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In Bishkek, the SCO marks 25 years by casting itself as an alternative order to the West
The 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held in Bishkek on 31 August and 1 September 2026, bringing together Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Masoud Pezeshkian. Xi and the Kyrgyz president signed a treaty of permanent good-neighbourliness; Putin proposed China-Russia cooperation on artificial intelligence; Modi publicly called for an end to the war in Ukraine. Pakistan takes over the chairmanship for 2026-2027.
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US strikes Hormuz, Iran hits back at Jordan and the Emirates: first exchange of fire in a month
After a month of calm during which Washington had shifted its effort to an economic war, US forces struck missile launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on 31 August 2026. Tehran retaliated against two US bases in Jordan and targets in the United Arab Emirates, which called the attack a dangerous escalation. A tanker was hit by three projectiles in the strait's southern lane and a Saudi supertanker was intercepted. Brent rose to around 91 dollars.
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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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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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Washington suspends immigrant visa appointments worldwide
The US State Department has suspended immigrant visa interviews at its embassies and consulates worldwide, with no announced resumption date, citing in-depth training for its consular staff. Diplomatic posts say they will contact applicants to reschedule. The measure comes four days after a federal judge struck down the visa freeze targeting nationals of seventy-five countries, and a day after the announced revocation of two hundred thousand tourist and business visas.
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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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A Chinese humanoid robot runs the 100 metres faster than Usain Bolt at the Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the robot Tiangong Ultra ran the 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, below Usain Bolt's world record of 9.58 s, while another machine cleared 2.88 m in the high jump. Western outlets treat it first as a spectacular feat; Beijing turns it into an industrial argument, highlighting an already commercialised sector. Several newsrooms report conflicting times and the absence of independent certification.
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US national debt crosses $40 trillion for the first time
US federal debt passed $40 trillion on 18 August 2026, reaching $40.047 trillion according to the Treasury. It has more than doubled since 2017; net interest approached $1 trillion in 2025 and the 30-year yield touched 5.33%. Seven countries cover the sequence, and the dividing line is not political but between those reading an American fact and those measuring what it costs them.
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Twenty-nine US states take Meta to court over hooking children on social media
The trial pitting twenty-nine US states against Meta opened on 18 August 2026 in Oakland, California. State attorneys general accuse the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to hold minors' attention and of misleading the public about the effects on their mental health; Meta rejects the claims. Ten countries cover the sequence, and the damages figure reported varies sevenfold from one newsroom to another.
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