Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war

Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif says that a deal between Iran and the United States is "close", including an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz.

2026 United States naval blockade of Iran

The Wall Street Journal reports that a U.S. military helicopter has fired at the rudder of the Panama-flagged container ship Vela ​Nova after crews ignored the naval blockade re-imposed in July, contradicting British maritime management that it was hit by a missile in the Gulf of Oman.

Operation Rough Rider

The U.S. Department of Defense reports to Congress that the U.S. military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen in 2025 killed 153 civilians and injured another 243.

Red Sea crisis

The Yemeni government reports that six people have been killed in strikes on a cargo ship by the Houthis in the Bab-el-Mandeb.

Gaza war

The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces launched a strike targeting a Hamas sniper near the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip, its first strike on the enclave in 10 days.

Blue Nile campaign

A heavy attack on civilians by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) is reported in Geissan in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including on the main market, surrounding farms, and other shops.

Blue Nile campaign

The International Organization for Migration reports that 2,300 people in the Blue Nile region has been displaced following recent clashes.

Blue Nile campaign

Attacks by the RSF and SPLM-N are also reported in Qaysān on its provincial headquarters and a market.

Sudanese nomadic conflicts

Around 60 people are killed and around 50 others injured in an armed attack during a cattle raid in Tonj North County, Warrap State, South Sudan.

Syria and weapons of mass destruction

The Syrian transitional government confirms their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to purge nuclear materials at a hidden facility following a report by Axios on such plan after an agreement between Israel, Syria, and the United States. Conversely, Israel threatens to bombard the site again if the materials remain, and to prevent access to the site.

2026 Hungarian presidential election

Former Supreme Court president András Baka is elected as Hungarian president through a supermajority and is scheduled to take office on 19 August. He ran uncontested as the Tisza Party's candidate, as neither Fidesz nor its partner KNDP nominated a candidate.

Presidency of Ahmed al-Sharaa

The Criminal Court in Damascus, Syria, sentences deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and former Daraa political security director Atef Najib in person, and issue international arrest warrants for all for premeditated murder and crimes against humanity.

Capital punishment in Lebanon

The Lebanese parliament votes to abolish the death penalty.

Justice

A United States Marine Corps soldier is released from Russia after having been detained there since 2022.

2026 Colombia earthquake

The casualty toll from the Mw 7.4 earthquake in Colombia yesterday increases to over 240 people killed, 570 injured, and at least 3,000 others still missing. President Abelardo de la Espriella declares a national state of emergency.

Disasters

At least 44 people are killed when a ferry sinks on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.

Disasters

Search operations for the landslide from Sunday conclude in Baguio, Philippines, placing the final death toll at ten people. Meanwhile, the national police places the nationwide toll from the tropical cyclones and monsoons at 26.

Disasters

At least 18 people are killed and around 30 others are injured in a two-vehicle collision in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.

Disasters

Four people are killed and five others are injured after an old residential building collapses in Cairo, Egypt.

Disasters

Three people are killed following a commercial building fire in Giza, Egypt.

Thousand Martyrs' Cup

Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub announces that all football and sport activities will resume in September following a three-year suspension that began after the outbreak of the Gaza war.