South Korea–United States relations The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
2026 Diamond League Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men's 400 metres (45.80 seconds) and women's 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland.
August 2026 lunar eclipse A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over the Americas, Africa and Europe.
Korea AeroSpace Administration The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's Goheung County on October 7.
U.S. president U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America." The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters.
2026 Zambian general election Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second.
Ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian War Former Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska army officer Ratko Mladić, who was convicted by the former Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for his role in the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian genocide, dies in custody at the United Nations Detention Unit at the The Hague.
2026 Gosen-Neu Zittau school stabbing Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested.
2026 European heatwaves Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 C.
Pump boat Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing.
Incidents at Six Flags parks The X2 roller coaster at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, California, U.S., closes after two riders were recently hospitalized for brain injuries including hemorrhages.
2026 Flores earthquake The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The World Meteorological Organization clarifies there is no connection between the storm's name and to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton, being merely coincidental.
2026 Nepal floods U.S. officials report that 90 Americans have been reported missing since the floods, with the U.S. State Department reporting that three have been rescued.
The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing.
2026 Canadian wildfires A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires.
In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person.
Sudanese Civil Wars Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan's Warrap state.
Kivu conflict Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2026 Iran war The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished.
Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war.
Middle Eastern crisis It is reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister's Office denies the reports.
The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re'im Base in Re'im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant.
The Israel Defense Forces and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis.
Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire.
Elimination of the Pro Bowl Games In American football, the National Football League announces the elimination of the Pro Bowl.
Deogratius Ndejembi Deogratius Ndejembi is appointed as Vice President of Tanzania, replacing Emmanuel Nchimbi who resigned yesterday.
Immigration policy of the second Trump administration The United States Department of State suspends immigrant visa appointments at all embassies and consulates worldwide while training consular staff on screening applicants for potential dependence on public benefits.
Vehicle-ramming attack Two people are killed and nine others are seriously injured in a vehicle-ramming attack against pedestrians after a fight near a train station in Caen, Normandy, France. The perpetrator is arrested.
Russia Russia orders the arrest of German "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" journalist Michael Martens, charging him in absentia over comments interpreted as calling for the killing of Russians, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison.
Terrorism in the United States The United States designates the Italy-based Autistici-Inventati, the UK-based Palestine Action, and pro-Palestinian group Masar Badil as terrorist organizations, citing alleged involvement in politically motivated violence and extremist activity.
Lawsuits involving Meta Platforms Meta Platforms agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle claims by 29 U.S. states over alleged harms to young users and to impose new usage limits and safeguards for teenagers on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.
Aftermath of the September 11 attacks The U.S. military trial for al-Qaeda militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is set for June 2028 alongside three co-conspirators.
South Korea–United States relations The U.S. Pacific Command announces that the United States will conduct trilateral military exercises with South Korea's armed forces and Japan's self-defense forces despite U.S. president Donald Trump scaling back on the recent Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercises.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the daraxonrasib drug as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, making it the first RAS inhibitor drug to be approved for the disease. This came after a previous study showed that it nearly doubled the survival rate for patients compared to chemotherapy.
Japanese encephalitis Nineteen cases of Japanese encephalitis are confirmed in Madhesh Province, Nepal, causing six deaths.
Wildfires Twelve people are killed and at least 54 others are injured as wildfires spread across northeastern Algeria during a severe heat wave, with deaths reported in Béjaïa, Jijel, and Tizi Ouzou provinces.
State-run hospital At least 15 infants are killed and another is injured after a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan.
2026 Nepal floods Nepali officials say bridges, roads, power stations, and entire villages have been swept away by the flash flooding with some areas still completely cut-off from search and rescue efforts.
Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact Nepal and Tibet. At least 160 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese Communist Party officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port.
General Mills American multinational company General Mills announces that they have removed artificial colors from their cereals including Lucky Charms and Trix.
2026 anti-immigrant movement and xenophobia in South Africa A spokesperson for Malian singer Salif Keita confirms that he has cancelled all upcoming concerts in South Africa over its response to anti-migrant protests in the country.
Russo-Ukrainian war Nine people are killed after a Ukrainian strike on a bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk.
A man and a 14-year-old child are killed in Lipetsk Oblast, and a woman is killed in Belgorod Oblast, in Ukrainian drone strikes. The Russian defence ministry says its forces have shot down 426 Ukrainian drones overnight.
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack "completely destroys" a Wildberries depot in Tambov Oblast, Russia.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed several Hamas members in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip city of Jabalia, including on a structure allegedly used as a storage facility for weapons.
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the strait under the proposed agreement.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps say Iran and Oman have agreed to share revenues from the Strait of Hormuz and define their respective maritime areas, while negotiations continue over reopening the waterway amid the war.