A heavy attack on civilians by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North is reported in Geissan in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including on the main market, surrounding farms, and other shops.
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August 11, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Attacks by the RSF and SPLM-N are also reported in Qaysān on its provincial headquarters and a market.
The Yemeni government reports that six people have been killed in strikes on a cargo ship by the Houthis in the Bab-el-Mandeb.
The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces have targeted a Hamas sniper near the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip, its first strike on the enclave in 10 days.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that a U.S. military helicopter has fired at the rudder of the Panama-flagged container ship Vela Nova after crews ignored the naval blockade re-imposed in July, contradicting British maritime management that it was hit by a missile in the Gulf of Oman.
Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif says that a deal between Iran and the United States is "close", including an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. Department of Defense reports to Congress that the U.S. military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen in 2025 killed 153 civilians and injured another 243.
Disasters and accidents
Search operations for the landslide from Sunday conclude in Baguio, Philippines, placing the final death toll at 10 people killed. Meanwhile, the national police places the nationwide toll from the tropical cyclones and monsoons at 26.
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Four people are killed and five others are injured after an old residential building collapses in Cairo, Egypt.
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International relations
The Syrian government confirms their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to purge nuclear materials at a hidden facility following a report by Axios on such plan after an agreement between Israel, Syria, and the United States. Conversely, Israel threatens to bombard the site again if the materials remain, and to prevent access to the site.
Law and crime
A United States Marine Corps soldier is released from Russia after having been detained there since 2022.
Lebanon's parliament votes to abolish the death penalty.
The Criminal Court in Damascus, Syria, sentences deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and former Daraa political security director Atef Najib in person, and issue international arrest warrants for all for premeditated murder and crimes against humanity.
Politics and elections
Former Supreme Court president András Baka is elected as Hungarian president through a supermajority and is scheduled to take office on 19 August. He ran uncontested as the Tisza Party's candidate, as neither Fidesz nor its partner KNDP nominated a candidate.
Sports
Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub announces that all football and sport activities will resume in September, following a three-year suspension that began after the outbreak of the Gaza war.
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