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August 4, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
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.
Health and environment
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.
International 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.
Law and crime
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan.
South Sudan's police arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in Juba.
Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea.
Colombia's 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.
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.
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