Two civilians are killed and several homes are damaged by a government airstrike in Thandwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
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August 16, 2026 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Seven suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban are killed in a intelligence-based joint operation in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Ukrainian forces launch 822 drones at Russia, including over 600 towards Moscow, killing at least seven people and injuring 39 others. A Wildberries warehouse is also destroyed. Russian officials say it is the largest Ukrainian drone attack launched this year.
United States envoys Jared Kushner meets with Hamas leaders to follow up on the U.S.-backed 20-point plan, with Hamas reaffirming their commitment to disarm and demilitarize Gaza.
The African Union holds a meeting with Sudanese officials in a effort to end the war, the first talks by the AU in the country since the military led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power in the October 2021 coup.
Arts and culture
American superhero film Spider-Man: Brand New Day passes $2 billion at the global box office, becoming the second Marvel Studios film to do so after Avengers: Endgame.
Disasters and accidents
St. Nicholas' Church from Bączal Dolny is completely destroyed by a fire at the Museum of Folk Architecture, Sanok, Poland.
August 15, 2026 (Saturday)
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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.
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.
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a Hezbollah commander in the Radwan Force, during a airstrike in Ansar.
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
The death toll of the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe from last week rises to 72 after 26 more bodies are recovered.
Authorities in Indiana, United States, report that six people have died in recent floods from storms.
Twelve people are killed and ten others are injured after a Polish bus overturns along a motorway in Mezőkeresztes, Hungary.
Six people are killed and several others wounded after a container truck crashes into an auto rickshaw in Latehar district, Jharkhand, India.
A minibus carrying a wedding party overturns in Diyarbakir Province, Türkiye, killing five and injuring eleven others.
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.
Four artwork by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina are reportedly stolen from the Regional Museum of Messina in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
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.
Sports
In swimming, Kate Douglass sets a women's 50-metre freestyle world record of 23.49 seconds in the Pan Pacific Championships heats, surpassing Gretchen Walsh's 23.55-second mark set in June.
In swimming, Johannes Liebmann sets a men's 1,500-metre freestyle world record of 14:26.79 at the European Championships, improving Bobby Finke's 2024 Olympic record by nearly four seconds.
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