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Thailand 5 dead in school shooting https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/one-killed-four-injured-in-thailand-school-shooting-officials-say
Israel struck Lebanon https://aje.news/3oyeks?update=4835816
Yemen air defenses intercepted several drones https://aje.news/3oyeks?update=4835716
Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi to sign defensive pact https://aje.news/3oyeks?update=4835694
US ICE will only release bodycam footage when it’s in best interest of agency (if they ever actually wear them, and don’t turn them off conveniently) https://apnews.com/article/ice-body-cameras-officers-shootings-dab1b294c8dc412d9ef8557ccbebfd57
Japan penguins were killed by avian malaria https://www.city.sendai.jp/zoo/news/oshirase/202607_penguin.html
Japan tax official dismissed over fraud and dodging taxes https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/japan-tax-officials-disciplined/
Egypt expecting to get over 20m tourist this year https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-targets-record-breaking-20-million-tourists-in-2026/
Ukraine, Russian targeting civilians https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/07/8047710/
Lithuania says Russia is planning attacks on other nations using Ukrainian drones but no specific dates or targets or decisions have been made https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/07/8047724/
Russia media says Ukrainian poll shows their president would lose election https://www.rt.com/russia/643963-ukraine-zelensky-election-zaluzhny/
Hungary shuts off lights to some landmarks and buildings at night due to electricity shortages due to reduction in nuclear power plant output https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ungarn-energiesparen-niedrigwasser-100.html
UK, stare at the seagulls so they don’t steal food https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260806-why-seagulls-steal-human-food-and-how-to-stop-them?edge_reader_page
