The day
Thursday 7 August 2025
11 stories, biggest first.
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News
At least six people are killed and two others are injured when an air ambulance crashes into a residential area in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, Kenya.
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CrimeMass shootings in the United States
Two people are killed and three others are injured, including two state troopers, in a mass shooting when a man kills his neighbor and opens fire on law enforcement before being killed in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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NewsM23 campaign
M23 rebels attack Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo positions in Kamakombe and Kasheke, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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News
At least eight people are killed and several others are injured when a train and a Kenya Pipeline-owned bus collide on a level crossing in Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya.
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NewsUnited States–Venezuela relations
U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi announces a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, saying his capture and extradition to the United States is vital for national security.
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Politics
British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness Rushanara Ali resigns amid controversy over increasing the rent at a property she owns in east London by £700 in order to force the tenants to move.
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Politics
The cabinet of Lebanon approves a U.S. proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel's occupation in the country, despite Hezbollah's rejection of this demand.
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News
Five people are killed and several are injured when a malfunctioning gas cylinder explodes in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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News
Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, United States.
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Money
Israel's Leviathan natural gas field signs the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to US$35 billion, to supply gas to Egypt.
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Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 7 August 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.