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Lebanese blackout
- The state electricity company of Lebanon Électricité du Liban runs out of fuel reserves and announces that it can no longer supply power to the country, leading to a complete nationwide blackout. (The National) (Iraqi News Agency)
- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Krai, Russia with a tsunami warning being issued. (Sky News)
- A Fouga Magister aircraft operated by the French Air Force performing an air show crashes off the coast of Le Lavandou, France, killing the pilot. (AFP via Euronews)
Law and crime
- Six people are arrested in connection to a mass shooting due to feuds that occurred last week in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, which killed eight people and injured nine others. (AP)
- Four convicts escape in a prison break at a psychiatric hospital in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. (DW)
Politics and elections
- For the first time, the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony is held simultaneously in Jakarta and Nusantara due to the relocation of the country's capital. (Detik)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukraine reports capturing 82 Russian settlements within an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) since the start of the Kursk incursion on August 6. (Reuters)
- Over 120,000 Russian citizens have been evacuated according to Russia, and at least 100 Russian soldiers are captured according to Ukraine. (AP)
- Russia accuses the United States and European nations of directly helping Ukraine in its incursion on Kursk Oblast by planning operations and providing military support, and states that their involvement "created all the prerequisites for Ukraine to lose its sovereignty and lose part of its territories". (Reuters)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- One Palestinian is killed and many houses are burned down in a large organized Israeli settler raid on the village of Jit, Qalqilya Governorate, in the West Bank. (CNN) (Reuters)
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Ituri conflict
- Sixteen people are killed and 20 more kidnapped during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces militants at agricultural lands in Mambasa, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
- Yemeni civil war
- Sixteen soldiers are killed and 18 more injured during a suicide car bombing in Mudiyah, Abyan Governorate, Yemen. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Pacific typhoon season
- Thousands of people are ordered to evacuate in northern Japan as Typhoon Ampil approaches the country. (AP)
- At least 54 people are killed in Chad after days of floods. (AL24News)
Health and environment
- 2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak
- The first case of polio in the Gaza Strip in 25 years is confirmed, coming from an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in Deir al-Balah. (Euronews)
Law and crime
- Haitian crisis
- Eleven inmates are killed during shootouts with police after escaping from a jail in Saint-Marc, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
- LGBT rights in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria passes a new amendment by a large parliamentary majority that bans “propaganda, promotion, and incitement” of LGBT “ideas and views” in schools, sparking criticism from several European LGBTQ+ organizations stating that the law will marginalize LGBTQ+ children. (Politico)
- The Argentine Federal Police dismantle an alleged Islamist terrorist organization planning attacks against Jewish community centers in Mendoza. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
- Independent presidential candidate Cornel West and his running mate Melina Abdullah are both disqualified from and refused entry on the 2024 Michigan presidential election ballot due to an improperly notarized form. (Washington Post)
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
- 2024 Dominican Republic general election
- Luis Abinader is sworn in for a second term as President of the Dominican Republic. (Reuters)
- The Thai House of Representatives selects Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the new Prime Minister, replacing Srettha Thavisin who was dismissed by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday. (Bloomberg)
Science and technology
- Wow! signal, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
- The Wow! signal is found to have likely been caused by a rare astrophysical event, the sudden brightening of a cold molecular cloud triggered by a stellar emission. (University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast
- Ukraine establishes a military administration in Sudzha with major general Eduard Moskalyov appointed as its senior commander. General Oleksandr Syrskyi says that the administration will "maintain law and order" in the region. (BBC News)
- Russia announces the mandatory evacuation of all civilians from Glushkovsky District in Kursk Oblast. (Reuters)
- The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have retaken the settlement of Krupets. (Anadolu Agency)
- The Security Service of Ukraine captures 102 Russian servicemen as prisoners of war, marking the largest single group of Russian soldiers to surrender during the conflict. (Bloomberg)
- Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast
- Ukrainian troops and military vehicles enter Russia's Belgorod Oblast with the region declaring a state of emergency. Heavy fighting is reportedly underway. (The Washington Post)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Pokrovsk offensive
- Pokrovsk's military administration issues immediate evacuation orders for its citizens due to shelling from Russian troops about 10 km away from the city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (UNN)
- Pokrovsk offensive
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United Kingdom says that Ukraine can use British weaponry, including Challenger 2 tanks, for its military operations inside Russia. (Sky News)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israel–Hamas war
- Evacuations during the Israel–Hamas war
- Peter Dutton, the leader of Australia’s Liberal Party, calls on the Australian government to ban the entry of Palestinian refugees fleeing from conflict in the Gaza Strip, which is met with significant condemnation from several politicians and organizations as promoting racial stereotypes. (ABC Australia) (Al Jazeera)
- SBS World News reports that the Australian government has rejected a majority of Palestinian visa applications, accepting 2,922 applications and rejecting 7,111 applications while granting 8,746 visas to Israeli citizens and rejecting only 235 applications. (Al Jazeera)
