Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion in Venice
May el-Toukhy film Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival.
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CIA releases warning documents from before the September 11 attacks
The Central Intelligence Agency releases 71 documents that warned of an Al Qaeda threat before the September 11 attacks.
Ebola outbreak reaches Sud-Ubangi in Congo
A case of Ebola is reported in Sud-Ubangi, the seventh province reached by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kyrgyzstan introduces a first robotic surgical system
The first robotic surgical system is introduced at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.
Record heat and Indonesian fire emissions are reported
Spain, the United States, and global August temperatures set heat records as Indonesian wildfires lead fire emissions.
Britain bans goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank
The United Kingdom bans imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and Israel answers with diplomatic limits.
Canada counter-tariffs take effect on United States goods
Canadian retaliatory tariffs on a set list of United States goods take effect, and Washington announces a later import ban.
Indonesia suspends nearly 2000 free-meal kitchens
Indonesia suspends nearly 2000 kitchens in its national free meals programme after missed sanitation inspections.
Rob Reiner wins a posthumous Emmy for a guest role on The Bear
Rob Reiner won a posthumous Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for The Bear, nine months after he was killed.
Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix, the first Italian home win in 60 years
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian driver in 60 years to win on home soil, after Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.
An Amazon cargo jet overruns the runway at Miami and kills five people
A Boeing 767 cargo plane flown for Amazon Air overran the runway at Miami International Airport, struck vehicles, and killed five people.
United Nations backs the Equal Earth map over the Mercator projection
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution supporting the Equal Earth map projection over Mercator, with 164 votes in favor, the United States opposed, and six abstentions.
Nepal flood toll passes 950 as rescuers free people trapped in a tunnel
Nepal's Trishuli flood death toll passed 950, a principal was credited with saving more than 900 students, and two people were rescued from a hydropower tunnel.
Malaysia declares a haze emergency in Sarawak as Kalimantan fires foul the air
Malaysia declared a state of emergency in Sarawak's Serian Division after haze from Kalimantan wildfires pushed pollution to hazardous levels and closed 647 schools.
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, described as the latest version of ChatGPT.
PoliticsHaakon VIII takes the oath as king of Norway
Haakon VIII took the oath as king of Norway before the Storting after the death of his father, Harald V, and his daughter Ingrid Alexandra took the oath as crown princess.
A Las Vegas jury finds Duane Davis guilty of murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur
A Las Vegas jury found former Crips leader Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by killing of Tupac Shakur in Paradise.
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceed 6,000
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeded 6,000 as the outbreak continued.
Germany and Argentina win the men's and women's hockey World Cups
Germany beat Spain 1-0 to win a fourth men's hockey World Cup, and Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalties to win a third women's title.
A glacial collapse sends deadly floods along the Trishuli through Nepal and Tibet
A glacial collapse and debris flow set off Trishuli River floods that killed people in Nepal and Tibet, with successive counts rising from at least 160 dead in Nepal to reports of more than 1,000 dead across both sides.
One body is found and 15 people remain missing after a Grand Canyon flood
Rescuers found the body of one man near the Colorado River after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon, with 15 people still missing.
NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida to study dark matter, dark energy, exoplanets, and supernovae.
King Harald V of Norway dies and is succeeded by Haakon VIII
King Harald V of Norway died at 89 after a 35-year reign and was succeeded by his son, Haakon VIII.
Dos Santos and Russell set hurdles world records in Zurich
Alison dos Santos lowered the men's 400 metres hurdles world record to 45.80 seconds, and Masai Russell set a women's 100 metres hurdles record of 12.09 seconds in Zurich.