A local security report says a joint force killed at least 24 suspected bandits while foiling a mass abduction attempt in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The British maritime agency reported engine-room damage and a crew casualty as Oman’s coastguard assisted the ship and authorities investigated responsibility.
The British prime minister said military assistance would continue after Moscow threatened unspecified consequences over Ukrainian use of UK-made drones.
Emirati authorities said one missile landed inside the country’s territorial waters and another came down beyond them, while reporting that air-defence units remained on alert.
A Tribune report says suspected bandits killed at least 22 people in Ungushi community, including a mosque imam, as insecurity and displacement deepen in Sokoto State.
Several students were reported injured at a school in western Kabul, but the Taliban had not commented and the cause of the explosion was still unconfirmed.
Armed opponents of Somalia's federal government battled soldiers in Baidoa, and reports from the city said stray fire killed civilians and endangered aid activity.
Tehran said technical negotiations had produced a framework for safer passage, although wider maritime questions and a joint statement remained unresolved.
Abu Dhabi said an oil-company vessel was attacked during transit, while ADNOC reported no injuries and Emirati officials called for the waterway to reopen fully.
Police in Pakistan’s Bajaur district say Constable Zahir Shah died after militants attacked a police post with rocket launchers and small arms on the event date, August 14, 2026.
Authorities in Michoacán say three armed men were killed and a teenager was wounded after gunfire broke out during a security patrol near La Piedad on August 14, 2026.