A commuter train operated by GTR Southern derails near Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom, with at least three carriages overturning.
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August 13, 2026 (Thursday)
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Accidents and disasters
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Sudanese Armed Forces and Joint Forces repels an major assault by Rapid Support Forces on the Jebrat al Sheikh district in North Kordofan, Sudan.
Politics and elections
Zambians vote to elect a president and 280 seats of the National Assembly. Incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema is running for re-election to a second term in office.
August 12, 2026 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A drone strike is reported on an Zawiya electrical substation in western Libya, causing a fire and power outages.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch eight drone and land attacks across El Obeid, North Kordofan. Two people are reported to be killed during the attacks.
The RSF launch drone strikes across multiple cities in Sudan, including its capital Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman in Khartoum State, and the River Nile cites of Ad-Damir and Atbara.
Two Colombian soldiers are killed 17 more more wounded in an ambush by FARC dissidents in Algeciras, Huila.
A failed attack against the Tayoltita Airfield, in San Dimas Municipality, Durango, Mexico, leaves one gunman killed and two soldiers wounded. Authorities deploy an operative in the zone to secure the area and search for the remaining attackers.
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
Politics and elections
Cook Islanders vote to elect all 24 seats of Parliament amid a cost-of-living crisis and debate regarding a past partnership agreement with China. Incumbent prime minister Mark Brown faces a challenge from Cook Islands United leader Teariki Heather.
The Rapid Support Forces-appointed governor of Sudan's Kordofan region, Hamad Mohammad Hamad Khalifa, resigns and announces he will defect.
Science and technology
A total solar eclipse occurs in Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, with partial eclipses visible over much of northern North America, Europe (except most of Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria and Russia), northwestern Africa and northern Asian Russia. It is the first total eclipse observable in mainland Europe since August 1999.
Astronomers studying the little red dots found by the James Webb Space Telescope announce in Nature the discovery of the black hole star. The first object classed as such, MoM-BH*-1, in the constellation of Cetus, is the size of the Solar System and emits a pure light that outshines its host galaxy.
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