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- Gaza war
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi's death. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
- Sudanese civil war
- Blue Nile campaign
- Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune)
- Kordofan campaign
- Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) (Asharq Al Awsat)
- Blue Nile campaign
Business and economy
- The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country's largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24)
Health and environment
- Seventh cholera pandemic
- Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG) (Daily Trust)
Law and crime
- Protests against Donald Trump
- Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration's alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters)
- Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. (Ynetnews) (The Times of Israel)
Politics and elections
- Death and state funeral of Harald V
- King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35 year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. (AP) (BBC News) (CNN)
Sports
- 2026–27 NHL season
- In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to a eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed past $20 million in AAV (average annual value). (The Athletic via The New York Times) (CBS Sports) (ESPN)
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