2026-08-3 424b246ac7350cb3b2e066eb3210d5fccba299d4 8 Belmont Stakes 171 /wiki/belmont%20stakes Churchill Downs Incorporated 13 /wiki/churchill%20downs%20incorporated Kentucky Derby 115 /wiki/kentucky%20derby New York Racing Association 36 /wiki/new%20york%20racing%20association horse racing 1 /wiki/horse%20racing thoroughbreds 70 /wiki/thoroughbred Belmont Stakes Churchill Downs Incorporated Kentucky Derby New York Racing Association horse racing thoroughbreds Horse racing /feed/2026/08/3/in-horse-racing-churchill-downs-incorporated-and-the-new-york-racing-association-announce-a-new-championship-series-for Courier Journal 3 f3cb708d41a377793516e70c5a2dbec0da77174f 8 https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/horse-racing/2026/08/03/churchill-downs-nyra-thoroughbred-championship-series-kentucky-derby-belmont-stakes-horse-racing/91149294007/ 2026 The Daily Gazette 3 a41538eba1eac6b0a4b2e797039c5d936484ad81 8 https://www.dailygazette.com/horse_racing/nyra-churchill-downs-collaborate-on-championship-series/article_7b75745c-563e-43ae-938c-1f374084cb75.html 2026 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. 2026-08-3 3e79fa651617b67f4986f60e46be7cd0eebd62c3 7 2024 presidential election 71 /wiki/2024%20russian%20presidential%20election Boris Nadezhdin 37 /wiki/boris%20nadezhdin France 172 /wiki/france Human rights in Russia 1 /wiki/human%20rights%20in%20russia Russia 2 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 116 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war opposition 14 /wiki/opposition%20to%20vladimir%20putin%20in%20russia 2024 presidential election Boris Nadezhdin France Human rights in Russia Russia Russo-Ukrainian war opposition Human rights in Russia /feed/2026/08/3/russian-opposition-politician-boris-nadezhdin-who-attempted-to-contest-the-2024-presidential-election-on-a-platform-aga The Moscow Times 3 da0ca78568f7e9cdc1476a380e11a8d4e33a6d0e 8 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/03/boris-nadezhdin-leaves-russia-a93401 2026 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. 2026-08-3 afe78690318e5ab0e9ecd5535a5e1158b69d0ce6 6 2026 European heatwaves 1 /wiki/2026%20european%20heatwaves Italy 2 /wiki/italy health ministry 37 /wiki/ministry%20of%20health%20(italy) heatwave 14 /wiki/heatwave red alerts 71 /wiki/extreme%20heat%20warning 2026 European heatwaves Italy health ministry heatwave red alerts 2026 European heatwaves /feed/2026/08/3/italy-experiences-its-fourth-heatwave-of-the-summer-with-the-health-ministry-issuing-red-alerts-for-a-record-25-cities Anadolu Ajansı 3 9fd264718cef258436b58f41b335cb02ee9056f2 8 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italy-s-4th-heat-wave-peaks-with-red-alerts-in-record-25-cities/4016831 2026 Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities. 2026-08-3 885919aba73952bd607a6d992f31de1fcb3d9c8e 5 southern India 1 /wiki/southern%20india southern India Southern India /feed/2026/08/3/at-least-fourteen-people-are-killed-in-a-series-of-floods-in-southern-india Reuters 3 e4e04548da7107892fba25fc4f3e1223dc57933d 8 https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/fourteen-dead-thousands-displaced-rains-floods-strike-southern-india-2026-08-03/ 2026 At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India. 2026-08-3 7b5ea31419cdb1150b651153cefd373cb5e2616f 4 Bab-el-Mandeb 317 /wiki/bab-el-mandeb Malta 71 /wiki/malta Red Sea 239 /wiki/red%20sea Red Sea crisis 1 /wiki/red%20sea%20crisis Saudi Arabia 14 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Suezmax 37 /wiki/suezmax VLCC 172 /wiki/oil%20tanker#size%20categories flagged 116 /wiki/flag%20state strait 406 /wiki/strait tanker 2 /wiki/tanker%20(ship) Bab-el-Mandeb Malta Red Sea Red Sea crisis Saudi Arabia Suezmax VLCC flagged strait tanker Red Sea crisis /feed/2026/08/3/shipping-data-shows-that-two-tanker-ships-carrying-oil-from-saudi-arabia-the-suezmax-malta-flagged-lesvos-and-the-vlc Marine News Magazine 3 a3340e5f573916e911f1bdf4450871c91433ada5 8 https://www.marinelink.com/blogs/blog/data-shows-that-two-tankers-carrying-saudi-oil-left-the-red-sea-105211 2026 Reuters 3 99e215d83565b7ad3d36d6ad8545317703bccd97 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-tankers-with-saudi-oil-exit-red-sea-over-weekend-data-shows-2026-08-02/ 2026 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. 2026-08-3 7ce425fdc681b85e6dfa62877f863f8d7f5c17c7 3 Gelendzhik 37 /wiki/gelendzhik Krasnodar Krai 71 /wiki/krasnodar%20krai Russia 116 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukrainian 2 /wiki/ukraine drone strike 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare Gelendzhik Krasnodar Krai Russia Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian drone strike Russo-Ukrainian war /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 CNN 3 91603422b790f3ba324e9d5b2e9a7b5157acca25 8 https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/europe/ukrainian-drone-southern-russia-beach-intl 2026 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. 2026-08-3 f92bdf0b2c040ef280fc8893bcc2aeef550e4b92 2 Benjamin Netanyahu 37 /wiki/benjamin%20netanyahu Board of Peace 2 /wiki/board%20of%20peace Gaza Strip 71 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Hamas 172 /wiki/hamas Israel 116 /wiki/israel Israeli prime minister 14 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20israel Benjamin Netanyahu Board of Peace Gaza Strip Gaza war Hamas Israel Israeli prime minister Gaza war /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 The New Region 3 14a457e63287e7018b3f79e0e7edad114d96a4bb 8 https://thenewregion.com/posts/6091 2026 The Washington Post 3 ceca1ef7ad047618d97cc9a67d60ae6ff05b5d99 8 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/03/mideast-gaza-disarmament-hamas-netanyahu/28ac67ae-8f6f-11f1-9fdc-0a725c989a7b_story.html 2026 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.