Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
Street-to-street fighting in Suwayda, Syria, is reported between local Druze forces and pro-government Bedouin tribesmen. (i24)
An Agence France-Presse war correspondent reports witnessing armed men looting and setting fire to Druze-owned shops in Suwayda. (BBC News)
Gaza war
2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings
At least 32 Palestinians are killed trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food distribution sites. (AP)
M23 campaign
The M23 paramilitary group and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign a declaration of principles stating that a full ceasefire and final peace agreement will be signed no later than August 18, and that it will be aligned with the earlier DR Congo–Rwanda agreement. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
At least 21 people are killed and 34 others are injured after a bus overturns and crashes in Kavar, Fars province, Iran. (The New Arab)
Eight people are killed and six others are injured when a truck collides with two passenger vans in Aurora, Isabela province, Philippines. (Xinhua) (Manila Bulletin)
Sinking of the Wonder Sea
At least 38 people are killed, 11 are rescued and eight others are reported missing, including children, when a storm causes the tourist boat Wonder Sea to capsize in the Hạ Long Bay in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. (News18)