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August 6, 2026

6 August 2026

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

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53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa

Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17

US demand $15,000 bonds for visa applications from 12 more countries

Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come this week

Climate change worsened floods which killed dozens in southern Africa

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French energy giant TotalEnergies resumes Mozambique $20 billion project

Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise

Taiwan kicks off annual military drills to counter a potential Chinese attack

What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

US stocks hold near records on hopes of Iran agreement

Floods in Mozambique displace 300,000 people

Judge criticizes Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

South Africa Declares National Disaster Over Flooding

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100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

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US signs new health deals with 9 African countries

Australian airline Jetstar charges passengers to use overhead lockers

Jihadist insurgents in Mozambique are beheading civilians

Trump says 'we may have to' send oil prices higher during speech

Swiss prosecutors target Credit Suisse over Mozambique money laundering case

China announces countermeasures against Washington, including drone exports

African game reserve transports hundreds of wild animals

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Mozambique embraces $6 billion electricity project

People evacuate after Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Erupts

120 children abducted by insurgents in Mozambique

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Mozambique carried out brutal crackdown on protests

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Islamic State fighters displace 46,000 people in Mozambique

Leader of Myanmar's military-backed government arrives in Thailand

Mozambique's ex-finance minister faces sentencing in New York in 'tuna bonds' corruption case

2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first deaths since June truce

Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president

US military families face deportation as immigration protections end

Mozambique opposition leader returns from exile as police fire tear gas at his supporters

Child malnutrition is at critical level, cuts in funding will halt food aid in Afghanistan

6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique amid post-election violence

21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling

At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say

Mozambique political unrest disrupts Eswatini sugar exports

Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as fastest-growing outbreak surges

Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

35 Sudanese Killed after drone strikes Darfur civil court

Spanish PM Sanchez fends off blistering criticism within the EU over Ceuta crisis

The plight of 1,000 minor migrants still in Spain's Ceuta

Trump administration will close 5 smaller US consulates in Africa, Asia