2026-08-9 77e7d0fbcebfbf39a8a53a2788773633b0f5bb71 17 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 1 /wiki/2026%20concacaf%20u-20%20championship CONCACAF Under-20 Championship 71 /wiki/concacaf%20under-20%20championship Estadio Azteca 37 /wiki/estadio%20azteca Mexico 2 /wiki/mexico%20national%20under-20%20football%20team United States 14 /wiki/united%20states%20men's%20national%20under-20%20soccer%20team previous one 116 /wiki/2024%20concacaf%20u-20%20championship 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Estadio Azteca Mexico United States previous one 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship /feed/2026/08/9/mexico-defeats-the-united-states-2-0-at-the-estadio-azteca-to-win-the-concacaf-under-20-championship-its-second-in-a ESPN 9 153bc7dadd7d7add96009801e3c59dd72667d542 8 https://africa.espn.com/football/story/_/id/49571657/mexico-beats-us-concacaf-u20-final 2026 Mexico defeats the United States, 2-0, at the Estadio Azteca to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, its second in a row after winning the previous one. 2026-08-9 0c734f1b62c909bcfd60b0659e0740d3c0668b09 16 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 /wiki/2027%20fifa%20women's%20world%20cup Al Medina Stadium 239 /wiki/al%20medina%20stadium Brazil 617 /wiki/brazil FIFA Women's World Cup 506 /wiki/fifa%20women's%20world%20cup Ghana 71 /wiki/ghana%20women's%20national%20football%20team Malawi 14 /wiki/malawi Morocco 317 /wiki/morocco Women's Africa Cup of Nations 116 /wiki/women's%20africa%20cup%20of%20nations association football 2 /wiki/association%20football qualifying 406 /wiki/2027%20fifa%20women's%20world%20cup%20qualification quarter-finals 172 /wiki/2026%20women's%20africa%20cup%20of%20nations#quarter-finals women's national football team 37 /wiki/malawi%20women's%20national%20football%20team 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Al Medina Stadium Brazil FIFA Women's World Cup Ghana Malawi Morocco Women's Africa Cup of Nations association football qualifying quarter-finals women's national football team 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup /feed/2026/08/9/in-association-football-malawi-s-women-s-national-football-team-defeats-ghana-2-1-at-the-women-s-africa-cup-of-nation ESPN 9 0fc3c45647945ac1e1ae282a16bd5b80ee5b44f3 8 https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/49571953/malawi-ranked-153-stun-ghana-wafcon-quarterfinals-qualify-women-world-cup 2026 Ghanaweb 9 4cf4e56ac57937d738997c0ff5e86b95231132b7 8 https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Malawi-stun-Ghana-to-end-Black-Queens-WAFCON-title-hopes-2046946 2026 Nyasa Times 9 2b4e1bc0b6dbc4d0195b82300c24933bc77bc7b2 8 https://www.nyasatimes.com/history-made-malawis-scorchers-stun-ghana-to-book-place-at-world-cup-for-the-very-first-time-as-nation-erupts-in-wild-celebration/ 2026 In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana, 2-1, at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament. 2026-08-9 94ff105b2cf5230ccfbba83be5cdb7ad58afcfe4 15 Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran 1 /wiki/impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war%20on%20iran Iranian state media 2 /wiki/iranian%20state%20media Iranian supreme leader 14 /wiki/supreme%20leader%20of%20iran Masoud Pezeshkian 116 /wiki/masoud%20pezeshkian Mojtaba Khamenei 37 /wiki/mojtaba%20khamenei president 71 /wiki/president%20of%20iran taking over 172 /wiki/2026%20iranian%20supreme%20leader%20election Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran Iranian state media Iranian supreme leader Masoud Pezeshkian Mojtaba Khamenei president taking over Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran /feed/2026/08/9/iranian-state-media-reports-that-iranian-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-has-met-president-masoud-pezeshkian-last-july Middle East Monitor 9 ae3267460fc3730ede2069bd455c8eda9b0a2ecf 8 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260809-iran-releases-rare-video-of-mojtaba-khamenei-after-reports-of-deteriorating-health/ 2026 Reuters 