All news: Saturday 1 August 2026

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

The Bermuda-flagged LNG tanker Gaslog Shanghai, which was carrying LNG oil from Qatar, is reported to have been among the two vessels hit yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

A tanker near Oman is hit by an unknown projectile.

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that its military has detected and intercepted Iranian drones entering the country's airspace.

2026 Iran war

United States embassies in the Middle East warn Americans to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war.

2026 Iran war

U.S. president Donald Trump cancels a planned attack against Iran, citing progress in ceasefire negotiations.

Casualties of the Gaza war

Israeli airstrikes kill three Palestinians in Gaza City, bringing the total casualties in the past 24 hours to seven.

Gaza peace plan

A Board of Peace official reports that Hamas will disarm its weapons in the coming days.

2026 Lebanon war

The Israeli military says it has killed several Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli-held area of southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire framework between Israel and Lebanon.

Red Sea crisis

The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.

Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war

The Washington Post reports that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a request by former United States senator Lindsey Graham to transfer an Iron Dome system from the U.S. to Ukraine.

Kyiv strikes

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says an overnight Russian missile attack has killed at least nine people and injured 24 others, while damaging buildings and causing fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital.

Naval warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials.

Battle of Khartoum

Egypt and Sudan reach an agreement on a 16-month plan to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam south of Khartoum, including the construction of a temporary bridge, after the dam was damaged in November 2023 during shelling by the Rapid Support Forces.

2026 attack on the Norte de Santander Police Command

A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring eleven police officers and three civilians.

2026 Moscow bombing

A woman attempts to set off a bomb inside a coffeehouse in Moscow, Russia, but is stopped at the entrance and detonates the explosive. Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 21 more are injured.

2026 Washington wildfires

The Old Trails wildfire in northwestern Spokane, Washington, United States, burns over 3,000 acres (12 km2), destroying many structures. Residents near Fort Spokane are told to evacuate.

2024–2026 Cuba blackouts

Cuba reports a partial collapse of the national power grid, leaving western provinces without electricity after transmission lines fail between Matanzas and Pinar del Río.

2026 Aerodiana Cessna 208 crash

Thirteen people, including eleven tourists, are killed when a small aircraft crashes near the Nazca Lines, Peru, after departing Pisco, Ica.

2026 Broad Peak avalanche

All ten climbers, including Nirmal Purja, are confirmed deceased after an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30.

2026 Morocco–Spain border incident

Moroccan security forces clash with hundreds of migrants as they attempt to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several Moroccan security personnel are reportedly injured while more than 50 migrants are detained.

2026 Twin Falls shooting

Four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and seven others are injured in a mass shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States.

Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war

The U.S. FBI opens an investigation after the U.S. state of Michigan reports a cyberattack on its water systems, including whether Iran was behind the cyberattack, a day after Minnesota reported a similar breach.

Four workers are killed in a mass shooting in Nyanga, Western Cape, South Africa, while they were repairing a flat tyre.

2026 heat waves

Protesters block parts of the main highway connecting Port Sudan and Khartoum in Suakin and Jubayt over severe power cuts amidst a heat wave reported by the Sudan Meteorological Authority [de] in Red Sea State, Sudan.

Iraq in the 2026 Iran war

The Arba'in Shia Islam pilgrimage in Iraq is held amidst the Iran war, with Iranian pilgrims attending the event.

2030 FIFA World Cup controversies

UEFA gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino an ultimatum to resign or face an emergency no-confidence vote following Infantino's plan to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise, which he has rescinded amidst backlash.