Portal:Current events/2026 August 5

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August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - 2026 Iran–Oman negotiations
      - Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters) (Euronews)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
    - Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow. (Al-Monitor)
  - Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah. (The Times of Israel)
    - Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action and four others are wounded in an improvised explosive device bombing in Majdal Zoun, South Governorate, Lebanon. (Anadolu Ajansı)
- Gaza war
  - IDF chief Eyal Zamir visits the Gaza Strip to conduct an assessment in the enclave. He also states that the military will continue to operate proactively. (The Jerusalem Post)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Kyiv strikes
  - Russian forces launch dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 17 people, including eight civilians at a railway station in Kyiv Oblast, and wounding dozens more. None of the missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian forces due to a shortage of Patriot missiles, according to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway, Australia. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for people aged 50 and older. (Time) (Reuters)

International relations

International sanctions against Iran
- The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions against Fly Baghdad, which were previously imposed in 2024 over its links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force. (Al-Monitor) (Reuters)
Pastoral trips made by Pope Leo XIV, Argentina–Holy See relations, Holy See–Peru relations, Holy See–Uruguay relations
- The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic journey to Argentina, Uruguay, and his home country of Peru, in November, marking his first trip to Latin America in his papacy. (AP) (Holy See)

Law and crime

Crime in Karachi
- Murder of Mir Raza Ali
  - Sindh Police detain 19 people for questioning as part of the investigation into the murder of Karachi entrepreneur and Wafflix founder Mir Raza Ali. (Daily Pakistan) (ARY News)
Far-right politics in Germany
- The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, convicts seven members and one supporter of a right-wing extremist group called Last Defense Wave and sentences them to prison for attempted murder, arson, aggravated assault, and being members of a terrorist organisation for planning and carrying out arson and bomb attacks on asylum seeker shelters. (AP)
War on drugs, Illegal drug trade in Latin America, Crime in Spain
- The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP)
A drone loaded with explosives is found and defused at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, while a cargo Boeing 757 had a collision with another supposed UAV at the same airport. (Reuters) (DW)

Politics and elections

Aftermath of the July Uprising
- Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina announces that she plans to return to the country from exile in New Delhi, India, despite facing a death sentence for her role during a violent crackdown on protesters that led to her resignation two years ago. (Sky News)

Sience and technology

2026 SpaceX lunar impact
- The spent upper stage (COSPAR ID 2025-010D) of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket collided with the Moon near Einstein Crater. (The Guardian)

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