TIL Date: 2026-08
195 headlines found.
- Trump threatens to revive $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund as Senate standoff deepens
August 1, 2026 - Zelensky warns air defenses are being overwhelmed as Russia pounds Ukraine, killing 9
August 1, 2026 - EU to hold urgent meeting after Spanish PM calls Ceuta crisis response ‘selfish’
August 1, 2026 - LAPD officer who recorded colleagues’ racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping
August 1, 2026 - ‘Sopranos’ actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
August 2, 2026 - Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
August 2, 2026 - Moscow restaurant bombing kills three people as device carried by woman explodes
August 2, 2026 - Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
August 2, 2026 - Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali
August 2, 2026 - US to make visa bond requirements permanent, affecting mostly African countries
August 2, 2026 - Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
August 3, 2026 - US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move
August 3, 2026 - English and Welsh FAs withdraw support for Gianni Infantino FIFA re-election
August 3, 2026 - Blanche rescinds Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, removing hurdle from attorney general nominee’s confirmation
August 3, 2026 - Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero
August 3, 2026 - Washington state wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes
August 3, 2026 - Trump says Iran ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ and US blockade will continue until ‘deal or total surrender’
August 3, 2026 - Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83
August 3, 2026 - New Zealand has a new official language — English
August 3, 2026 - Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers
August 3, 2026 - Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat
August 4, 2026 - Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians
August 4, 2026 - Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting down nuclear power plant amid drought crisis
August 4, 2026 - Spain says 70,000 out of 72,000 migrants that entered Ceuta in mass border crossing have returned to Morocco
August 4, 2026 - Fifa accused of using ‘blackmail’ to force support for Infantino’s re-election bid
August 4, 2026 - US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa, official says, as diplomatic tensions escalate
August 4, 2026 - Huge Space X rocket part believed to have hit Moon as Nasa prepares to study crash
August 5, 2026 - New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
August 5, 2026 - Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted, sources say
August 5, 2026 - Trump’s White House helipad being partially disassembled, images show
August 5, 2026 - Left-wing political outsider wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan
August 5, 2026 - Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videos
August 5, 2026 - Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
August 5, 2026 - China hits US with sanctions, drone export curbs ahead of Xi visit
August 5, 2026 - Extinct toad from the ice age discovered at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits
August 5, 2026 - Trump administration pays back $100bn in 'Liberation Day' tariffs to businesses
August 6, 2026 - SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans
August 6, 2026 - Senate subcommittee obtains Fauci’s phone ahead of contempt vote
August 6, 2026 - Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt for Refusing to Answer Questions
August 6, 2026 - Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base
August 6, 2026 - Danish pupils will have to orally defend essays in attempt to combat AI cheating
August 6, 2026 - FDA approves first mRNA-based flu vaccine
August 6, 2026 - Trump targets birth tourism and citizenship in new executive orders
August 6, 2026 - New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
August 7, 2026 - Doge overstated claims to have saved Americans $110bn, watchdog finds
August 7, 2026 - US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects
August 7, 2026 - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to NATO-style defense pact at time of regional turmoil
August 7, 2026 - US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado
August 7, 2026 - US appeals court halts Trump ballroom project paving way for Supreme Court showdown
August 7, 2026 - Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
August 8, 2026 - US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
August 8, 2026 - Todd Blanche, Trump's ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general
August 8, 2026 - US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses
August 8, 2026 - Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up
August 8, 2026 - Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi, dies at 68
August 8, 2026 - Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
August 9, 2026 - ‘Explosive’ wildfire forces 22,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency
August 9, 2026 - Puerto Rico rations water supplies due to intense drought
August 9, 2026 - China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
August 10, 2026 - Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
August 10, 2026 - Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident
August 10, 2026 - Trump imposes 15% tariff on key chip material to counter China
August 10, 2026 - Reform UK would free up jail spaces in UK by sending offenders abroad, claims Zia Yusuf
August 10, 2026 - At least 20 dead in Colombia, say local officials, after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
August 10, 2026 - Trump admits reflecting pool makeover was rushed but renews vandalism claim
August 10, 2026 - Ben Jones, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star and former Congressman, dies at 84
August 10, 2026 - At least 132 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years
August 11, 2026 - Trump says it would be 'terrible mistake' to remove Infantino
August 11, 2026 - Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccines and split MMR shots
August 11, 2026 - Overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine used North Korean missiles, claims Zelenskyy
August 11, 2026 - Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat
August 11, 2026 - Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta drops open-source model
August 11, 2026 - July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country
August 11, 2026 - More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast access to Truth Social posts
August 11, 2026 - Former judge Baka elected new Hungarian president in another break from Orbán era
August 11, 2026 - Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war
August 12, 2026 - Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion
August 12, 2026 - Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
August 12, 2026 - LA Lakers sell for a record $12.5 billion to ex-Disney CEO Iger and Jared Kushner’s brother Josh
August 12, 2026 - Judge orders Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 to performer who canceled show over addition of Trump’s name
August 12, 2026 - Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling
August 12, 2026 - Donald Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts
August 12, 2026 - Zhu Rongji, the ‘economic czar’ who helped turn China into a powerhouse, dies at 97
August 12, 2026 - Japan PM says Putin's visit to disputed islands 'absolutely unacceptable'
August 13, 2026 - NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves agency months after medical emergency in space
August 13, 2026 - Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
August 13, 2026 - Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit that claimed Harvard failed to protect Jewish students
August 13, 2026 - UK records hottest day of year as fifth summer heatwave reaches peak
August 13, 2026 - Nigel Farage wins election in which his main rival was a trash can
August 14, 2026 - New Zealand break with OFC to withdraw Infantino support
August 14, 2026 - Kennedy Center board votes to put Trump's name back on building
August 14, 2026 - France’s top court blocks bill banning social media for under-15s
August 14, 2026 - Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’
August 14, 2026 - Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
August 14, 2026 - Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
August 14, 2026 - BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit
August 15, 2026 - Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake kills at least 38 in Indonesia
August 15, 2026 - Liechtenstein changes succession rule to allow women to ascend the throne
August 15, 2026 - South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North
August 15, 2026 - NATO fighter jet shoots down drone breaching Romania’s airspace
August 16, 2026 - Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
August 16, 2026 - Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve
August 16, 2026 - Tommy John, MLB pitcher and namesake of revolutionary elbow surgery, dies at 83
August 16, 2026 - Trump envoy Kushner arrives in Israel after rare Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan
August 17, 2026 - Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war
August 17, 2026 - Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s latest effort to deny $5.6 million payment to E. Jean Carroll
August 17, 2026 - Blanche declines to pledge independence from the White House
August 17, 2026 - Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music
August 17, 2026 - Trump Administration Moves to Restore Felons’ Gun Rights
August 17, 2026 - Russia warns UK of ‘consequences’ over reports Ukraine using British drones in attacks
August 18, 2026 - Fifa chief sacked after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
August 18, 2026 - Trump says no talks taking place with Iran as global oil prices now highest since July
August 18, 2026 - Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models
August 18, 2026 - Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
August 18, 2026 - Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old-growth forests
August 18, 2026 - Kanye West announces tour dates in Russia
August 18, 2026 - Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election
August 19, 2026 - ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77
August 19, 2026 - Spared execution eight times, oldest inmate in US dies at 101
August 19, 2026 - Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
August 19, 2026 - Zelenskyy sacks deputy head of his office amid reported corruption investigation
August 19, 2026 - Trump postpones 50% tariff he threatened for some Canadian goods
August 19, 2026 - Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK
August 19, 2026 - Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks
August 19, 2026 - Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Infantino, saying he has ‘lost confidence’ in him
August 19, 2026 - Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
August 20, 2026 - Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears
August 20, 2026 - Israel moves forward with internationally condemned settlement plan that could ‘bury’ two-state solution
August 20, 2026 - Bill Clinton’s Milestone Birthday Leaves Barack Obama the Only Living President Under 80
August 20, 2026 - Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn
August 20, 2026 - Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists convicted in national security trial
August 21, 2026 - Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño
August 21, 2026 - Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
August 21, 2026 - Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction
August 21, 2026 - Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions
August 21, 2026 - World’s oldest person Ethel Caterham celebrates 117th birthday
August 21, 2026 - TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
August 21, 2026 - Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’
August 21, 2026 - Canada vows to match Trump’s tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ after trade talks fail
August 22, 2026 - Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
August 22, 2026 - Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries
August 22, 2026 - Inside DC’s historic heart, an IndyCar race backed by Trump kicks into gear
August 23, 2026 - Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse
August 23, 2026 - Nearly three million Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles
August 24, 2026 - Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to hand over UK blueprints for long-range missiles
August 24, 2026 - Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows
August 24, 2026 - US launches deadly strike on alleged drug boat, believed to be the first in two months
August 24, 2026 - King of Norway's health has worsened, palace says
August 24, 2026 - About 90,000 urged to evacuate as fast-moving wildfire threatens Reno, Nevada
August 24, 2026 - Dutch broadcaster Avrotros pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
August 24, 2026 - Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
August 24, 2026 - Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts
August 25, 2026 - US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
August 25, 2026 - UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says Kremlin adviser
August 25, 2026 - Supreme Court backs Trump’s order to curb mail ballots
August 25, 2026 - Russian stadium says it won't host Kanye West gigs
August 25, 2026 - Trump claims US could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war
August 25, 2026 - Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport
August 25, 2026 - Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80
August 25, 2026 - Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide
August 26, 2026 - Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70
August 26, 2026 - Judge in Don Lemon indictment asks to see grand jury records, adding to growing scrutiny of Justice Department cases
August 26, 2026 - Meta Reaches $18 Billion Settlement With 48 States Over Child-Safety Claims
August 26, 2026 - Tim Curry, Outlandish Star of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' Dies at 80
August 26, 2026 - US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
August 26, 2026 - German airport worker dies of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
August 26, 2026 - More than 800 missing in Nepal as authorities say glacial collapse triggered flash flood
August 27, 2026 - Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
August 27, 2026 - Military judge sets trial date for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
August 27, 2026 - Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino and Fifa
August 27, 2026 - Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
August 27, 2026 - Actor Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85
August 27, 2026 - Norway's King Harald dies aged 89
August 28, 2026 - Judge rules the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label for Anthropic unlawful
August 28, 2026 - World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
August 28, 2026 - Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid
August 28, 2026 - Judge rejects Trump’s newest bid to fight hush money conviction in federal court
August 28, 2026 - Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE, records show
August 28, 2026 - Wife of man who died after turbulence sues airline
August 29, 2026 - ‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years
August 29, 2026 - Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown
August 29, 2026 - Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil
August 29, 2026 - Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
August 29, 2026 - Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters
August 29, 2026 - British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US, DHS says
August 29, 2026 - Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU
August 30, 2026 - One dead and 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon
August 30, 2026 - Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
August 30, 2026 - Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in US searches
August 30, 2026 - Number of people missing after Nepal flood rises to 4,247, with more than 900 dead
August 31, 2026 - US and Iran trade attacks, marking first major military escalation in a month
August 31, 2026 - Russian strikes destroy 12 million books ahead of Ukraine's first week back at school
August 31, 2026 - 'Moonies' church leader jailed for two years over bribery offences
August 31, 2026 - Argentina’s Lionel Messi retires from international football: ‘This hurts me a lot’
August 31, 2026 - Supreme Court Lets Trump Keep Building White House Ballroom
August 31, 2026