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.
Daycare Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a stabbing at a daycare 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.
Libyan crisis A drone strike is reported on an Zawiya electrical substation in western Libya, causing a fire and power outages.