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. (Sudan Tribune) Blue Nile campaignSudanese civil warSudanese Civil Wars link embed save
Attacks by the RSF and SPLM-N are also reported in Qaysān on its provincial headquarters and a market. (Sudan Tribune in Arabic) Blue Nile campaignSudanese civil warSudanese Civil Wars link embed save
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 New York Times) Red Sea crisis link embed save
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. (AIN), (The Times of Israel), (The Jerusalem Post) Gaza warMiddle Eastern crisis link embed save
Around 60 people are killed and around 50 others injured in an armed attack during a cattle raid in Tonj North County, Warrap State, South Sudan. (AFP via Arab News), (Radio Tamazuj) Sudanese nomadic conflictsSudanese Civil Wars link embed save
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. (Reuters) 2026 United States naval blockade of Iran2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis2026 Iran warMiddle Eastern crisis link embed save
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. (Bloomberg), (CNBC) Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war2026 Iran war ceasefire2026 Iran warMiddle Eastern crisis link embed save
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. (The Hill) Operation Rough RiderRed Sea crisisMiddle Eastern crisis link embed save
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. (ABS-CBN News), (Philippine Daily Inquirer) link embed save
The death toll from the Mw 7.4 earthquake in Colombia yesterday increases to over 240 people killed, 570 injured, and at least 3,000 others still missing. President Abelardo de la Espriella declares a national state of emergency. (The Guardian) 2026 Colombia earthquake link embed save
At least 18 people are killed and around 30 others are injured in a two-vehicle collision in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt. (Al Ahram) link embed save
Four people are killed and five others are injured after an old residential building collapses in Cairo, Egypt. (Gulf News) link embed save
Three people are killed following a commercial building fire in Giza, Egypt. (Al Ahram) link embed save
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. (AA), (Axios), (The Jerusalem Post) Syria and weapons of mass destruction link embed save
A United States Marine Corps soldier is released from Russia after having been detained there since 2022. (Kyiv Independent) link embed save
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. (AFP via The Standard), (The National) Presidency of Ahmed al-Sharaa, War crimes in the Syrian civil war link embed save
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. (Reuters) 2026 Hungarian presidential election link embed save
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. (Al Jazeera) Palestinian sports during the Gaza war link embed save