9 850c0c8882b475065fb21521fe9ba831d5f8d44e 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-pezeshkian-recently-met-supreme-leader-khamenei-state-media-says-2026-08-09/ 2026 Shafaq 9 638b0015aa74508f29ca819e6125ab082f2132a1 8 https://shafaq.com/en/World/Mojtaba-Khamenei-holds-first-reported-meeting-with-Pezeshkian 2026 Iranian state media reports that Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has met president Masoud Pezeshkian last July, his first publicly reported meeting since taking over, amidst ongoing speculation about his health and future. Additionally, a rare video is released of him. 2026-08-9 3ec09975c34dbf6a27e41831113659293e76dd2d 14 Baldonnel, County Dublin 13 /wiki/baldonnel,%20county%20dublin Daniel Kinahan 1 /wiki/daniel%20kinahan Dublin 171 /wiki/dublin Ireland 36 /wiki/republic%20of%20ireland Special Criminal Court 115 /wiki/special%20criminal%20court United Arab Emirates 70 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates a criminal organisation 238 /wiki/kinahan%20organised%20crime%20group Baldonnel, County Dublin Daniel Kinahan Dublin Ireland Special Criminal Court United Arab Emirates a criminal organisation Daniel Kinahan /feed/2026/08/9/suspected-crime-boss-daniel-kinahan-is-arrested-upon-arrival-at-baldonnel-county-dublin-ireland-following-his-extradi RTÉ 9 c50db18f691badaab85835590db00e6a73d0d771 8 https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0809/1587120-daniel-kinahan/ 2026 Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan is arrested upon arrival at Baldonnel, County Dublin, Ireland, following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates; and is brought to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Kinahan has been charged with directing the operations of a criminal organisation from 2015 to 2017. 2026-08-9 71555808ccca116ca84b4f84608ecae247e3ec81 13 Russia 2 /wiki/russia Russian military 71 /wiki/russian%20military Russia–Syria relations 1 /wiki/russia-syria%20relations Syria 14 /wiki/syria memorandum of understanding 37 /wiki/memorandum%20of%20understanding Russia Russian military Russia–Syria relations Syria memorandum of understanding Russia–Syria relations /feed/2026/08/9/russia-and-syria-reach-a-memorandum-of-understanding-to-reorganize-russia-s-presence-on-the-syrian-coast-including-tran SANA 9 01138b3dc059a48a0748a879fa19cfd54d29da7e 8 https://sana.sy/en/syria/2335254/ 2026 Russia and Syria reach a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Russia's presence on the Syrian coast, including transferring civilian facilities to Syrian state management and converting Russian military bases into joint training centers. 2026-08-9 a39a8545e14e4b06cd8f06e4be60a58c7c750d5d 12 Hong Kong Observatory 1 /wiki/hong%20kong%20observatory highest temperature 36 /wiki/climate%20of%20hong%20kong the city 13 /wiki/hong%20kong Hong Kong Observatory highest temperature the city Hong Kong Observatory /feed/2026/08/9/the-hong-kong-observatory-records-369-c-in-the-city-the-highest-temperature-since-records-began-in-1884 AFP via ''Malay Mail 9 143e68f6c8bc11bbab9a91b574cd80eb0317929f 8 https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/09/so-hot-hong-kong-weather-observatory-posts-record-high-temperature/230729 2026 The Hong Kong Observatory records 36.9 C in the city, the highest temperature since records began in 1884. 2026-08-9 e3a3aab6b4858d64e82361e6576af8b512e1818c 11 Dhar district 1 /wiki/dhar%20district India 36 /wiki/india Madhya Pradesh 13 /wiki/madhya%20pradesh Dhar district India Madhya Pradesh Dhar district /feed/2026/08/9/six-people-all-members-of-the-same-family-are-killed-after-an-intoxicated-truck-driver-collided-head-on-with-their-veh The Hindu 9 c1f33d04896859185134ac3ce4f5eceea70ac31f 8 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/several-killed-as-container-truck-collides-with-car-in-madhya-pradeshs-dhar/article71324605.ece 2026 Six people, all members of the same family, are killed after an intoxicated truck driver collided head-on with their vehicle in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India. 