Italy placed all 27 monitored cities on maximum heat alert simultaneously for the first time on Thursday, as temperatures passed 40°C from Austria to Spain.
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De la Espriella Takes Office After Colombia’s Tightest Runoff in History
Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president on August 7, succeeding leftist Gustavo Petro after winning a runoff by fewer than 250,000 votes out of 26.3 million cast.
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Venezuela Opens US-Backed Transition Talks Without Machado
Venezuela’s government and opposition met in Caracas on 6 August to open US-backed transition talks, with Nobel laureate María Corina Machado excluded.
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Arab and Islamic Ministers Convene in Amman Over Israeli Moves at Al-Aqsa
Arab and Islamic foreign ministers met in Amman on August 5 to coordinate a response to Israeli actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, demanding UN Security Council intervention.
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Yangsan Hits 42.5°C, Breaking South Korea’s 122-Year Temperature Record
South Korea’s southeastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5°C on August 2 — the country’s hottest temperature in 122 years of records — as a punishing heatwave spread emergency alerts to more than 20 localities.
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Sudan Army Strikes Darfur Tribal Court, Killing at Least 35
A Sudan army drone struck a North Darfur customary court on August 2, killing at least 35 people, rights monitors said, in a war with no end in sight.
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Fighting Returns to Western Tigray in Worst Breach of 2022 Peace Deal
Armed clashes erupted near Sheraro on August 1 as Ethiopian federal troops and Tigray forces traded blame, in what one expert called the most serious incident since the Pretoria ceasefire.
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Avalanche on Broad Peak Kills Nirmal Purja and Nine Other Climbers
Nirmal Purja, the British-Nepali mountaineer who summited all 14 eight-thousanders in six months, was killed by an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak on August 1, 2026, along with nine others.
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Ceuta Overwhelmed as Tens of Thousands Cross from Morocco in a Single Day
Spain deployed troops and shut schools in its North African enclave after at least 57 people died during an overnight mass crossing from Morocco into the EU territory of Ceuta.
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Keiko Fujimori Sworn in as Peru’s President After Narrow Election Win
Conservative Keiko Fujimori was inaugurated as Peru’s president on July 28 after defeating left-wing rival Roberto Sánchez by fewer than 50,000 votes, ending fifteen years of unsuccessful campaigns for the office.