- Casualties of the Israel–Hamas war
- The Gaza Health Ministry reports that more than 40,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including more than 16,000 children, have been killed due to the ongoing Israeli invasion and blockade, and that more than 10,000 Palestinians are still missing. (Al Jazeera)
- Evacuations during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Hezbollah launches four rockets at IDF targets in Shamir and Malkia in Upper Galilee which were intercepted by the Iron Dome causing a fire in Shamir and Ruwaysat al-Alam of Kfarchouba in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- American video game magazine Game Informer discontinues publication after 33 years. The magazine's website is also shut down. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M crashes due to a "technical malfunction" in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The pilots safely ejected, according to Russian media. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Health and environment
- 2023–2024 mpox epidemic
- Sweden reports the first case of the new mpox variant outside Africa in a patient in Stockholm. (Arab News) (Reuters)
- Pakistan reports its first case of mpox this year. (First Post)
International relations
- Germany–United States relations, Foreign relations of NATO
- The United States approves the sale of 600 MIM-104 Patriot air defense missiles to Germany worth US$5 billion (€4.6 billion) to improve German national defense and the overall security of NATO. (DW)
Law and crime
- 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
- Ukraine denies its involvement in explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in 2022 and accuses Russia of causing the explosions, following Germany issuing its first arrest warrant on the case towards a Ukrainian man. (Reuters)
- New Zealand extradites German hacker and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to the United States to face charges for computer fraud, cyber espionage, and embezzlement. (DW)
- Croatian Defence Minister Ivan Anušić announces that the country will reintroduce a compulsory 2-month military service starting from January 1, 2025, as part of it's reform of the Armed Forces of Croatia. Conscription was previously scrapped in 2008 when Croatia shifted to a volunteer-based system. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- The Democratic Party candidate for vice president Tim Walz and the Republican Party candidate for vice president JD Vance agree to a debate on October 1 on CBS. (Reuters)
- 2024 United States presidential debates
- 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
- Sri Lanka receives a record number of presidential candidates for the upcoming election with 39 applications accepted, surpassing 2019's record of 35 candidates. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2024 CFL season
- The Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League are sold to businessman Larry Thompson, ending 75 years of community ownership. (Edmonton Journal)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian forces have captured more than 100 Russian soldiers in the last 24 hours during their offensive in Kursk Oblast. Zelenskyy also says that he is open to exchanging the prisoners for Ukrainian prisoners of war. (BBC News)
- Ukraine announces that it will create a strategic buffer zone on the Russia–Ukraine border that is "designed to protect our border communities from daily enemy attacks". (Reuters)
- Russia evacuates thousands more civilians from borderlands in the Kursk Oblast amid deeper progression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the region. (Reuters)
- Ukrainian drones strike the Borisoglebsk air base in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, destroying several hangars. (Pravda) (The Washington Post)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israel–Hamas war
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Top Hamas official Osama Hamdan states that the organization is "losing faith" in the United States' role as mediator in Israel–Hamas ceasefire proposals due to the U.S. not applying pressure on Israel to act in good faith, and threatens to withdraw from future U.S.-mediated negotiations. (AP)
- Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal
- Libyan crisis (2011–present)
- Libya's House of Representatives vote to end the term of the Tripoli-based government led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, declaring the eastern-based cabinet as the legitimate government. (Anadolu Agency)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a hurricane north of Puerto Rico. (NBC News)
Health and environment
- African mpox epidemic
- The World Health Organization officially declares a new outbreak of mpox. The strain of this outbreak is different from the primary strain of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, which affected thirteen countries and resulted in at least 524 reported deaths, and the new strain is more lethal. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
- Illegal drug trade in the United States
- The United States Drug Enforcement Administration announces that it seized more than 2,300 lb (1,000 kg) of methamphetamines hidden in celery at a farmers market in Forest Park, Georgia, United States. A Mexican citizen was arrested in relation to the seizure. (AP)
- Organized crime in Sweden
- Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland form an international police hub in Stockholm to prevent escalating Swedish gang activity and criminal networks from spreading to other Nordic countries. (Reuters)
- The Constitutional Court of Thailand dismisses Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for illegally appointing a minister to his cabinet. (Reuters)
- Former President of Argentina Alberto Fernández is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady Fabiola Yáñez. (Buenos Aires Herald) (Washington Post)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Kiribati parliamentary election
- Kiribati citizens vote for the 45 members of the parliament. (AP)
- 2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
- Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida announces that he will not run in the party’s presidential election scheduled for late September, effectively stepping down from the premiership. (The Japan News)
- After more than a year of high-level investigation, the Vatican expels Luis Fernando Figari, the leader of the Peruvian society of apostolic life Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, for financial corruption and for downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse. (AP)