:[[Singapore]] begins requiring major [[Internet messaging platform]]s to restrict unsolicited [[Social networking service|contacts]] and [[social media]] services to verify [[Online advertising|advertisers]] and block suspected [[Internet fraud|scam advertisements]] under new anti-scam rules, with penalties of up to [[Singapore dollar|S$]]1 million ([[United States dollar|US$]]780,000) for non-compliance. [https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/world/singapore-tightens-anti-scam-rules-on-social-media-messaging-platforms/2407426 (AFP via ''The Manila Times'')]
:[[United States president]] [[Donald Trump]] orders the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] to substantially reduce the [[Ulchi-Freedom Guardian]] [[military exercise]]s with [[South Korea]], citing their cost and his relationship with [[North Korea]]n [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|supreme leader]] [[Kim Jong Un]]. The drills begin as scheduled. [https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-instructs-pentagon-to-reduce-military-exercises-with-south-korea (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
:The trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for his alleged role in the [[murder of Tupac Shakur]] begins in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmkl1j3dwvo (BBC News)] [https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/09/us/duane-davis-tupac-murder-trial (CNN)]
:[[United States Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) commissioner [[Rodney S. Scott]] pauses construction of a [[United States dollar|$]]1.7 billion [[Border control|border-security]] project in [[Big Bend National Park]], [[Texas]], while the CBP reviews the plan amid [[Bipartisanship in United States politics|bipartisan]] local opposition and [[Environmental issues in the United States|environmental concerns]]. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260818-us-pauses-construction-of-border-project-in-texas-national-park (AFP via RFI)]
:In [[flag football]], [[Canada]]'s [[Canada women's national flag football team|women's team]] defeats the [[2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship|defending champion]] [[United States women's national flag football team|United States]] to win its third [[IFAF Flag Football World Championship]] title. Additionally, the [[Canada men's national flag football team|men's football team]] qualifies for the [[2028 Summer Olympics|upcoming]] [[Summer Olympics]]. [https://globalnews.ca/news/12023402/canada-flag-football-olympics/ (Global News)]
:Authorities in [[Indiana]], [[United States]], report that six people have died in recent floods from storms. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/six-dead-indiana-after-storms-floods-emergency-officials-say-2026-08-15/ (Reuters)]
:[[Singapore]] begins requiring major [[Internet messaging platform]]s to restrict unsolicited [[Social networking service|contacts]] and [[social media]] services to verify [[Online advertising|advertisers]] and block suspected [[Internet fraud|scam advertisements]] under new anti-scam rules, with penalties of up to [[Singapore dollar|S$]]1 million ([[United States dollar|US$]]780,000) for non-compliance. [https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/world/singapore-tightens-anti-scam-rules-on-social-media-messaging-platforms/2407426 (AFP via ''The Manila Times'')]
:[[United States president]] [[Donald Trump]] orders the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] to substantially reduce the [[Ulchi-Freedom Guardian]] [[military exercise]]s with [[South Korea]], citing their cost and his relationship with [[North Korea]]n [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|supreme leader]] [[Kim Jong Un]]. The drills begin as scheduled. [https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-instructs-pentagon-to-reduce-military-exercises-with-south-korea (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
:The trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for his alleged role in the [[murder of Tupac Shakur]] begins in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmkl1j3dwvo (BBC News)] [https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/09/us/duane-davis-tupac-murder-trial (CNN)]
:[[United States Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) commissioner [[Rodney S. Scott]] pauses construction of a [[United States dollar|$]]1.7 billion [[Border control|border-security]] project in [[Big Bend National Park]], [[Texas]], while the CBP reviews the plan amid [[Bipartisanship in United States politics|bipartisan]] local opposition and [[Environmental issues in the United States|environmental concerns]]. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260818-us-pauses-construction-of-border-project-in-texas-national-park (AFP via RFI)]
:In [[flag football]], [[Canada]]'s [[Canada women's national flag football team|women's team]] defeats the [[2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship|defending champion]] [[United States women's national flag football team|United States]] to win its third [[IFAF Flag Football World Championship]] title. Additionally, the [[Canada men's national flag football team|men's football team]] qualifies for the [[2028 Summer Olympics|upcoming]] [[Summer Olympics]]. [https://globalnews.ca/news/12023402/canada-flag-football-olympics/ (Global News)]
