August 31, 2024 (Saturday)

Five civilians are killed in Ukrainian missile strikes on Belgorod, Russia.

The Houthis claim they have attacked the Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton for the second time in the Gulf of Aden.

Al-Shabaab bombs several businesses in the Tabelaha Sheikh Ibrahim neighborhood of Mogadishu, Somalia, targeting shops that had complied with the government's directive to install CCTV cameras.

Israeli strikes kill at least 48 people across the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military recovers the bodies of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, from an underground tunnel near Rafah, Gaza.

Seven people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a bus crash near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.

The death toll from the effects of Typhoon Shanshan in Japan increases to six, with over 100 people injured.

The death toll from flooding in Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, increases to at least 97 people.

Three people are killed and two more injured after a Cessna 421C crashes in a row of townhouses near Troutdale Airport in Troutdale, Oregon, United States.

A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8T helicopter crashes over the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula with all 22 personnel onboard killed.

The BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria as a new bank member.

Ford Motor Company announces it is recalling over 90,000 vehicles due to issues with the engine intake valves.

Polish F32 Paralympian Róża Kozakowska is disqualified one day after winning gold in the Women's club throw F32 event due to an irregularity with her equipment.