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Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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Ceuta: Sánchez clears Morocco against his own report, and stands alone in Congress
Pedro Sánchez told Congress there is "no solid evidence" that Morocco orchestrated the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta — even as a Spanish report documents that Moroccan gendarmes let people through for some ten hours. His own allies accuse him of lying, protesters fill the streets, and Vox is carrying the affair as far as Chile.
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Iran strikes Saudi supertanker SIDR: two Filipino sailors killed, Gulf condemns, crude surges
The Saudi supertanker SIDR was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, killing two Filipino sailors. Riyadh blames Iran, the GCC condemns, Tehran speaks of mines striking "US-controlled" vessels. Brent climbs toward $95 and the bill is already reaching fuel pumps in Pakistan and Nigeria.
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Berlin accuses Moscow of sending an explosive drone to Leipzig airport, and imposes sanctions
On 1 September 2026, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt formally accused Russia of directing an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle airport. A drone carrying an explosive charge had been found there on 4 August, close to Ukrainian cargo aircraft; its detonator failed. Berlin announced sanctions and summoned the Russian ambassador. Moscow calls the accusations "fabricated".
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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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Nepal: 987 bodies recovered in Rasuwa, nearly 900 missing at eleven hydropower sites
A week after the flood triggered by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, Kathmandu announced on 1 September 2026 that 987 bodies had been recovered in Rasuwa district and more than 12,000 people rescued. Nearly 900 remain missing at eleven hydropower sites, including workers trapped in buried tunnels. Prime Minister Balendra Shah attributes the flood to climate change and is seeking help from the Loss and Damage Fund. Death tolls differ, including between Nepali sources.
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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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Niger: the junta puts down a mutiny in Niamey with Russian help
On the night of 29-30 August 2026 gunfire and explosions were heard in Niamey, around the airport and the presidency. It was not a coup but a mutiny against the ruling junta: government forces retook base 101, several soldiers were killed and mutineers arrested. Only five national presses covered the episode.
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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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