Armed conflicts and attacks
Libyan crisis
A drone strike is reported on an Zawiya electrical substation in western Libya, causing a fire and power outages. (The Hill)
Sudanese civil war
Rapid Support Forces launch drone strikes across multiple cities in Sudan, including its capital Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman in Khartoum State and the River Nile cites of Ad-Damir, and Atbara. (Arab News) (The National News)
Disasters and accidents
A woman is killed and 172 other people are rescued after a ferry catches fire off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. (AFP via RFI)
Law and crime
Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a stabbing at a daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, United States. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
2026 Cook Islands general election
Cook Islanders vote to elect all 24 seats of Parliament amid a cost-of-living crisis and debate regarding a past partnership agreement with China. Incumbent prime minister Mark Brown faces a challenge from Cook Islands United leader Teariki Heather. (RNZ) (The Guardian)
Science and technology
Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
A total solar eclipse occurs in Greenland, Iceland and Spain, with partial eclipses visible over much of northern North America, Europe (except most of Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria and Russia), northwestern Africa and northern Asian Russia. It is the first total eclipse observable in mainland Europe since the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999. (Time and Date) (EclipseWise)
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