:Authorities in [[Indiana]], [[United States]], report that six people have died in recent floods from storms. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/six-dead-indiana-after-storms-floods-emergency-officials-say-2026-08-15/ (Reuters)]
{{Transclude selected current events|Japan|more=y |wikitext=yes}}
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC News)(Reuters)
:Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]], leaving at least eight people dead. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-stranded-japans-narita-airport-after-record-rain-kills-four-2026-08-14/ (Reuters)]
:[[Typhoon Dolphin (2026)|Typhoon Dolphin]] makes landfall in the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Japan]], which encompass the entirety of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] and parts of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]. Additionally, [[China]] shuts down [[List of ports in China|ports]] and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/typhoon-dolphin-okinawa/ (''The Japan Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw 6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC News)(Reuters)
:Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]], leaving at least eight people dead. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-stranded-japans-narita-airport-after-record-rain-kills-four-2026-08-14/ (Reuters)]
:[[Typhoon Dolphin (2026)|Typhoon Dolphin]] makes landfall in the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Japan]], which encompass the entirety of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] and parts of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]. Additionally, [[China]] shuts down [[List of ports in China|ports]] and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/typhoon-dolphin-okinawa/ (''The Japan Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw 6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC News)(Reuters)
:Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]], leaving at least eight people dead. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-stranded-japans-narita-airport-after-record-rain-kills-four-2026-08-14/ (Reuters)]
:[[Typhoon Dolphin (2026)|Typhoon Dolphin]] makes landfall in the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Japan]], which encompass the entirety of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] and parts of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]. Additionally, [[China]] shuts down [[List of ports in China|ports]] and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/typhoon-dolphin-okinawa/ (''The Japan Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw 6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC News)(Reuters)
:Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]], leaving at least eight people dead. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq561gpen8lo (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-stranded-japans-narita-airport-after-record-rain-kills-four-2026-08-14/ (Reuters)]
:[[Typhoon Dolphin (2026)|Typhoon Dolphin]] makes landfall in the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Japan]], which encompass the entirety of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] and parts of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]. Additionally, [[China]] shuts down [[List of ports in China|ports]] and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/typhoon-dolphin-okinawa/ (''The Japan Times'')]
The casualty toll from the Mw 6.8 earthquake in Kumamoto on Kyushu, Japan, earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. (Reuters)
:The casualty toll from the {{M|w|6.8}} earthquake in [[Kumamoto]] on [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], earlier this week rises to 35 people killed and over 134 injured. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japans-earthquake-leaves-communities-thirsting-water-relief-heat-2026-07-30/ (Reuters)]
:A {{M|w|7.1}} earthquake strikes central [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]], causing a [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami alert]] for the western [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] coast. At least 13 people are killed. [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/world/live-news/japan-earthquake-kumamoto (CNN)]
:The [[Tokyo Fire Department|fire department]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], reports 453 heat-related hospitalizations, its highest daily total since records began in 2010, as a severe [[heat wave]] kills one person and leaves four critically ill. The country's [[Fire and Disaster Management Agency]] reports at least 14 heat-related deaths nationwide over the previous week. [https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/07/23/japan-coins-kokushobi-term-for-cruelly-hot-40c-days-behind-skyrocketing-hospitalisations/228679 (AFP via ''Malay Mail'')]
:A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a [[Mass shooting|mass]] [[School shooting|shooting]] at a junior secondary school building of the [[Ateneo de Zamboanga University]] in [[Zamboanga City]], [[Philippines]]. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mayor-says-shooting-incident-school-southern-philippines-reports-two-casualties-2026-08-18/ (Reuters)] [https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/08/18/2550109/2-reported-dead-9-injured-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting/ (''The Philippine Star'')]
