August 2025
Australia anti-immigration rallies
Thousands of Australians have turned out for anti-immigration rallies across the country after the movement was condemned by the government as having far-right links and "spreading hate".
Reported - 31/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjmre371l1o
Train derailment in Egypt
3 people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Reported - 30/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c627yqd3zwpo
Ukrainian politician shot dead
The former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Andriy Parubiy has been shot dead in the western city of Lviv in Ukraine.
Reported - 30/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw6ep37469o
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/andriy-parubiy-ukraine-russia-war-b2817053.html
Kim Jong Un to attend China military parade
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia's Vladimir Putin, the first time a North Korean leader has done so since 1959.
Reported - 28/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17njr88ge4o
Milei convoy pelted with rocks
Argentine President Javier Milei was moved to safety after protesters threw rocks and bottles at his convoy while campaigning for mid-term elections in Buenos Aires.
Reported - 27/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ypje38962o
Minneapolis school shooting
A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 others injured is being investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime by the FBI.
Reported - 27/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7760x87r4po
SpaceX Starship rocket launch
SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its largest rocket, Starship, from the company's base in Texas.
Reported - 27/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly69z9lwnno
Botswana declares national public health emergency
Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.
Reported - 26/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78zg67x38zo
Trump attempts to fire Federal Reserve governor
US President Donald Trump has stated that he has fired Lisa Cook, the governor of the Federal Reserve.
Cook says she will not resign or leave the position, stating that Trump doesn't have the authority to fire her.
Reported - 26/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgd3dm41ppt
Isle of Wight helicopter crash
3 people have died and 1 person has been seriously injured after a helicopter being used for a flying lesson crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight.
Reported - 25/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87e22ryerlo
Jihadists killed in air strikes
Nigeria's military has killed 35 jihadists in a series of air strikes near its north-eastern border with Cameroon.
Reported - 24/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq58123z814o
UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by military fire
The UK government has agreed to pay compensation - believed to be in the region of £2.9 million - to thousands of Kenyans who were affected by a fire caused by a British military training exercise in 2021.
Reported - 23/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vd3k1dpymo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/africa/british-troops-kenya-fire-settlement-latam-intl
Pentagon fires intelligence agency chief
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's intelligence agency chief, Lt Gen Jeffery Kruse, believed to be in relation to his department's review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran.
Reported - 23/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dj217z2w6o
Intel to give US government 10% stake
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said on Friday that the federal government will take a 10% stake in US chipmaker Intel.
Reported - 22/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg3zpdl3xdo
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5469740-gop-criticizes-trump-intel-deal/
Judge orders shutdown of 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A US federal judge has ordered the closure of President Donald Trump's migrant detention centre in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz".
Reported - 22/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3lwze2njo
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/alligator-alcatraz-florida-trump-closure-b2812299.html
Bomb attacks in Columbia
At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in two separate attacks in Colombia - a car bomb in Cali and a drone attack on a police helicopter outside of Medellin.
Reported - 22/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwypw0xvdk5o
Texas approves new electoral map
Texas legislators have approved new congressional maps designed to give Republicans an edge in next year's elections for the US House of Representatives.
Reported - 21/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8z4nj17dno
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/20/texas-house-redistricting-bill-floor
Ukrainian arrested over Nord Stream attacks
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea shortly after the beginning of the war with Russia.
Reported - 21/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkz1jl5j06o
Man starts fire at Milan airport
Malpensa airport in Milan, Italy, has been partially evacuated after a man set fire to the check-in area.
Reported - 20/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce934lgp3lmo
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/passengers-flee-fire-milan-airport-video-b2811549.html
Severed heads found on road
Six severed heads have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area not normally associated with cartel violence.
Reported - 20/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ry1m202nro
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/americas/severed-heads-mexico-intl-latam
US strikes deportation deals
The US government has reached deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration.
Reported - 20/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn02eezlykdo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-deportation-agreements-honduras-uganda/
Finnish politician dies in parliament
A politician in Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in the capital, Helsinki.
Eemeli Peltonen is believed to have taken his own life in the building.
Reported - 19/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxgde2gv31o
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/19/finland-mp-takes-own-life-helsinki-parliament/
Court rules asylum seekers must be moved from hotel
Asylum seekers are due to be removed from an Essex hotel after a council was granted a temporary High Court injunction blocking them from being housed there.
Reported - 19/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy98gdnrl7lo
Air Canada to resume flights
Flight crew at Air Canada have ended a dispute with the airline which had grounded flights and stranded thousands of passengers since Saturday.
Reported - 19/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewyzg8rpxpo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/air-canada-strike-over-deal-b2810246.html
Qantas hit with record fine
An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reported - 18/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0dy7mm0l7o
3 states to send National Guard troops to DC
Three Republican-led US states will send members of their National Guard forces to Washington DC, where roughly 800 troops are already deployed.
West Virginia will send 300-400, South Carolina will send 200 troops, and Ohio will commit 150 military police personnel.
Reported - 17/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgv1pmypdyo
Serbia ruling party offices set on fire
The offices of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have been set on fire during a fifth night of clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police.
Reported - 17/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qye9qvxn5o
Trump meets with Putin
President Donald Trump had met with Vladimir Putin at an airforce base in Alaska, to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Reported - 16/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce836yz8r69o
Air Canada staff strike
Air Canada has suspended all its flights as a strike by cabin staff begins - predicted to disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers.
Reported - 16/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyex8489gno
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/15/business/air-canada-lockout-intl-hnk
Danish train hits tanker and derails
At least 1 person has died and dozens have been injured after a train collided with a slurry tanker and derailed in southern Denmark.
Reported - 15/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx235yjk3mmo
Flash floods in Pakistan
Monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have killed at least 307 people.
Reported - 15/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn02g0n2kepo
https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-176-dead-after-flash-floods-hit-india-and-pakistan-13412122
Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty
Nicholas Rossi, an American fugitive who faked his death and fled to Scotland to escape justice has been found guilty of rape in the United States.
Reported - 14/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27r386p4zo
https://news.sky.com/story/nicholas-rossi-found-guilty-of-rape-charge-13411386
Blast at Brazil explosives factory
Six men and three women have died in a blast at an explosives factory near the Brazilian city of Curitiba.
Reported - 13/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp89jr2jz34o
Peru president issues amnesty decree
Peru's president has signed a new law pardoning soldiers, police and civilian militias on trial for crimes during the country's two-decade armed conflict against Maoist rebels.
Reported - 13/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5rend0ngeo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/peru-amnesty-military-police-human-rights-abuses
14 injured in amusement park accident
13 children and 1 adult received minor injuries after an accident on a pleasure park ride in Porthcawl, Wales.
Reported - 13/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0lygv2w9o
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/accident-ride-welsh-pleasure-park-32261284
South Korea's former first lady arrested
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested on multiple charges including stock manipulation and bribery.
Reported - 13/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz71rp7yn05o
Police told to disclose suspects' ethnicity in high-profile cases
Police are encouraged to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations under new guidance from the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).
Reported - 13/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ypgg28nvpo
https://news.sky.com/story/police-ordered-to-consider-revealing-ethnicity-of-suspects-13410735
Dozens killed in attack on Sudan camp
At least 40 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Sudan's western Darfur region.
Reported - 12/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c890dx9vk8do
Jellyfish swarm forces French nuclear plant to shut
A French nuclear plant temporarily shut down on Monday due to a "massive and unpredictable presence of jellyfish" in its filters.
Reported - 11/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx299eyg7qko
Pennsylvania steel plant explosion
2 people have died and 10 more are injured after an explosion at the US Steel Clairton plant outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Reported - 11/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgjj49neldo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/steel-plant-explosion-pennsylvania
Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC
President Donald Trump said he was deploying the National Guard to Washington DC and taking control of the city's police force.
Reported - 11/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o
Ecuador nightclub shooting
A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador killed 8 people and injured 3 others.
Reported - 11/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr66pj1k72o
Palestine Action protest arrests
532 people have been arrested at Saturday's protest in London in support of banned group Palestine Action.
Reported - 10/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2go
Australia to recognise Palestinian state
Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, following similar moves by the UK, France and Canada.
Reported - 11/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg33351n61o
Putin awards CIA official's son
President Vladimir Putin has presented special envoy Steve Witkoff with an award to pass on to a senior CIA official whose son was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Reported - 09/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04rd19e5epo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-award-order-of-lenin-american-ukraine/
CDC headquarters attacked
A police officer has been killed after a gunman opened fire at the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Reported - 09/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ekez0k2xo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/police-officer-david-rose-atlanta-cdc-shooting
North Korea dismantles speakers at border
North Korea has begun removing some of the loudspeakers used to broadcast propaganda across the border between the two countries.
Reported - 09/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2klzxldl6o
Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine.
Reported - 09/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dxed639n7o
6 dead in Kenya plane crash
6 people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Reported - 08/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gm7m7zlxpo
US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader
The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m).
Reported - 08/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1wn1x521o
https://news.sky.com/story/us-doubles-reward-for-venezuelan-president-maduros-arrest-to-50m-13408486
Wildfire on Arthur's Seat
A large wildfire on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland is now under control after overnight efforts by firefighters.
Reported - 10/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg449e1vnpo
European leaders head to Washington
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, accompanied by a number of European leaders, will meet with Donald Trump today to discuss the war in Ukraine, following on from Friday's meeting between Trump and Putin.
Reported - 18/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cev28rvzlv1t
Homelessness Minister quits
Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, following reports of bad practice over the way she handled rent increases on a house she owns in east London.
Reported - 07/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyd3l2x2n8o
Trump's new tariffs take effect
US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on more than 90 countries have come into effect today.
Some of the more notable rates include 50% for Brazil, 39% for Switzerland and 35% for Canada.
Reported - 07/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx23jmvn5yzo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trump-tariffs-come-into-force-taxes-us-exports
Wildfire spreads in France
1 woman has died and another person is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern France, forcing 1000's to evacuate.
Reported - 06/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6y803pjkwo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/france-largest-wildfire-this-year-corbieres-hills
RFK Jr cancels $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines being developed.
Reported - 06/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74dzdddvmjo
https://news.sky.com/story/rfk-jr-announces-us-is-scrapping-500m-of-vaccine-projects-13407583
Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash
Ghana's ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people.
Reported - 06/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8zjxwgj9jo
Soldier opens fire at Georgia military base
5 American soldiers were injured after an Army sergeant, identified as Quornelius Radford, opened fire at a military base in the US state of Georgia before being tackled by other troops.
Reported - 06/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vlngvm6d7o
Over 100 missing after flash floods in India
More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Reported - 06/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3lxzpkn87o
Clintons subpoenaed to testify
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are among high-profile figures to be sent legal summonses from a congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Reported - 06/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79l38vl3lwo
https://news.sky.com/story/bill-and-hillary-clinton-subpoenaed-in-jeffrey-epstein-probe-13407407
Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats
Republicans in Texas have voted to arrest dozens of Democrat legislators who have left the state to block a plan to re-draw electoral boundaries, which is believed to benefit Republicans.
Reported - 04/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dkwnx94ro
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/04/texas-democrats-republicans-maps
Migrants die in boat capsize off Yemen
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/
Israeli minister sparks anger
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
Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 years
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
Ukraine officials arrested in corruption probe
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
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to women's prison in Texas
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been moved from a Florida prison to a new minimum-security facility in Texas.
Reported - 02/08/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd049y2qymo
US officials open investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith
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