Portal:Current events/August 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Terrorism in Russia
  • 2026 Moscow bombing
    • At least three people are killed and 21 others are injured in an explosion at a coffeehouse in Moscow, Russia. (CNN)
• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Casualties of the Gaza war
      • Three Palestinians are reportedly killed in Gaza City, bringing the total casualties to 7 in the past 24 hours. (Ahram Online)
    • Gaza peace plan
      • A Board of Peace official reports that Hamas will disarm its weapons in the coming days. (The Times of Israel)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • The Israeli military says it has killed several Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli-held area of southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire framework between Israel and Lebanon. (AFP via South China Morning Post)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Bermuda-flagged LNG tanker Gaslog Shanghai, which was carrying LNG oil from Qatar, is reported to have been among the two vessels hit yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz. (Arab Times Kuwait) (Bloomberg)
      • A tanker near Oman is hit by an unknown projectile. (CNBC)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that its military has detected and intercepted Iranian drones entering the country's airspace. (Kuwait Times)
    • United States embassies in the Middle East warn Americans to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war. (AFP via Arab News)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • The Washington Post reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a request by former U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to transfer an Iron Dome system from the U.S. to Ukraine. (Haaretz)
  • Kyiv strikes
    • Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says an overnight Russian missile attack has killed at least nine people and injured 24 others, while damaging buildings and causing fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
  • Naval warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials. (BBC News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Battle of Khartoum
    • Sudan and Egypt reaches an agreement on a 16-month plan to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam south of Khartoum, Sudan, including the construction of a temporary bridge, after the dam was damaged in November 2023 during shelling by the Rapid Support Forces. (Sudan Tribune)
• 2026 attack on the Norte de Santander Police Command
  • A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring eight police officers and three civilians. (AFP via France 24)

Arts and culture

• Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
  • The Arba'in Shia Islam pilgrimage in Iraq is held amidst the Iran war, with Iranian pilgrims attending the event. (Al-Monitor)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Broad Peak avalanche
  • All ten climbers, including Nirmal Purja, are confirmed deceased after an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30. (Al Jazeera)
• A small aircraft crashed near the Nazca Lines, Peru, after departing Pisco. All 13 people on board, including Italian, Spanish and German tourists, died in the accident. (Rai News)

Health and environment

• 2026 heat waves
  • Amidst a heat wave reported by the Sudan Meteorological Authority [de] in Sudan's Red Sea State, protesters block parts of the main highway connecting Port Sudan and Khartoum in Suakin and Jubayt over severe power cuts. (Sudan Tribune)

International relations

• Morocco–Spain relations
  • 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
    • Moroccan security forces clash with hundreds of migrants as they attempt to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several Moroccan security personnel are reportedly injured while more than 50 migrants are detained. (Yeni Safak)

Law and crime

• Mass shootings in the United States
  • Multiple people are killed, including the shooter, at a In-N-Out resturant in Twin Falls, Idaho. (ABC News)
• Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war
  • The U.S. FBI opens an investigation after the U.S. state of Michigan reports a cyberattack on its water systems, including whether Iran was behind the cyberattack, a day after Minnesota reported a similar breach. (Al Jazeera) (ABC News)

Sports

• 2030 FIFA World Cup controversies
  • 2026 FIFA crisis
    • UEFA gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino an ultimatum to resign or face an emergency no-confidence vote following Infantino's plan to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise, which he has rescinded amidst backlash. (BBC Sport) (The Telegraph)