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The UN drops Mercator for Equal Earth: Africa at its true size, the United States the only vote against
On September 4 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution encouraging member states to move away from the Mercator projection, in use since 1569, in favor of Equal Earth. Togo led the initiative on behalf of the African Union: on Mercator, Greenland appears almost as large as Africa though it is fourteen times smaller. The United States was the only country to vote against.
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Hormuz: Iran strikes Kuwait and the UAE, Oman refuses its toll, Washington cuts contact
Day five of the Hormuz escalation: Iran struck US bases located in Kuwait and the UAE — Gulf states themselves — and some twenty Emirati civilian flights were disrupted. Qatar condemned the strikes, Oman quietly rejected the toll Tehran wants to levy, and Washington says it has cut contact while floating an embargo.
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Nepal: 1,204 bodies recovered, over 4,200 missing — the race into the tunnels a week after the flood
A week after the Bhote Koshi flood, Nepal counts 1,204 bodies recovered and more than 4,200 missing. Rescuers are racing to reach survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels, 38 Australians remain unaccounted for, and China has reopened the Tibet road into the disaster zone.
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An ammunition depot hit near Kyiv: the deadliest strike of the year in Ukraine
On the night of Friday 28 to Saturday 29 August 2026, a Russian drone hit a warehouse in Myla, west of Kyiv, where Ukrainian authorities say ammunition for their army was stored. The blast spread fire to dozens of homes. The toll was revised from 37 to 38 dead on Sunday, with four people still missing; two of the seven countries covering the episode still report 37. Kyiv points to negligence in siting the depot, Moscow to a legitimate military target.
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Google Maps applies the order: Lake Ontario becomes "Lake America" for US users
Google Maps now shows "Lake America" instead of "Lake Ontario" for users located in the United States, applying the order Donald Trump signed on 28 August 2026. The lake is shared with Canada and borders the province of Ontario. Ontario premier Doug Ford put up a giant sign on the Canadian shore; some Canadian users say they see the new name anyway, although Google says the change is limited to the United States. Seven countries cover the episode.
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Northern Cyprus: a ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsizes on the route to Turkey
On Sunday 30 August 2026, a catamaran ferry running from Kyrenia, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, to the Turkish port of Taşucu capsized and sank about 7.5 km off the island's northern coast. It was carrying between 260 and 270 people. Eight countries cover the sinking and no two report the same toll: six to eight dead, seventeen to twenty-four missing. The TRNC, recognised only by Turkey, declared three days of national mourning.
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Iceland rejects resuming EU accession talks, with Reykjavik voting against the rest of the country
On 29 August 2026 Icelanders voted in a referendum on resuming EU accession talks, suspended since 2013. The final figures give 118,040 votes to no against 105,339 to yes — 52.8% against 47.2%, a gap of 12,701 ballots — on the highest turnout since 1944. Yes wins in both Reykjavik constituencies, no passes 60% in the three rural constituencies. The vote does not withdraw the application filed in 2009.
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Trump announces a deal giving the United States control of 65 billion Venezuelan barrels
On 28 August 2026 Donald Trump announced a deal with Caracas covering, according to both governments, 17 fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels and an expected $100 billion in investment. Axios, which had revealed the talks the day before, puts the figure at 90 billion barrels across a dozen fields. The US strategic reserve is at a forty-year low.
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Trump renames Lake Ontario "Lake America" by executive order
On 27 August 2026 Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America", as trade talks with Ottawa collapsed. The lake is a shared border water between New York State and the Canadian province of Ontario, and its name comes from an Iroquoian word. The order applies only to US federal nomenclature and does not bind Canada, which rejected it. The move follows the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America".
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Meta settles the teen social media addiction case for $16.7 billion
On 26 August 2026 Meta reached a settlement with 29 US states, ending the Oakland trial over minors' addiction to Instagram and Facebook before its conclusion. The company will pay between $16.68 and $18 billion depending on how the total is counted, without admitting fault, and will apply a two-hour daily limit on Instagram for US teenagers. The next day, the European Commission demanded that Meta "protect our kids too".
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Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border: hundreds missing, including foreign tourists
An ice and rock avalanche triggered flash floods on the border between Nepal and Chinese Tibet. Reported death tolls differ sharply between countries, from several dozen to more than a hundred and sixty, and the missing range from a few hundred to nearly fifteen hundred. Among them are foreign tourists and Mount Kailash pilgrims. India has put Bihar on flood alert, Bangladesh has offered aid, Australia is searching for thirty-four nationals.
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