2026-08-8 6c75bb0b9d7b5c1219e92fb791ab01004dc3f450 15 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident 1 /wiki/2026%20morocco-spain%20border%20incident Ceuta 239 /wiki/ceuta Italy 37 /wiki/italy Spain 2 /wiki/spain border checks 14 /wiki/border%20control mass arrival 116 /wiki/migrant%20crisis migrants 172 /wiki/immigration%20to%20spain migration policy 71 /wiki/migration%20and%20asylum%20policy%20of%20the%20european%20union 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident Ceuta Italy Spain border checks mass arrival migrants migration policy 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident /feed/2026/08/8/spain-imposes-temporary-border-checks-on-travelers-from-italy-after-italy-introduced-similar-controls-on-arrivals-from-s AP 8 fa6889c9779af2cf1136f5d36a7f8b8e1b8d216d 8 https://apnews.com/article/spain-italy-ceuta-migrants-schengen-border-controls-f3fc82cadf7dce39d553126a47d61fd7 2026 Spain imposes temporary border checks on travelers from Italy after Italy introduced similar controls on arrivals from Spain amid a dispute over migration policy following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta. 2026-08-8 5840ad561929db62e9e08ae915a65fbc59a90cf7 13 Brazil 36 /wiki/brazil Colombian 70 /wiki/colombians Rio de Janeiro 13 /wiki/rio%20de%20janeiro%20(state) Tijuca National Park 1 /wiki/tijuca%20national%20park tourists 115 /wiki/tourism%20in%20brazil Brazil Colombian Rio de Janeiro Tijuca National Park tourists Tijuca National Park /feed/2026/08/8/a-helicopter-crashes-in-tijuca-national-park-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-killing-three-colombian-tourists-and-the-pilot AFP via ''Gulf News 8 94238d3e6f4ca3d93c1c4f8df63b55c43eb86948 8 https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/four-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-rio-de-janeiro-1.500635018 2026 A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot. 2026-08-8 f23794682c7abb4fca4e286ec9a1989662f6afb5 12 Al-Qibliyah Island 171 /wiki/khuriya%20muriya%20islands British 1 /wiki/united%20kingdom Oman 115 /wiki/oman Russian shadow fleet 36 /wiki/russian%20shadow%20fleet leaking oil 70 /wiki/oil%20spill oil tanker 13 /wiki/oil%20tanker Al-Qibliyah Island British Oman Russian shadow fleet leaking oil oil tanker British /feed/2026/08/8/satellite-images-show-that-the-british-sanctioned-oil-tanker-caroline-bezengi-believed-to-be-part-of-the-russian-shad AP 8 aa901a3f7476b04f6c5c787cc83f12e0122ad10b 8 https://apnews.com/article/oman-russia-oil-tanker-f445bfd4110dd2e44e010dc0b95c825e 2026 Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker "Caroline Bezengi", believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after a explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have reportedly reached the shore of Al-Qibliyah Island. 2026-08-8 b50720e9c32d1133df33e46119f3fd95ece77b0f 11 2026 Pacific typhoon season 1 /wiki/2026%20pacific%20typhoon%20season China 172 /wiki/china Japan 37 /wiki/japan Kagoshima Prefecture 116 /wiki/kagoshima%20prefecture Okinawa Prefecture 71 /wiki/okinawa%20prefecture Ryukyu Islands 14 /wiki/ryukyu%20islands Typhoon Dolphin 2 /wiki/typhoon%20dolphin%20(2026) ports 239 /wiki/list%20of%20ports%20in%20china 2026 Pacific typhoon season China Japan Kagoshima Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyu Islands Typhoon Dolphin ports 2026 Pacific typhoon season /feed/2026/08/8/typhoon-dolphin-makes-landfall-in-the-ryukyu-islands-of-japan-which-encompass-the-entirety-of-okinawa-prefecture-and-pa The Japan Times 8 cb98373227389f0e92235b79015ddb4f04f24887 8 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/typhoon-dolphin-okinawa/ 2026 Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, which encompass the entirety of Okinawa Prefecture and parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. Additionally, China shuts down ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. 2026-08-8 1dc1b27db111a4069cc836f2dbcefc96ce4fd5ed 10 British Columbia 14 /wiki/british%20columbia Canada 2 /wiki/canada Wildfires in 2026 1 /wiki/wildfires%20in%202026 state of emergency 37 /wiki/state%20of%20emergency the province 116 /wiki/provinces%20and%20territories%20of%20canada wildfires 71 /wiki/wildfire British Columbia Canada Wildfires in 2026 state of emergency the province wildfires Wildfires in 2026 /feed/2026/08/8/in-canada-british-columbia-declares-a-state-of-emergency-after-105-wildfires-were-reported-across-the-province DW 8 f73af66ff14693b1a32941adf7cccb0b70c7ed38 8 https://www.dw.com/en/canada-british-columbia-declares-emergency-as-fires-spread/a-78291841 2026 In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province. 