All news: Wednesday 5 August 2026

2026 Iran–Oman negotiations

Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire

Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow.

Hezbollah–Israel conflict

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.

Hezbollah–Israel conflict

Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action and four others are wounded in an improvised explosive device bombing in Majdal Zoun, South Governorate, Lebanon.

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.

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.

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

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.

Pastoral trips made by Pope Leo XIV

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.

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.

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.

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.

War on drugs

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.

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.

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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for people aged 50 and older.