The day

Saturday 8 August 2026

12 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   News2026 Utah wildfires

   The National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S., while trying to battle the Widemouth 2 fire.

2. 2

   NewsKyiv strikes

   Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike by Russian forces in Kyiv.

3. 3

   News2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

   The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels was attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported.

4. 4

   News2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

   Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr says that Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts sanctions against the country, ends the naval blockade, and halts military action against the country.

5. 5

   NewsKordofan campaign

   A tribe leader in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan accuses the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North of launching attacks on Otoro villages in Kauda. Additionally, four aid workers are reported to be detained.

6. 6

   News2026 Pacific typhoon season

   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 ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon.

7. 7

   NewsDarfur campaign

   Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says that the SAF-allied Joint Forces have repelled an attack in Sudan's West Darfur state.

8. 8

   News

   Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker Caroline Bezengi, believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after an explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have reportedly reached the shore of Al-Qibliyah Island.

9. 9

   News2026 Canadian wildfires

   In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province.

10. 10

    News2026 Morocco–Spain border incident

    Spain imposes temporary border checks on travelers from Italy after Italy introduced similar controls on arrivals from Spain amid a dispute over migration policy following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta.

11. 11

    News

    A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot.

12. 12

    Crime

    4 men and one woman are shot and killed in a house in Langa, Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday night.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 8 August 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.