2026-08-8 704094167756cd32746a3264ab5ae1d380cd05d3 8 Fishlake National Forest 71 /wiki/fishlake%20national%20forest National Interagency Fire Center 2 /wiki/national%20interagency%20fire%20center Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane 14 /wiki/sikorsky%20s-64%20skycrane U.S. 172 /wiki/u.s. Utah 116 /wiki/utah Wildfires in 2026 1 /wiki/wildfires%20in%202026 helicopter 37 /wiki/helicopter wildfires 239 /wiki/wildfire Fishlake National Forest National Interagency Fire Center Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane U.S. Utah Wildfires in 2026 helicopter wildfires Wildfires in 2026 /feed/2026/08/8/the-national-interagency-fire-center-reports-that-two-people-were-killed-yesterday-in-a-sikorsky-s-64-skycrane-helicopte The Hans India 8 b848f9e123d130dfe47620e997adf39ec2b648a4 8 https://www.thehansindia.com/news/international/two-killed-in-helicopter-crash-fighting-wildfire-in-us-state-of-utah-1107126 2026 The New York Times 8 9d21e0a246ef998794f22544c56b9f95cdbe5a7a 8 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/two-killed-wildfire-helicopter-crash.html 2026 The National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S., while trying to battle the Widemouth 2 fire. 2026-08-8 fce09a7b1f19e06875224e3b9096610458ac0ba5 5 Kyiv 71 /wiki/kyiv Russia 37 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukrainian president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy 14 /wiki/volodymyr%20zelenskyy Kyiv Russia Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/08/8/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-reports-that-a-3-year-old-boy-and-his-grandparents-were-killed-by-a-drone-strike Reuters 8 fe7d2574a4d48616f67d1f92303db77882222401 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/three-killed-russian-strikes-kyiv-region-official-says-2026-08-08/ 2026 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike from Russia in Kyiv. 2026-08-8 7dc64b45cc7d3042f91a2141834b155432d06ee4 3 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Iran 71 /wiki/iran Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr 37 /wiki/mohammad%20bagher%20zolghadr Strait of Hormuz 116 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz Supreme National Security Council 2 /wiki/supreme%20national%20security%20council United States 172 /wiki/united%20states military action 406 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces naval blockade 317 /wiki/2026%20united%20states%20naval%20blockade%20of%20iran sanctions against the country 239 /wiki/united%20states%20sanctions%20against%20iran secretary 14 /wiki/secretary%20of%20the%20supreme%20national%20security%20council 2026 Iran war Iran Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr Strait of Hormuz Supreme National Security Council United States military action naval blockade sanctions against the country secretary 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/08/8/supreme-national-security-council-secretary-mohammad-bagher-zolghadr-says-that-iran-will-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-if Al Jazeera 8 8ef086485b99250994c122def618485ff7414f79 8 https://aje.news/b0vimc?update=4838689 2026 Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr says that Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts sanctions against the country, ends the naval blockade, and halts military action against the country. 2026-08-8 0db02aef383c8d84a5e0b2dca572cbfe825130bc 2 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Abu Dhabi National Oil Company 2 /wiki/abu%20dhabi%20national%20oil%20company Strait of Hormuz 14 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz 2026 Iran war Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Strait of Hormuz 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/08/8/the-abu-dhabi-national-oil-company-says-that-one-of-their-vessels-was-attacked-by-a-missile-while-transiting-through-the Khaleej Times 8 8ee4aefc5590c465d78aeeb6224539b326f12c60 8 https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/adnoc-vessel-targeted-missile-transit-hormuz-strait?_refresh=true 2026 The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels was attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported.