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Norway’s Royal Palace announced the death of King Harald V at Oslo University Hospital after his condition deteriorated following a bacterial blood infection. Harald died at 89 after spending more than 35 years on the throne. Under the succession system, the throne passes to Crown Prince Haakon.
The Internal Security Forces in Daraa announced the detention of former officer Musab Abu Rakba after his return from Austria, where a Vienna court had sentenced him to eight years in prison before he appealed the verdict.
Spain and Morocco raised the alert level along the border with Ceuta after online calls spread for an attempted mass crossing on August 15, tightening access to the area while keeping the Tarajal crossing open to holders of the required documents.
Hundreds of residents fled villages in southern Lebanon after Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people, including 3 children, and injured 19, according to official sources. Lebanon’s leadership condemned the escalation, while Hezbollah hinted at a response and called for an end to negotiations with Israel.
The Yemeni armed forces vowed a deterrent and tough response after the Mokha port was targeted with six ballistic missiles in an attack claimed by the Houthis that killed two security personnel and six civilians, according to a military official.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln will soon be replaced, rejecting the notion that its deployment of more than 260 days was excessive despite concerns from sailors’ families and members of Congress.
Thirty-eight people were killed by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s eastern island of Flores and was followed by several tremors, while authorities lifted a tsunami warning after residents in coastal areas were evacuated.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had not decided to resume talks with Washington, and that messages exchanged through Qatar and Pakistan did not constitute negotiations, explaining that talks with Oman had addressed a maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said that an oil tanker was targeted by a drone while sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz, causing minor damage but no injuries or environmental damage, while the identity of the perpetrator and the tanker remained undisclosed.
French authorities evacuated 525 people from the village of Luglon after a fire in pine forests consumed 1,100 hectares and approached the village center, while 500 firefighters and six aircraft are taking part in efforts to contain it.
The Latvian Ministry of Defence announced that North Atlantic Treaty Organization fighter jets shot down a foreign drone that entered the airspace over the country’s east, without identifying who launched it.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced that his account on the X platform had been hacked and that a post condemning Israeli attacks and the bulldozing and destruction in southern Lebanon had been deleted.
An explosion occurred inside an ammunition plant in the city of Colleferro, southeast of Rome, with no immediate information about casualties, the cause of the incident or the extent of the damage.
China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, called for freedom of navigation and security in the Strait of Hormuz to be guaranteed, as shipping traffic declined and tensions between Iran and the United States escalated.
Ukrainian authorities said a Russian raid damaged the port of Izmail and cut power, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for at least 5% of the United States' stockpile of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, saying it contradicted Tokyo’s position and offended the feelings of the Japanese people.
اتهمت وزارة العدل الأمريكية 11 شخصا بإدارة شبكة يُزعم أنها رتبت نحو ألف زواج وهمي منذ عام 2016، مقابل مبالغ تصل إلى نحو 100 ألف دولار للعميل الأجنبي، بهدف الحصول على الإقامة الدائمة.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia killed at least 132 people and injured 570, as the search continued for 188 missing people and a national disaster was declared.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects around 600,000 barrels per day of Middle Eastern oil production to remain off the market through the end of 2027, and raised its forecasts for Brent crude and fuel prices as restrictions on tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continue.
The Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced Bashar al-Assad and a number of senior officials of the ousted Syrian regime to death after convicting them of murder, torture and crimes against humanity. It issued its ruling against Atef Najib in his presence and against the others in absentia.
Shipping data showed that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to six ships on Monday, compared with an average of about 11 ships over the previous 10 days, while traffic through the Bab al-Mandab remained close to its average.
A UN official warned the Security Council that accelerating settlement activity, settler violence and the displacement of Palestinians are pushing the occupied West Bank toward de facto annexation, amid diverging positions from the Palestinian, Israeli and international representatives.
A video clip from a birthday party in Moscow has brought Bashar al-Jaafari back into the spotlight, sparking criticism among Syrians over his participation in a celebratory setting alongside figures linked to the former Assad regime.
Hunter Biden revealed that the cancer affecting his father, former US President Joe Biden, had spread to his bones and other parts of his body despite treatment, saying he was suffering from severe fatigue but continued to stay active.
Thirty-eight people were killed by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s eastern island of Flores and was followed by several tremors, while authorities lifted a tsunami warning after residents in coastal areas were evacuated.