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Broad Peak

• Shootings at a residence and a Debsirin School branch in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, leave at least nine people dead.
• An avalanche on Broad Peak (pictured) in Pakistan kills ten climbers.
• About 80,000 migrants cross the Morocco–Spain border at Ceuta, leading to at least 111 deaths.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least 38 people dead.

Ongoing:

• Iran war (Lebanon war)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
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Recent deaths:

• Pepe Villalobos
• Glenn A. Baker
• Franco Baresi
• Beto Cabrera
• Glen Hansard
• Nirmal Purja

August 8, 2026 (2026-08-08) (Saturday)

August 7, 2026 (2026-08-07) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
      • Israeli forces withdraw from the Qalandiyah refugee camp and Kafr 'Aqab neighborhood in occupied West Bank following a two-day raid, with Palestinian Authority reporting 51 injuries. (Haaretz)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Operation Urja Suraksha
        • Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the war. (Lokmat Times) (India New England News)
      • The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company reports that 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles or drones while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran started on February 28. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

International relations

• International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • The United States Senate votes 86–11 to pass a Russian sanctions legislation. The legislation will head to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. (Reuters)
• Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations, Pakistan–Turkey relations, Saudi Arabia–Turkey relations
  • The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is signed in Mecca by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three. (Al Arabiya)
• Mexico–Peru relations
  • The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Michigan health officials lift an advisory against the consumption of lettuce in the U.S. state after reporting a decline in cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2026 Nonthaburi shootings
  • Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. (AP) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Inauguration of Abelardo de la Espriella
  • Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in as the president of Colombia after winning the presidential election in June. (AP)

August 6, 2026 (2026-08-06) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war. (NBC News)
  • Yemeni civil war
    • The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 government soldiers being killed in two missile attacks. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities. (BBC News)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones. (Al Jazeera) (Antikor)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopia–TPLF clashes
    • It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray. (Sudan Tribune)
• 2026 Damascus bus bombing
  • Two people are killed and 13 others are injured when an explosive device detonates on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, Syria. (AA)

Business and economy

• Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
  • The Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom clears Paramount Skydance's US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, while culture secretary Lisa Nandy declines a public-interest review after receiving commitments on editorial independence. (AA)

Disasters and accidents

• Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications. (The Washington Post)

International relations

• 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
  • Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Mexican drug war
  • Iguala mass kidnapping
    • Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting a bus carrying students in Iguala in 2014, who have never been found. (Reuters)

August 5, 2026 (2026-08-05) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters) (Euronews)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire
      • Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow. (Al-Monitor)
    • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
      • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah. (The Times of Israel)
      • Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action and four others are wounded in an improvised explosive device bombing in Majdal Zoun, South Governorate, Lebanon. (Anadolu Ajansı)
  • 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. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • 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. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

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

Health and environment

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for people aged 50 and older. (Time) (Reuters)

International relations

• 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. (Al-Monitor) (Reuters)
• Pastoral trips made by Pope Leo XIV, Argentina–Holy See relations, Holy See–Peru relations, Holy See–Uruguay relations
  • 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. (AP) (Holy See)

Law and crime

• Crime in Karachi
  • 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. (Daily Pakistan) (ARY News)
• 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. (AP)
• War on drugs, Illegal drug trade in Latin America, Crime in Spain
  • 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. (AP)
• 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. (Reuters) (DW)

Politics and elections

• 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. (Sky News)

August 4, 2026 (2026-08-04) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire, Qatar as a mediator in conflict
        • Mediators from Qatar reports that progress has been made in efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer is reported to be missing in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by a unknown projectile northeast of Oman. (Seatrade Maritime News) (Al Arabiya) (Haaretz)
      • Shipping data from Kpler reports that Iraq has exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil through the strait between July 4 and August 4. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
    • It is reported that the United States Army has used most of its ATACMS and Precision Strike missiles during the war in Iran including Operation Epic Fury. (Military Times) (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Casualties of the Gaza war
      • A mass funeral is held for 112 bodies that were recovered from a Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City during the early weeks of the war. (Haaretz)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Yemen's internationally recognized government says a projectile attack sank the Indian-flagged cargo ship MSV Faize Noore Oliya in the Red Sea near the coast of Hodeidah, with all 14 crew members rescued. (AFP via Arab News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • Rapid Support Forces senior commander and brigadier general Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as Jebel Moon, is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Darfur governor Minni Arko Minnawi. (Sudan Tribune) (Sudan Nabaa)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • Health Canada announces it has given Moderna the green light for authorization to launch a clinical trial for a mRNA Ebola vaccine aimed at targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus. (CBC)
• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Austria records 41 °C (106 °F) in Vienna, the highest temperature in the country's history, as a heat wave also brings wildfires and historically low Danube water levels. (Xinhua)

International relations

• Brazil–United States relations
  • The United States revokes the visa of Brazilian ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti to reciprocate Brazil's denial of visas to two U.S. diplomats. The State Department says the action does not expel Viotti from the country. (AFP via New Straits Times)

