At least 68 migrants have died after a boat with about 157 people on board sank off the coast of Yemen in bad weather.

Reported - 04/08/25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn84rrmlxvxo

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/04/dozens-migrants-killed-boat-sinks-near-yemen/

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has prayed at a disputed holy site in occupied East Jerusalem, the al-Aqsa Mosque, violating a decades-old arrangement at one of the most sensitive places in the Middle East.

Reported - 03/08/25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjxg65p56o

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/middleeast/itamar-ben-gvir-israel-jerusalem-intl

A Ukrainian MP and other officials have been arrested after anti-corruption agencies uncovered "a large-scale bribery scheme in the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems".

Reported - 03/08/25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gq3xwr357o

The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may be linked to last week's massive earthquake.

Reported - 03/08/25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r7qlwg4zro

https://news.sky.com/story/first-volcano-eruption-in-600-years-may-be-linked-to-huge-earthquake-in-russias-far-east-13406100

US federal officials say they have opened an investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith, who led two federal criminal cases against President Donald Trump.

Reported - 02/08/25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1levr1l07go

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/03/trump-administration-news-today-latest-updates