An explosion that occurred at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 4 killed at least 220 people and injured thousands more. The explosion damaged and destroyed buildings throughout the city, leaving nearly 300,000 people homeless. It also destroyed the country’s largest grain silo, wiping out most of its food stores.

The explosion was caused when a fire started in a warehouse containing fireworks. That fire spread to another warehouse where more than 2,700 metric tonnes of...

The Malian army staged a coup on Aug. 18, marching on the capital, Bamako, and taking the president, Boubacar Keïta, and other leaders into custody. The president and his government resigned the next day. The coup was bloodless, with no reports of fighting.

The reasons behind the coup had not been revealed by press time. However, the president was unpopular and had ordered security forces to fire on opposition rallies as recently as July 10, when 10 people were killed. The country...

A man rammed his car into multiple vehicles, including several motorcycles, on a motorway near Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 19, seriously injuring three. It was described by authorities as a terrorist attack. The suspect was identified as an Iraqi man who lived in refugee housing nearby.

After stopping his car on the freeway, the man removed a metal box from inside the vehicle and threatened that anyone who came closer would die. Before the attack, he posted photos of his car on social...