Law and crime

• Colombian conflict
  • The Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace charges 27 former FARC members, including ex-commander Timoleón Jiménez, with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the conflict, including killings, disappearances, displacement, and rape. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress) (Kabar)
• South Sudanese police arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in Juba. (Sudans Post)
• Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea. (CBS News)

Sports

• In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announces that the expansion team in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., will be called the Sirens. The organization will debut in 2028. (The Athletic via The New York Times)

August 3, 2026 (2026-08-03) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • A Board of Peace envoy meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urges a halt in strikes across the Gaza Strip. However, they also announce that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas completely disarms. (The New Region) (The Washington Post)
    • Casualties of the Gaza war
      • The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that dozens of children and civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the weekend, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (Xinhua)
      • Two Palestinian civilians are killed in an Israeli missile strike near a mosque which targeted a civilian vehicle southwest of Gaza City. (Middle East Eye)
    • Gaza war hostage crisis
      • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Mahmoud Fatair, who took part in the abduction of Rom Braslavski, in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip during the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, 2023.(The Jerusalem Post)
    • The IDF claim that they have killed two Hamas militants in separate airstrikes in central Gaza and the Shati camp in Gaza City respectively, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Shipping data shows that two tanker ships carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, the Suezmax Malta-flagged Lesvos and the VLCC Desh Vaibhav, have exited the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • At least seven people, including three children, are killed and 40 others are injured when drone debris falls on a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
  • The death toll from the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela in June exceeds 6,000 people according to figures from lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez. (Reuters)
• At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India. (Reuters)
• Guatemala's disaster agency declares a nationwide orange alert following a major eruption of Fuego volcano and begins evacuating two nearby villages. (AFP via RNZ)

Health and environment

• 2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak
  • Scotland's NatureScot denies a 2026 licence for hunting northern gannets on Sula Sgeir, citing possible harm to the local gannet population after recent bird-flu deaths. (AFP via RFI)
• 2026 European heatwaves
  • Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities. (AA)
• 2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak
  • Michigan, U.S., reports the first two deaths of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis. (AP)

Law and crime

• COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
  • The Polish health ministry appeals a Brussels court ruling that ordered the country to accept and pay approximately €1.3 billion for unwanted COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. (Politico EU)
• South African news outlets report that over 170 people have been murdered in the Western Cape, South Africa in the past 2 weeks. (Independent Online)

Politics and elections

• Human rights in Russia
  • Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who attempted to contest the 2024 presidential election on a platform against the Russo-Ukrainian war, announces that he has fled the country to France following growing pressure on him and his family. (The Moscow Times)

Sports

• 2026 WTA Tour
  • 2026 Mubadala DC Open
    • In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player and the first player from Southeast Asia to win a WTA Tour title after defeating Jessica Pegula 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2026 Washington DC Open. (AFP via RFI) (ESPN)
• In horse racing, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association announce a new championship series for 3-year old Thoroughbreds beginning in 2027, involving the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, but notably omitting the traditional middle leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. (Courier Journal) (The Daily Gazette)
• Major League Soccer, the top flight of men's soccer in the U.S. and Canada, announces that Larry Berg, currently a co-owner of Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in that league, will succeed Don Garber as league commissioner at the start of 2027. Berg will sell his interest in LAFC before assuming his new position. (AP) (The Guardian)

August 2, 2026 (2026-08-02) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Iranian lawmaker Hassan Ghashghavi says that efforts to restore the Islamabad Memorandum deal between Iran and the United States are underway. (AFP via Arab News)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran and Oman are nearing a deal to manage the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. halted its recent strikes against the country. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirm that they killed three militants in separate strikes last week, including a Jaish al-Islam militant in Gaza City, a Hamas commander in the Jabalya Battalion, and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • The IDF's 401st Brigade says that they have destroyed 1,200 Hezbollah tunnels and concluded their mission in southern Lebanon, ending their eight-month deployment. (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • Ethiopia-TPLF clashes
    • New clashes are reported across the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People's Liberation Front, four years after the previous war in the region ended, prompting hundreds to flee to war-torn Sudan amidst fears of a new civil war. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
    • Several Ethiopian refugees are reportedly killed after projectiles have hit refugee camps across the Ethiopia–Sudan border. (Sudan Tribune)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign, Darfur genocide
    • A drone strike hits a customary court in Kabkabiya District, North Darfur, Sudan, killing at least 37 people. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Police say a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in Kabal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people, including seven officers and the suspected bomber, and injured at least 34 others. (Reuters)
• Mali War, Mali–Russia relations
  • The BBC reports that Russia shipped military equipment to the Malian government on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month. (BBC News) (RBC-Ukraine)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Greece wildfires
  • Two people are killed when two firefighting helicopters collide near Athens, Greece. (BBC News)
• 2026 Morocco–Spain border incident
  • Spanish officials say at least 72 people died during the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into the autonomous city of Ceuta. (Reuters)
• Six people are killed and 27 more injured in a traffic collision between a bus, a camper, and three cars in Colli sul Velino, Province of Rieti, Italy. (Xinhua)
• A ferry catches fire off the coast of Madura, Indonesia, leaving at least five people dead and 41 others missing. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• South Korea's weather agency records 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, the country's highest temperature since observations began. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

• Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic, Foreign relations of Venezuela
  • The Dominican Republic and Venezuela agree on a framework to gradually restore diplomatic relations, which deteriorated after the Dominican Republic questioned the results of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Brazilian general election
  • Incumbent Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announces his candidacy for a fourth term as the Workers' Party's nominee in October’s presidential election. (AFP via France 24)

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Ongoing events

Disasters and humanitarian

• African Ebola epidemic
• Cuban crisis and blackouts
• Gaza genocide

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Strait of Hormuz crisis

• Iran war fuel crisis

• United States tariff policy

Politics and diplomacy

• Gaza peace plan
• Iran–United States peace negotiations
• Israel–Lebanon peace negotiations and ceasefire
• Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations

Protests and strikes

• Albanian anti-government protests

Weather

• Canadian wildfires
• European heatwaves
• European wildfires

• France

• United Kingdom
• Spain

• North American heat wave

Elections and referendums

Upcoming

• August

• 12: Cook Islands, Parliament
• 13: Zambia, President, National Assembly

Sports

• Association football

• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2026 National Women's Soccer League season

• Athletics

• 2026 Diamond League

• Australian rules football

• 2026 AFL season

• Baseball

• 2026 Major League Baseball season
• 2027 Women's Baseball World Cup

• Basketball

• 2026 WNBA season

• Canadian football

• 2026 CFL season

• International cricket

• 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship

• Cycling

• 2026 UCI World Tour
• 2026 UCI Women's World Tour
• 2026 Tour de France Femmes

• Golf

• 2026 PGA Tour
• 2026 European Tour
• 2026 LPGA Tour

• Motorsport

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
• 2026 MotoGP World Championship
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2026 IndyCar Series

• Rugby league

• 2026 NRL season
• 2026 Super League season

• Rugby union

• 2026 Nations Championship

• Softball

• 2027 Women's Softball World Cup

• Tennis

• 2026 ATP Tour
• 2026 WTA Tour

• Volleyball

• 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
• 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

August0/0July

• 04: Dory Funk Jr.
• 04: Lloyd Robertson
• 03: Jimmy Cricket
• 02: Kay Granger
• 02: Rod Liddle
• 01: Vincent Pastore
• 31: Franco Baresi
• 31: Glenn A. Baker
• 31: Kazimira Prunskienė
• 30: Nirmal Purja
• 29: Glen Hansard
• 29: Billy Ray Smith Jr.
• 28: Kavinsky
• 26: Gerry Kelly
• 26: Betye Saar
• 25: Bill Oddie
• 24: Gunther von Hagens
• 24: Lou Koller
• 23: Keigo Higashino
• 23: William Orbit
• 22: Chuck Russell
• 21: Kaylee Hottle
• 21: James Woolsey
• 20: Kevin Keegan
• 20: Daniel Siad
• 18: Terence Donovan
• 18: Jennifer Finch
• 18: Edward Stourton
• 18: Duane Ward
• 17: Freddy Cannon
• 17: Garfield Sobers
• 16: Siva Afi
• 16: Brenda Fricker
• 16: Rudolph A. Marcus
• 16: Patrick Tse
• 15: Guy Scott
• 15: Plas Johnson
• 15: Hal Williams
• 13: Sam Neill
• 13: Pat Oliphant
• 13: Nansun Shi
• 12: Mary Morello
• 12: Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
• 11: Jayden Adams
• 11: Ken Bates
• 11: Lindsey Graham
• 11: S. Janaki
• 11: Dermot Murnaghan
• 10: Josh Grisetti
• 10: Derryn Hinch
• 10: Wai Ching Ho
• 09: Patricia Greene
• 09: Randolph Mantooth
• 08: Wally Funk
• 08: Bonnie Tyler
• 08: Ann Widdecombe
• 07: Marc Messier
• 07: Sharon Dede Padi
• 07: Joanna Pettet
• 07: Shapoor Zadran

Ongoing conflicts

Global

• War against the Islamic State

Africa

• Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda

• M23 campaign

• Cameroon

• Anglophone Crisis

• Sahel

• Burkina Faso
• Chad Basin

• Mali
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• Domestic conflict

• Haiti

• Gang war

• War on cartels
  • United States military intervention

• Ecuador

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• Afghanistan and Pakistan

• Border war

• Myanmar

• Civil war

• Pakistan

• Insurgency in Balochistan

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine

• Russo-Ukrainian war

Middle East

• Israel–Palestine

• Gaza war

• Middle Eastern crisis

• Iran war

• Lebanon war

• Syria

• Post-Assad conflict

• Yemen

• Civil war

• Red Sea crisis

See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

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