Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Ye Win Oo, arrives in Bangkok, Thailand, for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening military ties between the two neighbouring countries.
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August 20, 2026 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The IDF says that the Air Force have targeted two Hamas commanders, including one who participated in the October 7 attacks, along with Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations reports that 36 humanitarian workers and contractors in South Sudan have been killed since the start of the year, surpassing the 31 killed last year.
Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani meets with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and other senior leaders in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and other occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launches an investigation into troop conduct for their roles in the 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, her family, and 15 paramedics.
The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in an airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City.
Nine CJNG members, including four ringleaders, are arrested during a military operation in Tinaja de Vargas y Colesio, municipality of Tanhuato and Ecuandureo. Among the detained is Heraclio Guerrero aka "TIo Lako", leader identified as behind the operation of cartel training camps and the offensive during the 2026 Jalisco operation.
Business and economy
The United States Department of the Treasury reports that the national debt of the United States surpassed $40 trillion for the first time the previous day, and is currently at $40.047 trillion.
Disasters and accidents
Nine people, including eight Bangladeshi nationals, are killed and six others are injured in a hotel fire in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Two people are killed and seven are injured when a vehicle drives into a group of Milligan University cyclists in Hampton, Tennessee, United States.
Three people, including a child, are killed and another person is injured when an immigration department truck ran a red light during an immigration raid, colliding with two cars and crashing into pedestrians in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Health and environment
Amidst the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare M. A. Muhit says that the outbreak will need 2-3 months for it to be under control.
Four more children are reported to have died from measles in 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the country from the outbreak past 922.
In a study from the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute, around 82% of children who died from measles during the outbreak in Bangladesh didn't receive adequate or exclusive breastfeeding during their first 6 months of their life.
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