Saturday

September 5, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian war

Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war

Russia and Ukraine agree to halt strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, respectively, during United States-mediated peace talks, as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv. (AFP via Dawn)

Kyiv strikes

A Russian missile strike kills two people and damages multiple residential buildings in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. (UA News)

Russian occupation of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

A Russian airstrike on Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people and injures five others, including one critically, according to Dnipropetrovsk governor Oleksandr Hanza. (SANA)

2026 Iran war

Disasters and accidents

A Greek F-4 Phantom crashes during an air show at Tanagra Air Base near Athens, Greece, killing both pilots. (Reuters)

2026 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Saudel

One person is killed and 11 others are reported missing after a mudslide buries a village and damages 12 homes in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, China. (AP)

Health and environment

Tens of thousands of people rally in Zagreb, Croatia, demanding the removal of about 37,000 tonnes of illegally dumped hazardous waste from Gospić and a ban on waste imports amid concerns over soil and groundwater contamination. (AP)

Law and crime

Philippine vice president Sara Duterte posts 360,000 (US$5,740) bail on three counts of grave threats, prompting a regional trial court to lift her arrest warrant. The charges concern alleged threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez. (AP)

United Kingdom anti-immigration protests

Hundreds of masked protesters block the Port of Dover in Kent, England, and chant "stop the boats", causing massive disruption to traffic and train services. (BBC News)

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