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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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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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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".

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

Washington declares 'economic war' on Iran and urges allies and China to cut all ties

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a campaign to collapse Iran's economy, telling other capitals they are either with Washington or against it. Tehran calls the economic war a breach of international law and threatens a military response. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is falling.

JUSTICE INTERNATIONALE

The ICC condemns US sanctions against its president

On 18 August 2026 Washington sanctioned the president of the International Criminal Court, Japanese judge Tomoko Akane, and Senegalese deputy prosecutor Abdoulaye Seye. The court decries a "flagrant attack" on its independence; nine of its eighteen judges are now targeted. Eight countries cover the sequence, with three distinct positions rather than two camps.

Nigel Farage wins back the seat he gave up: a by-election he triggered himself, boycotted by all his serious opponents

Nigel Farage won back the Clacton seat on 14 August with 22,239 votes against 9,455 for a satirical candidate wearing a bin on his head. He had resigned that same seat in July, under investigation over an undeclared £5 million donation. The major parties boycotted the vote; the inquiry resumed hours after the result.

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

Settlers besiege three Palestinian homes in Qusra — and the US ambassador to Israel calls them "terrorists"

Since 9 August, Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, cutting water and electricity and trapping around fifteen people. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, an avowed supporter of the settlements, called them "Israeli terrorists". France demands prosecutions; the UN calls it criminal.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Karoline Leavitt leaves the White House: a family decision for some, an electoral calendar for others

Donald Trump announced on 12 August that his press secretary would leave at the end of the month to become an outside adviser. At 28, she was the youngest in history. She cites her family; part of the press notes she is leaving two months before the midterm elections. No successor has been named.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Trump Left Turkey in a Catering Truck, on a Secret Plane, Facing an Iranian Threat

The Washington Post revealed that after the NATO summit in Ankara on 8 July, Donald Trump boarded an Air Force One in front of the cameras, then immediately left it via a catering truck to board a military aircraft. The press pool landed in Britain without him. Trump confirmed it on Tuesday evening: "I do what they tell me." Three questions remain: his security, the credibility of the threat, and the White House's communication.

CONFLITS & SECURITE

Netanyahu Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Plan and Ties Any Withdrawal to Hamas Disarming

"Israel rejects the 15-point document." At a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu formally refused the roadmap published on 31 July by Donald Trump's Board of Peace and accepted by Hamas. No withdrawal before "genuine" disarmament, and no Palestinian state while he is in office. On the ground, though, Israel has scaled back its strikes since 3 August. Elections fall on 27 October.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Houthis Strike an Aramco Refinery in Saudi Arabia as the UN Condemns and Yemen's War Reignites

On Sunday, Houthi forces claimed a drone strike on the Aramco refinery at Jazan on the Red Sea; Riyadh said the fire was out with no casualties. The same day, shelling of the port of Mokha killed at least seven people. Two days earlier the UN Security Council had condemned Houthi fire on the kingdom since 13 July. A conflict frozen since the 2022 truce is reigniting, two days after the Riyadh-Ankara-Islamabad defence pact.

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