August 7, 2024 (Wednesday)

Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region.

The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

Egypt and the United Kingdom issue NOTAM alerts and order their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces.

Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast has been stopped as reports emerge of continued heavy fighting in the vicinity of Sudzha.

Hezbollah launches rockets on the Israeli-occuped Syrian Golan Heights and shelled an IDF outpost in Jal al-Allam, Israel.

Three killed and ten injured in Israeli airstrikes on Jwaya, Lebanon.

Five people, including four Chinese nationals, are killed in a helicopter crash in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

Thirty people are killed, five are missing and hundreds are displaced after days of floods in Hodeidah and Hajjah, Yemen.

The Government of Brazil reports that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest is at its lowest level since 2016.

The water temperature around the Great Barrier Reef is reported to have reached a 400-year record high, which is causing more mass bleaching events.

Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week.

Turkey submits a bid to join South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip.

Police in Berlin, Germany, arrest a palliative care nurse for allegedly killing four elderly patients.

Russian-American Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty in a Russian court to a charge of treason.

Police in Austria arrest two men affiliated with the Islamic State for allegedly planning to commit a terrorist attack at American singer Taylor Swift's upcoming concerts at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, which are subsequently cancelled.

The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year's election, but was blocked from forming a government, over the party's campaigning on Lèse-majesté decriminalization.

Comorian president Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing El Fath to intervene in multiple stages of government decision-making.

Missouri Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush loses her primary election to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, becoming the second member of the Squad to lose a primary.

French police detain Australian field hockey player Tom Craig for allegedly purchasing cocaine.

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is disqualified from the final of the Women's freestyle 50 kg event for being above the stipulated weight during the weigh-in on the morning of the finals, eliminating her from the medal competition and relegating her to last place in the classification.

China wins their first gold medal in artistic swimming.