:[[Pakistan]]'s [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] orders imprisoned former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] [[Imran Khan]] transferred from [[Central Jail Rawalpindi|the central jail]] in [[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], to [[Shifa International Hospitals|Shifa International Hospital]] in [[Islamabad]] for medical examinations following a petition by his lawyers concerning his health. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260818-pakistan-supreme-court-orders-ex-pm-khan-moved-from-jail-to-hospital (AFP via RFI)]
:Several fighters from both sides are killed after [[Somalia|Somali]] [[Somali Armed Forces|federal forces]] and opposition groups clash in the [[South West State of Somalia|South West State]]. Two civilians are also killed. Militias loyal to former [[List of leaders of South West State of Somalia|state president]] [[Abdiaziz Laftagareen]] enter the regional capital [[Baidoa]], challenging two battalions of the [[Somali National Army]] loyal to [[President of Somalia|Somali president]] [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/somalia-federal-troops-armed-opposition-clash-baidoa-city-2026-08-17/ (Reuters)] [https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-baidoa-erupts-in-heavy-fighting-as-laftagareen-forces-claim-to-seize-city (Garowe Online)] [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/africa/artc-somalia-federal-troops-armed-opposition-clash-in-baidoa-city-report (i24 news)]
:The [[United Nations]] reports that at least 2,325 people have died from the current [[Ebola]] outbreak in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], making it the deadliest in the country's history. [https://www.dw.com/en/drc-ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-countrys-history/a-78394992 (DW)]
Iran says it barred two French embassy employees from returning for allegedly violating the Vienna Convention through activities supporting Iranian civil society. France says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists. (Reuters)
:[[Iran]] says it barred two [[French embassy]] employees from returning for allegedly violating the [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations|Vienna Convention]] through activities supporting Iranian [[civil society]]. [[France]] says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-two-french-embassy-employees-barred-returning-2026-08-17/ (Reuters)]
:A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a [[Mass shooting|mass]] [[School shooting|shooting]] at a junior secondary school building of the [[Ateneo de Zamboanga University]] in [[Zamboanga City]], [[Philippines]]. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mayor-says-shooting-incident-school-southern-philippines-reports-two-casualties-2026-08-18/ (Reuters)] [https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/08/18/2550109/2-reported-dead-9-injured-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting/ (''The Philippine Star'')]
:[[Pakistan]]'s [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] orders imprisoned former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] [[Imran Khan]] transferred from [[Central Jail Rawalpindi|the central jail]] in [[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], to [[Shifa International Hospitals|Shifa International Hospital]] in [[Islamabad]] for medical examinations following a petition by his lawyers concerning his health. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260818-pakistan-supreme-court-orders-ex-pm-khan-moved-from-jail-to-hospital (AFP via RFI)]
:Several fighters from both sides are killed after [[Somalia|Somali]] [[Somali Armed Forces|federal forces]] and opposition groups clash in the [[South West State of Somalia|South West State]]. Two civilians are also killed. Militias loyal to former [[List of leaders of South West State of Somalia|state president]] [[Abdiaziz Laftagareen]] enter the regional capital [[Baidoa]], challenging two battalions of the [[Somali National Army]] loyal to [[President of Somalia|Somali president]] [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/somalia-federal-troops-armed-opposition-clash-baidoa-city-2026-08-17/ (Reuters)] [https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-baidoa-erupts-in-heavy-fighting-as-laftagareen-forces-claim-to-seize-city (Garowe Online)] [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/africa/artc-somalia-federal-troops-armed-opposition-clash-in-baidoa-city-report (i24 news)]
:The [[United Nations]] reports that at least 2,325 people have died from the current [[Ebola]] outbreak in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], making it the deadliest in the country's history. [https://www.dw.com/en/drc-ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-countrys-history/a-78394992 (DW)]
Iran says it barred two French embassy employees from returning for allegedly violating the Vienna Convention through activities supporting Iranian civil society. France says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists. (Reuters)
:[[Iran]] says it barred two [[French embassy]] employees from returning for allegedly violating the [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations|Vienna Convention]] through activities supporting Iranian [[civil society]]. [[France]] says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-two-french-embassy-employees-barred-returning-2026-08-17/ (Reuters)]
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