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UN to hold second informal straw poll for next leader (LINK) — 21 August 2026

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Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to low rainfall caused by El Niño: 32 vessels a day from 15 September, compared to 36 currently (LINK) — 21 August 2026

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China: Two Tiananmen Square vigil organizers found guilty in Hong Kong of 'inciting subversion' (LINK) — 21 August 2026

— The defendants face a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail. Sentencing is expected on a later date.

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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after hospital examination (LINK) — 21 August 2026

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Cameroon's 93-year-old president returns after 2 months abroad, raises health concerns (LINK) — 21 August 2026

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Bessent says US to impose 'toughest' ever sanctions on Iran, urges China to cooperate (LINK) — 20 August 2026

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Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 14 in Ukraine's Kyiv region (LINK) — 20 August 2026

Ukraine hits Russian drone-launch airfields in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied Donetsk (LINK) — 20 August 2026

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Moscow's fuel stations limit sales amid shortages (ground news LINK) — 20 August 2026

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US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday that they are leveling new penalties against nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies along with the leadership of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, or ICAP.

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India allows duty-free imports of 1 million metric tons of raw sugar: record-high domestic prices in the world's biggest sugar-consuming country: global sugar prices jump 4% (LINK) — 20 August 2026

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DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine effective in previous outbreaks as Ebola infections surge (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— Bundibugyo virus is responsible for the current outbreak, which has so far killed 2,476 people out of the 5,208 confirmed cases.

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More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations (ground news LINK) — 20 August 2026

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Honduras places 80% of country on El Niño drought alert (ground news LINK) — 20 August 2026

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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Najran Airport, Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has not confirmed or commented on the reported attacks (ground news LINK) — 20 August 2026

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PassBlue: Stark differences between the latest two nominees for UN boss: Ivonne A-Baki, an Ecuadorian backed by Tonga, and Olara Otunnu, a Ugandan diplomat and ex-UN official (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— A-Baki, 75, projected herself as an activist who would leave New York City often as UN boss to head to war zones and to insert herself directly into peace efforts to try to rebuild confidence in the UN. Otunnu, 75, said he would be a leader grounded in the UN Charter, focusing on consensus, reform of the institution and careful use of the secretary-general's "soft power".

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FBI arrests woman over alleged plot to bomb New York capitol building (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— Prosecutors allege that Jessica Bowie, 35, had previously pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group (IS). She is charged with providing material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bowie had "repeatedly surveilled the building" in advance, and was carrying a fake bomb and a defective gun, which had been supplied to her by undercover agents, prosecutors said. Bowie, from Albany in upstate New York, had allegedly discussed her plans with FBI informants and spent weeks with agents posing as IS members.

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Zambian police summon opposition leader for questioning the August 13 presidential election results (ground news LINK) — 20 August 2026

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+ Miscellaneous news

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+ Fake news

Trump's misleading crime drop claims: in fact, crime had been falling for a couple years before Trump was elected to a second term. In fact, the violent crime rate Trump inherited from Biden was lower than what Biden inherited from Trump (LINK) — 21 August 2026

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World Soccer Cup 2026 roundup

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+Global Geneva agenda

Vote on best language learning app 2026 by 10 September for 23 September award: app profiles (LINK) — 18 August 2026

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Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues organizes its 18th run of hope on 27 September to raise funds for the Geneva League Against Cancer (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— Participants may choose between a 5-kilometre run, a 10-kilometre run, or a 5-kilometre family walk along Geneva's Quai du Mont-Blanc and Quai Wilson.

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Denmark targets August 21 for second Security Council UN chief poll (LINK) — 3 August 2026

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25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026

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Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026

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11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026

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