2026-08-9 f478c343cfcf67d357947482e15b476900e13648 10 Blue Nile 116 /wiki/blue%20nile%20state Kurmuk 37 /wiki/kurmuk Mass graves 2 /wiki/mass%20grave Rapid Support Forces 14 /wiki/rapid%20support%20forces Sudan 71 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war Blue Nile Kurmuk Mass graves Rapid Support Forces Sudan Sudanese civil war Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/08/9/mass-graves-of-25-civilians-executed-by-the-rapid-support-forces-is-discovered-in-kurmuk-in-sudan-s-blue-nile-region Sudan Tribune 9 7f591ffa3c734138198616e45f9aad5a65134a07 8 https://sudantribune.com/article/317193 2026 Mass graves of 25 civilians executed by the Rapid Support Forces is discovered in Kurmuk in Sudan's Blue Nile region. 2026-08-9 928be90f98ad4fb31604a0820faef390153206d5 8 Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin 14 /wiki/jama'at%20nusrat%20al-islam%20wal-muslimin Mali 37 /wiki/mali Mali War 1 /wiki/mali%20war Malian soldiers 2 /wiki/malian%20armed%20forces Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Mali Mali War Malian soldiers Mali War /feed/2026/08/9/around-10-malian-soldiers-are-reported-to-have-been-killed-in-an-attack-by-the-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-in-c AFP via ''Arab News 9 95d0515cfdf431ea4aa3fa2871c69d9adc069b03 8 https://arab.news/bju3p 2026 Around 10 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in an attack by the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin in central Mali. 2026-08-9 e5e0684b4cf971aed2a6cfe5d1c3c4bb53bd6bcb 6 Al Khawkhah district 37 /wiki/al%20khawkhah%20district Al-Hudaydah Governorate 2 /wiki/al-hudaydah%20governorate Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis assassination attempt 14 /wiki/assassination%20attempt Al Khawkhah district Al-Hudaydah Governorate Middle Eastern crisis assassination attempt Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/08/9/the-governor-of-al-hudaydah-governorate-yemen-survives-an-assassination-attempt-after-the-houthis-shelled-his-residenc Yemen Online 9 78775d8d2a208c44cd9080910a9e0d6be3014462 8 https://yemenonline.info/special-reports/13398 2026 The Governor of Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, survives an assassination attempt after the Houthis shelled his residence in Al Khawkhah district. 2026-08-9 1ba0004abefad80699160c8e61745e132afde33f 5 Houthi 2 /wiki/houthi Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Mokha 37 /wiki/mokha Taiz Governorate 71 /wiki/taiz%20governorate Yemen 116 /wiki/yemen drone 14 /wiki/military%20drone Houthi Middle Eastern crisis Mokha Taiz Governorate Yemen drone Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/08/9/at-least-11-people-are-killed-and-at-least-40-others-are-injured-in-a-houthi-missile-and-drone-attack-on-mokha-taiz-gov MENA via ''The New Arab 9 3dad19629e6d62dd5a07863c65a4502136adcb49 8 https://www.newarab.com/news/least-11-killed-houthi-strikes-yemens-mokha 2026 At least 11 people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen. 2026-08-9 8f6c55c8e3dc644a9adfc8bb6e3c593762c2cde2 3 Benjamin Netanyahu 14 /wiki/benjamin%20netanyahu Hamas 71 /wiki/hamas Israel 116 /wiki/israel Israeli prime minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20israel Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis United States 37 /wiki/united%20states disarms 239 /wiki/disarmament forces 172 /wiki/israeli%20defense%20force Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Israeli prime minister Middle Eastern crisis United States disarms forces Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/08/9/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-rejects-a-united-states-led-plan-for-peace-accepted-by-hamas-saying-israel-wi AFP via RFI 9 62834a75d1e75c05b26584ebb4ce8680ce4d6ffb 8 https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20260809-netanyahu-rejects-gaza-plan-in-new-break-from-trump 2026 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a United States-led plan for peace accepted by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas fully disarms.