## [2026-08-3](/feed/2026/08/3/index.md)

##### Horse racing
### [In horse racing, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association announce a new championship series for 3-year old thoroughbreds beginning in 2027, involving the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. ](/feed/2026/08/3/in-horse-racing-churchill-downs-incorporated-and-the-new-york-racing-association-announce-a-new-championship-series-for.md)
##### Human rights in Russia
### [Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who attempted to contest the 2024 presidential election on a platform against the Russo-Ukrainian war, announces that he has fled the country to France following growing pressure on him and his family. ](/feed/2026/08/3/russian-opposition-politician-boris-nadezhdin-who-attempted-to-contest-the-2024-presidential-election-on-a-platform-aga.md)
##### 2026 European heatwaves
### [Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities. ](/feed/2026/08/3/italy-experiences-its-fourth-heatwave-of-the-summer-with-the-health-ministry-issuing-red-alerts-for-a-record-25-cities.md)
##### Southern India
### [At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India. ](/feed/2026/08/3/at-least-fourteen-people-are-killed-in-a-series-of-floods-in-southern-india.md)
##### Red Sea crisis
### [Shipping data shows that two tanker ships carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, the Suezmax Malta-flagged "Lesvos" and the VLCC "Desh Vaibhav", have exited the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. ](/feed/2026/08/3/shipping-data-shows-that-two-tanker-ships-carrying-oil-from-saudi-arabia-the-suezmax-malta-flagged-lesvos-and-the-vlc.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian war
### [At least seven people are killed, including three children, and 40 others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. ](/feed/2026/08/3/at-least-seven-people-are-killed-including-three-children-and-40-others-are-injured-in-a-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-a-c.md)
##### Gaza war
### [A Board of Peace envoy meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urges a halt in strikes across the Gaza Strip. However, they also announce that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas completely disarms. ](/feed/2026/08/3/a-board-of-peace-envoy-meets-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-and-urges-a-halt-in-strikes-across-the-gaza-strip.md)
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