2026 Zambian general election Zambians vote to elect a president and 280 seats of the National Assembly. Incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema is running for re-election to a second term in office.
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.
Little red dot Astronomers who have spent four years trying to understand the mysterious little red dots found by the James Webb Space Telescope announce in "Nature" that it marks the discovery of a new type of astrophysical object, the black hole star. The first object classed as such, MoM-BH*-1, in the constellation of Cetus, is the size of the Solar System and emits a pure light that outshines its host galaxy.
Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 A total solar eclipse occurs in Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, with partial eclipses visible over much of northern North America, Europe (except most of Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria and Russia), northwestern Africa and northern Asian Russia. It is the first total eclipse observable in mainland Europe since the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.
Rapid Support Forces The Rapid Support Forces-appointed governor of Sudan's Kordofan region, Hamad Mohammad Hamad Khalifa, resigns and will defect.
2026 Cook Islands general election Cook Islanders vote to elect all 24 seats of Parliament amid a cost-of-living crisis and debate regarding a past partnership agreement with China. Incumbent prime minister Mark Brown faces a challenge from Cook Islands United leader Teariki Heather.
Daycare Four people are killed, including the perpetrator, in shooting and stabbing attacks at a daycare and a house in Hopkins, Minnesota, United States.
Bali A woman is killed and 172 other people are rescued after a ferry catches fire off the coast of Bali, Indonesia.
Mexican drug war A failed attack against the Tayoltita Airfield, in San Dimas Municipality, Durango, leaves one gunmen killed and two soldiers wounded. Authorities deploy an operative in the zone securing the area and search for the rest of the attackers.
Colombian conflict Two soldiers were killed and at least seventeen more wounded (all members of the 9th Brigade). The attack occurred after military personnel were requeried to examine a suspicious cilinder in a road of the locality of El Quebradón, Algeciras, Huila, subsequently were ambushed for suspected members of the Iván Diaz Front.
Libyan crisis A drone strike is reported on an Zawiya electrical substation in western Libya, causing a fire and power outages.
Sudanese civil war RSF launch drone strikes across multiple cities in Sudan, including its capital Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman in Khartoum State and the River Nile cites of Ad-Damir, and Atbara.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch eight drone and land attacks across El Obeid, North Kordofan, and intercepting them using air defenses. Two people are reported to be killed during the attacks.
Palestinian sports during the Gaza war Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub announces that all football and sport activities will resume in September following a three-year suspension that began after the outbreak of the Gaza war.
2026 Hungarian presidential election Former Supreme Court president András Baka is elected as Hungarian president through a supermajority and is scheduled to take office on 19 August. He ran uncontested as the Tisza Party's candidate, as neither Fidesz nor its partner KNDP nominated a candidate.
United States Marine Corps A United States Marine Corps soldier is released from Russia after having been detained there since 2022.
Presidency of Ahmed al-Sharaa The Criminal Court in Damascus, Syria, sentences deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and former Daraa political security director Atef Najib in person, and issue international arrest warrants for all for premeditated murder and crimes against humanity.
Syria and weapons of mass destruction The Syrian transitional government confirms their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to purge nuclear materials at a hidden facility following a report by "Axios" on such plan after an agreement between Israel, Syria, and the United States. Conversely, Israel threatens to bombard the site again if the materials remain, and to prevent access to the site.
Cairo Four people are killed and five others are injured after an old residential building collapses in Cairo, Egypt.
Ismailia Governorate At least 18 people are killed and around 30 others are injured in a two-vehicle collision in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.
Baguio Search operations for the landslide from Sunday conclude in Baguio, Philippines, placing the final death toll at ten people killed. Meanwhile, the national police places the nationwide toll from the tropical cyclones and monsoons at 26.
2026 Colombia earthquake The death toll from the w.4 earthquake in Colombia yesterday increases to over 240 people killed, 570 injured, and at least 3,000 others still missing. President Abelardo de la Espriella declares a national state of emergency.
Sudanese civil war Around 60 people are killed and around 50 others injured in an armed attack during a cattle raid in Tonj North County, Warrap State, South Sudan.
Attacks by the RSF and SPLM-N are also reported in Qaysān on its provincial headquarters and a market.
The International Organization for Migration reports that 2,300 people in the Blue Nile region has been displaced following recent clashes.
A heavy attack on civilians by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) is reported in Geissan in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including on the main market, surrounding farms, and other shops.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces launched a strike targeting a Hamas sniper near the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip, its first strike on the enclave in 10 days.
The Yemeni government reports that six people have been killed in strikes on a cargo ship by the Houthis in the Bab-el-Mandeb.
The U.S. Department of Defense reports to Congress that the U.S. military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen in 2025 killed 153 civilians and injured another 243.
"The Wall Street Journal" reports that a U.S. military helicopter has fired at the rudder of the Panama-flagged container ship "Vela Nova" after crews ignored the naval blockade re-imposed in July, contradicting British maritime management that it was hit by a missile in the Gulf of Oman.
Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif says that a deal between Iran and the United States is "close", including an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz.