:[[United States]] [[List of diplomatic missions of the United States#Asia|embassies]] in the [[Middle East]] warn [[Americans]] to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war. [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2653013/middle-east (AFP via ''Arab News'')]
:[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] cancels a planned attack against Iran, citing progress in [[2026 Iran war ceasefire|ceasefire]] [[2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations|negotiations]]. [https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/trump-iran-attack-cancelled (Axios)]
:''[[The Washington Post]]'' reports that [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli prime minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] blocked a request by former [[United States Senate|United States senator]] [[Lindsey Graham]] to transfer an [[Iron Dome]] system from the [[U.S.]] to [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-01/ty-article/report-netanyahu-blocked-lindsey-grahams-request-to-send-iron-dome-to-ukraine/0000019f-bd7f-d3b5-a99f-bdffdd7b0000 (''Haaretz'')]
:The [[Old Trails Fire]] in northwestern [[Spokane, Washington]] burns 3,000+ acres, destroying many homes and structures. [https://www.kxly.com/news/firewatch/old-trails-fire-in-north-spokane-grows-to-3-000-acres-threatening-5-000-structures/article_e1889507-edd8-4efd-8670-949a1f3c9b49.html (KXLY)] [https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/01/us/spokane-washington-wildfire-old-trails (CNN)]
:At least four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and others injured in a [[mass shooting]] at an [[In-N-Out]] restaurant in [[Twin Falls, Idaho|Twin Falls]], [[Idaho]], [[United States]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/01/us/idaho-shooter-twin-falls (CNN)]
:The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|U.S. FBI]] opens an investigation after the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]] reports a [[cyberattack]] on [[Water in Michigan|its water systems]], including whether [[Iran]] was behind the cyberattack, a day after [[Minnesota]] reported a [[2026 Minnesota water system cyberattack|similar breach]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/michigan-joins-minnesota-in-reporting-cyber-attacks-with-fbi-investigating (Al Jazeera)] [https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/fbi-investigates-michigan-joins-minnesota-reporting-cyberattacks-water-135291463 (ABC News)]
:[[United States]] [[List of diplomatic missions of the United States#Asia|embassies]] in the [[Middle East]] warn [[Americans]] to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war. [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2653013/middle-east (AFP via ''Arab News'')]
:[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] cancels a planned attack against Iran, citing progress in [[2026 Iran war ceasefire|ceasefire]] [[2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations|negotiations]]. [https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/trump-iran-attack-cancelled (Axios)]
:''[[The Washington Post]]'' reports that [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli prime minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] blocked a request by former [[United States Senate|United States senator]] [[Lindsey Graham]] to transfer an [[Iron Dome]] system from the [[U.S.]] to [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-01/ty-article/report-netanyahu-blocked-lindsey-grahams-request-to-send-iron-dome-to-ukraine/0000019f-bd7f-d3b5-a99f-bdffdd7b0000 (''Haaretz'')]
:The [[Old Trails Fire]] in northwestern [[Spokane, Washington]] burns 3,000+ acres, destroying many homes and structures. [https://www.kxly.com/news/firewatch/old-trails-fire-in-north-spokane-grows-to-3-000-acres-threatening-5-000-structures/article_e1889507-edd8-4efd-8670-949a1f3c9b49.html (KXLY)] [https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/01/us/spokane-washington-wildfire-old-trails (CNN)]
:At least four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and others injured in a [[mass shooting]] at an [[In-N-Out]] restaurant in [[Twin Falls, Idaho|Twin Falls]], [[Idaho]], [[United States]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/01/us/idaho-shooter-twin-falls (CNN)]
:The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|U.S. FBI]] opens an investigation after the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]] reports a [[cyberattack]] on [[Water in Michigan|its water systems]], including whether [[Iran]] was behind the cyberattack, a day after [[Minnesota]] reported a [[2026 Minnesota water system cyberattack|similar breach]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/michigan-joins-minnesota-in-reporting-cyber-attacks-with-fbi-investigating (Al Jazeera)] [https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/fbi-investigates-michigan-joins-minnesota-reporting-cyberattacks-water-135291463 (ABC News)]
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The casualty toll from the Mw6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:[[Japan]] enacts a [[Law of Japan|law]] criminalizing [[Flag desecration|public damage, removal or defacement]] of [[Flag of Japan|the national flag]], punishable by up to two years in [[Penal system of Japan|prison]] or a [[Japanese yen|¥]]200,000 ([[United States dollar|US$]]1,200) fine. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260717-japan-outlaws-flag-desecration-despite-critics (AFP via France 24)]
