At least 13 people are killed, including a child, and 39 others are injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan, Russia.
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August 10, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after 550 hectares (1,360 acres) have been burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera.
Law and crime
August 9, 2026 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a United States-led plan for peace accepted by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas fully disarms.
At least 11 people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen.
The Governor of Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, survives an assassination attempt after the Houthis shelled his residence in Al Khawkhah district.
Around 10 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in an attack by the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin in central Mali.
Mass graves of 25 civilians executed by the Rapid Support Forces is discovered in Kurmuk in Sudan's Blue Nile region.
Disasters and accidents
Six people, all members of the same family, are killed after an intoxicated truck driver collided head-on with their vehicle in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
At least 16 migrant workers are killed in a major fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Five people are killed, at least three others survive, and five are still missing in a landslide that hits a residential area in Baguio, Philippines.
Health and environment
The Hong Kong Observatory records 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) in the city, the highest temperature since records began in 1884.
International relations
Russia and Syria reach a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Russia's presence on the Syrian coast, including transferring civilian facilities to Syrian state management and converting Russian military bases into joint training centers.
Law and crime
Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan is arrested upon arrival at Baldonnel, County Dublin, Ireland, following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates; and is brought to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Kinahan has been charged with directing the operations of a criminal organisation from 2015 to 2017.
At least 11 people are killed and two others are injured in three separate shootings in Cape Town, South Africa.
Politics and elections
Iranian state media reports that Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has met president Masoud Pezeshkian last July, his first publicly reported meeting since taking over, amidst ongoing speculation about his health and future. Additionally, a rare video is released of him.
Sports
In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana 2–1 at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament.
Mexico defeats the United States 2–0 at the Estadio Azteca to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, its second in a row after winning the previous one.
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