Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 23

'The death toll from Russia's August 28 missile and drone attack on Kyiv has risen to 23, with rescue operations still underway." Ukrin

China's Chongqing surrounded by wildfires; faces unrelenting heatwave

"Record-breaking heatwave in China has resulted in wildfires near the country's biggest city

Chongqing, housing more than 32 million people. Reportedly, the mountains and the forest surrounding the city, parched due to the extreme heat are now burning amber-red.
For several weeks, the temperatures have hovered above 40 C, with several districts seeing temperatures as high as 45 C." WION

191 Russian assaults in past 24 hours

"Ukrainian forces engaged in 191 combat clashes with Russian invaders across the frontline.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted two assaults near Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled five assaults near Zapadne, Synkivka, Holubivka, and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, 31 Russian attacks were recorded near Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Torske, and towards Yampil, Dronivka, and Serebrianka.

In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces stopped ten attacks near Hryhorivka, Vyimka, and Pereizne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces launched four assaults towards Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out five attacks near Shcherbynivka, Toretsk, and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 37 Russian assaults near Poltavka, Volodymyrivka, Novoekonomichne, Rodynske, Lysivka, Sukhyi Yar, Dachenske, Zvirove, Udachne, Horikhove, and Novoukrainka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian forces held off 15 attacks near Voskresenka, Maliivka, Zelenyi Hai, Piddubne, Oleksandrohrad, and Zaporizke.
In the Orikhiv sector, one Russian assault was repelled near Stepove.
In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian defenders fought back three enemy attacks.
In the Huliaipole sector, no combat engagements were recorded." Ukrin

4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia coastline

"A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 204 kilometers south of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The tremor underscores the Kuril-Kamchatka region's long-standing seismic volatility." Newsweek

Volcano erupts, firing ash plume 3 miles into sky

"Japanese meteorological agencies said the Shinmoedake volcano had erupted in the early hours sending a plume of ash 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) into the sky.
Officials warned of large cinders falling across a near-2 mile radius from the volcano, which sits in the Kirishima mountain range on Kyushu, a large southern island of Japan." msn

Earthquake strikes Alaska

"A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands the U.S.

Geological Survey said.
The strong quake hit around 241 kilometers (150 miles) west of the remote Alaskan settlement of Adak at 11:07 a.m. UTC (7:07 a.m. ET). It was deep, with the USGS recording a depth of 133.7 kilometers." AP