:Japan's [[National Diet]] amends the [[Imperial Household Law]] to allow unmarried male descendants of former imperial branches to rejoin [[Imperial House of Japan|the family]] and permit royal women to retain status after marrying [[commoner]]s, while preserving [[Agnatic primogeniture|male-only succession]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/17/japan-imperial-rules-tweaked-but-still-no-woman-emperor-1151 (AFP via ABS-CBN News)]
:[[Japan]] approves [[Elections in Japan|election]] rules requiring [[AI-generated images]] and videos on [[Social media in Japan|social media]] to be labeled and prohibiting false or distorted information about candidates, with the measures taking effect in March. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-social-media-rules-for-elections (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
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. (BBC News)
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. (BBC News)
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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. (BBC News)
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. (BBC News)
:Three [[Palestinians]] are reportedly killed in [[Gaza City]], bringing the total casualties to 7 in the past 24 hours. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58/1262/573873/War-on-Gaza/War-on-Gaza/Three-Palestinians-killed-in-Israeli-drone-strikes.aspx (''Al-Ahram'')]
:A [[truck bomb]] explodes beside a [[National Police of Colombia|police]] station in [[Cúcuta]], [[Norte de Santander Department|Norte de Santander]], [[Colombia]], injuring 11 police officers and three civilians. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260801-11-injured-in-colombia-bombing-days-before-presidential-inauguration (AFP via France 24)]
:[[Cuba]] reports a partial collapse of the national [[power grid]], leaving western [[Provinces of Cuba|provinces]] without electricity after [[transmission line]]s fail between [[Matanzas Province|Matanzas]] and [[Pinar del Río Province|Pinar del Río]]. [https://english.news.cn/20260802/330cc886a90447419b2956dcb0319a0f/c.html (Xinhua)]
:The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|U.S. FBI]] opens an investigation after the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]] reports a [[cyberattack]] on [[Water in Michigan|its water systems]], including whether [[Iran]] was behind the cyberattack, a day after [[Minnesota]] reported a [[2026 Minnesota water system cyberattack|similar breach]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/michigan-joins-minnesota-in-reporting-cyber-attacks-with-fbi-investigating (Al Jazeera)] [https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/fbi-investigates-michigan-joins-minnesota-reporting-cyberattacks-water-135291463 (ABC News)]
:[[UEFA]] gives [[List of presidents of FIFA|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. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c04kr2nv3v3o (BBC Sport)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/08/01/uefa-demand-change-fifa-after-infantino-world-cup-sale-plan/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_infantino-world-cup-sale-plan/ (''The Telegraph'')]
:Three [[Palestinians]] are reportedly killed in [[Gaza City]], bringing the total casualties to 7 in the past 24 hours. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58/1262/573873/War-on-Gaza/War-on-Gaza/Three-Palestinians-killed-in-Israeli-drone-strikes.aspx (''Al-Ahram'')]
:A [[truck bomb]] explodes beside a [[National Police of Colombia|police]] station in [[Cúcuta]], [[Norte de Santander Department|Norte de Santander]], [[Colombia]], injuring 11 police officers and three civilians. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260801-11-injured-in-colombia-bombing-days-before-presidential-inauguration (AFP via France 24)]
:[[Cuba]] reports a partial collapse of the national [[power grid]], leaving western [[Provinces of Cuba|provinces]] without electricity after [[transmission line]]s fail between [[Matanzas Province|Matanzas]] and [[Pinar del Río Province|Pinar del Río]]. [https://english.news.cn/20260802/330cc886a90447419b2956dcb0319a0f/c.html (Xinhua)]
:The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|U.S. FBI]] opens an investigation after the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]] reports a [[cyberattack]] on [[Water in Michigan|its water systems]], including whether [[Iran]] was behind the cyberattack, a day after [[Minnesota]] reported a [[2026 Minnesota water system cyberattack|similar breach]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/michigan-joins-minnesota-in-reporting-cyber-attacks-with-fbi-investigating (Al Jazeera)] [https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/fbi-investigates-michigan-joins-minnesota-reporting-cyberattacks-water-135291463 (ABC News)]
:[[UEFA]] gives [[List of presidents of FIFA|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. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c04kr2nv3v3o (BBC Sport)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/08/01/uefa-demand-change-fifa-after-infantino-world-cup-sale-plan/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_infantino-world-cup-sale-plan/ (''The Telegraph'')]
