Headlines: 1-9 August 2026

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Israeli strikes leave at least 4 dead in Gaza despite Trump announcing breakthrough (LINK) — 2 August 2026

Saturday, 1 August 2026

Ukraine: Russia hits Kyiv with deadly missile strikes: at least 9 people died, and more than 20 injured (LINK) — 1 August 2026

Zelensky says lack of US Patriot missiles left Kyiv wide open to Russian blitz — (LINK)

Russia fired record number of missiles at Ukraine in July (LINK) — 1 August 2026

Trump cancels Iran attack, citing progress in negotiations (LINK) — 1 August 2026

US crosses new line in Iran War: refinery and power plant strikes planned for weekend: joint US-Israeli campaign would be first to target civilian economic infrastructure — (LINK)

Israeli strikes leave at least 4 dead in Gaza despite Trump announcing breakthrough (LINK) — 2 August 2026

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan on 30 July (LINK) — 1 August 2026

— Nirmal Purja climbed the world's 14 highest peaks in a record-breaking 189 days.

Heather Cox Richardson: the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (LINK) — 1 August 2026