Today in History - Major Events on This Day

August 5, 2026

5 August 2026

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

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TSMC pledges $100 billion to expand US chipmaking capacity

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

Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as 1 million are evacuated

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Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan's capital shuts schools

Lebanese and Israeli negotiators meet in Rome to discuss ceasefire

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies at 70

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China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities

Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country

Tropical Storm Mekkhala inundates cars and homes in southern Taiwan

US stocks hit records as profits keep piling up

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest building

Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle

China defends patrols east of Taiwan after 3 European nations raise alarm

Trump's arch could harm the integrity of Washington's historical sites

US Congress welcomes Taiwan's parliamentary leader to Washington

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UK, Germany and France express concern over Chinese actions east of Taiwan

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX's first earnings call

China's newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait

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Taiwan military launches five-day combat readiness drills to boost rapid response capability

FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get backing in lawsuit

Taiwan needs US weapons for self-defense as threat from China grows, diplomat tells AP

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

Taiwan's spy agency launches webpage for Chinese nationals to report tips

Funeral honors Ukrainian student killed as she helped victims

Taiwan's opposition leader touts talks with China

Trump is making a rare Western trip to to raise cash for Republicans

Two House Republicans to meet with leader of Taiwan's Beijing-friendly opposition party

35 Sudanese Killed after drone strikes Darfur civil court

Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from US-supplied mobile launching system

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Taipei Zoo welcomes a pair of red pandas from China, first in over a decade

Trump keeps the door open to a call with Taiwan's president

Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptops

Taiwan says US hasn't notified it of any pause in a planned $14 billion arms sale

Taiwan investigate 3 people over Nvidia chip smuggling to China

Taiwan's Lai says he would tell Trump he hopes to continue arm purchases

Taiwan's president defends US arms purchases that Trump called 'bargaining chip'

Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan

Paraguay and Taiwan reaffirm ties after China sought to lure away Taipei ally

Paraguay's president visits Taiwan as pressure from China grows

Taiwan's president says state visits are 'basic right'

Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race

Taiwan's president lands in Eswatini in trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure

Taiwan President postpones Eswatini visit after China pressure

Taiwan's chipmaker TSMC reports 58% jump in profit