Tunisian youths clash with
Sub-Saharan African migrants in
Sfax following the murder of a local Tunisian man in a stabbing attack. More than 30 migrants are reportedly injured in the violence with many also being forcibly evicted from the city by police.
(AFP via France 24)
Wyloo Metals, a privately held battery resources unit in Australia, has committed itself to an acquisition of mining company
Mincor Resources, (MCR.AX), its CEO said.
(Reuters)
Saudi Arabia announces that it has rejected
Iranian claims to partial ownership of the Durra gas field, following a similar announcement made by
Kuwait. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait plan to jointly develop the
gas field.
(The Cradle)(Reuters)
Two people are killed and another is missing due to a fire at an
oil platform owned by Mexican state-owned company
Pemex in the southern edge of
Gulf of Mexico.
(Reuters)
Pemex, the Mexican oil company, estimates that Friday's fire on an
offshore drilling platform has led to the loss of 700,000 barrels of oil production thus far.
(Reuters)
Seven people are killed and twelve others are injured when a gas cylinder explosion causes a three-story building to collapse in
Jhelum,
Punjab,
Pakistan.
(Dunya News)
Two German nationals are arrested and charged in the dismemberment death of German businessman Hans Peter Walter Mack in
Pattaya,
Thailand with a Pakistani-Thai national on the run. Two other German nationals are detained as suspects in relation to the case.
(The Star (Malaysia)
India's
food ministry reports a 341% surge in
tomato prices from ₹24.68 (US$0.30) to ₹108.92 ($1.33) per kilogram, attributed to extreme weather and the
tomato mosaic virus affecting major tomato-producing
states.
Farmers have reported incidents of tomato theft in response to the report.
(CNBC)
At the
NATO summit in
Vilnius,
Lithuania,
G7 officials announce that they have unveiled an international framework for
Ukraine’s long-term security in a effort to boost their defense against
Russia and deter them from any future aggression. The measures will include bilateral talks, military hardware, training, intelligence-sharing, and other plans to rebuild the
country’s economy.
(Politico EU)(Reuters)
The Guatemalan Public Ministry seizes information related to the
Movimiento Semilla party at the offices of the
Supreme Electoral Tribunal in
Guatemala City. The tribunal announces that it will legally appeal the resolution that ordered the suspension of the party's registration, claiming that the resolution is unconstitutional.
(Prensa Libre)(Prensa Libre 2)
The Semilla party files an appeal before the
Constitutional Court. The Court accepts the appeal, allowing the party to participate in the second round of the election on August 20. However, according to the criteria of jurists, the legal recourse granted is ambiguous.
(Prensa Libre)
Five people are killed and 19 more injured during an
ambush by gunmen at a convoy in the
Tillabéri Region,
Niger. Two attackers are killed in the ensuing
shootout.
(VOA)
Foxconn, a tech giant headquartered in Taiwan, announces that it has made a deal with
Karnataka, a state in
India, to buy 300 acres of land for a new
iPhone factory.
(Economic Times)
A
wildfire prompts the evacuation of over 2,000 residents on
La Palma,
Canary Islands,
Spain, decimating around 4,500 hectares and destroying about a dozen homes.
(AP)
A large protest occurs in the city of
Rasht in response to the Morality Police's unsuccessful attempt to arrest three unveiled women. The crowd pushes the police back before security forces intervene with tear gas.
(Iran International)
Andre Longmore, the suspected gunman in a mass shooting in
Hampton,
Georgia, United States, is shot and killed by police, ending a manhunt for him.
(NBC News)
The agreement to allow safe passage of grain exports from
Ukrainian ports, in effect since July 2022, expires following
Russia's refusal to renew the deal.
(Reuters)
The number of people who died in
Kenya after following a
pastor who ordered them to
fast to death in order to meet
Jesus increases to 403 as the bodies of twelve more people are
exhumed.
(AP)
The
Bank of Japan governor
Kazuo Ueda says that the bank's loose
monetary policy will continue, and since "our assumption ... is unchanged, our overall narrative on monetary policy remains unchanged."
(Reuters)
Two Pakistani Taliban members
blow themselves up at a police station and government station in
Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing four police officers and wounding eleven more.
(ABC News)
Fifty-six people, mostly children, are hospitalized after they suffocated due to inhalation of
chlorine gas that leaked from a swimming pool in
Alexandria,
Egypt.
(Al-Ahram)
Tokelau's government announces the first community outbreak of
COVID-19 on
Fakaofo, the last of country's three atolls to report cases of the virus, as the number of COVID-19 cases exceeds fifty patients.
(RNZ)
Eleven people are killed in an
arson attack at a bar in
San Luis Río Colorado,
Sonora,
Mexico. The perpetrator was thrown out by the bar shortly before the attack for being heavily drunk and harassing women.
(Reuters)
A deal to sell a controlling interest in the Israeli financial firm
Phoenix Group to a consortium led by an
Abu Dhabi state holding company falls through.
(Reuters)
A pregnant woman is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting in a city park of
Houston,
Texas, United States. Two suspects are arrested.
(People)
The
Knesset votes 64–0, with the 56-member opposition
boycotting, to approve a law that prevents the
Supreme Court from overturning government decisions on the basis of "reasonableness."
(Reuters)
Large clashes with
air raids and
artillery in the Ombada district in northern
Khartoum leave over 16 people dead, including 2 confirmed children.
(Globe Echo)
The United States announces a $400 million military aid package to Ukraine. The package includes various anti-tank and air defense missiles, 32
Stryker armored fighting vehicles,
Hydra 70 rockets, and
Black Hornet Nano surveillance
drones, among other equipment.
(The Guardian)
Moldova orders the expulsion of 22
Russian diplomats by August 15. Several days earlier, a journalist investigation alleged that Russia installed satellite dishes and antennae on its embassy rooftop that could be used for spying.
(AP)(RFE/RL)
A lawsuit is filed against
Michigan State University in
Michigan,
U.S., accusing the school of "illegal secret votes" to prevent the release of 6,000 documents in the case of an investigation involving
Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison in 2018.
(PBS NewsHour)
A 20-meter-long inflatable attraction in the amusement park "Wonderland Waterpark" in
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume,
France, blows away, killing a 35-year-old man and severely injuring his 3-year-old daughter.
(NOS)
Ten people are killed and 76 others are injured by severe
storms in parts of central
Russia.
(BBC News)
The
military junta regime warns against any
foreign intervention in the country, saying that "we want to once more remind ECOWAS, or any other adventurer, of our firm determination to defend our homeland".
(Reuters)
Anti-war activists protest in
Belgrade,
Serbia, after two prominent anti-war and
anti-Putin activists experienced problems trying to enter the country.
(AP)