Meteorite fall zone identified northeast of Maryborough, Victoria Australia after fireball

"A bright meteor streaked across the night sky over Victoria creating a stunning fireball

display that was seen by residents across the state. The visual spectacle was followed by a powerful sonic boom that rattled windows and shook buildings across central Victoria. Scientists are now searching for fragments of the space rock, which they believe survived its fiery descent and landed on the ground.
Geoscience Australia confirmed that it received multiple felt reports around 19:40 LT in the Bendigo area but recorded no seismic event, indicating that the shaking was caused by a meteor-generated sonic boom rather than an earthquake." W

Bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day

"A fireball briefly turned night to day in the skies over Japan In the night before appearing to fragment over the Pacific Ocean.
The fireball flared to life at 11:08 p.m. local time appearing to streak southwest through the skies above southern Japan. Its brief but dramatic descent was captured on several surveillance cameras and dashcams located in the western cities of Kagoshima and Kumamoto and was even spotted as far east as Osaka's Kansai Airport, located approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) away." AP

Russian missile strike hits U.S. electronics company facility in Zakarpattia

"A Russian missile struck an American electronics manufacturer in Zakarpattia." KI

Russia unleashes massive attack across Ukraine; blasts reported in Lviv, Lutsk, Rivne, Mukachevo and Zaporizhzhya

"Russia carried out a massive overnight assault on Ukraine with Shahed drones, cruise missiles and ballistic weapons. 

Western Ukraine and other regions came under fire, with explosions reported in Mukachevo, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Lutsk, Lviv, Rivne, Zaporizhzhya and Kyiv, where air defenses were active." KI

Caldera cliff collapses in Santorini’s Imerovigli, triggering slope instability concerns

"An extensive section of cliff in Imerovigli, Santorini, collapsed producing a dust cloud that

spread across the caldera rim and surrounding tourist areas. The incident occurred in the early afternoon and caused significant disruption.
Imerovigli, a settlement of 469 permanent residents, is a popular tourist destination due to its elevated position on the caldera rim and panoramic views of the Aegean Sea." W

Israel launches attack on Gaza City

"The Israeli military has begun “the first stages” of an operation to take over Gaza City, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced." RT

4.8 earthquake - Indonesia: Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra

"A strong magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean 360 km (224 mi) from
Indonesia around noon of Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 at 12.27 pm local time (GMT +6). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." W

Ukraine repels 167 Russian assaults

"Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defense forces engaged in 167 combat clashes as Russia continued its large-scale offensive across multiple fronts.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, four clashes were recorded. Russia carried out 16 airstrikes dropping 40 guided bombs and shelled Ukrainian positions 207 times, including 16 MLRS attacks.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian forces repelled nine attacks near Vovchansk, Ambarne, Fyiholivka, and towards Khatnie and Katerynivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian troops fought off two enemy assaults near Holubivka and towards Kupiansk.

In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 33 attacks attempting to advance near Karpivka, Ridkodub, Kolodiazi, Myrne, Torske and towards Olhivka, Shandryholove, Yampil, Dronivka, and Hryhorivka.
In the Siversk sector, Ukraine repelled five assaults near Hryhorivka, Pereizne and towards Vyimka and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one combat clash was recorded near Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks near Toretsk, Yablunivka, Shcherbynivka and towards Stepanivka, Poltavka, and Popiv Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 53 enemy attacks near Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Fedorivka, Kucheriv Yar, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Novoukrainka, Dachne and towards Pokrovsk, Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, and Novopavlivka." Ukrin