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UN and Red Cross call for urgent rules on autonomous weapon (ground news LINK) — 25 August 2026

— Ahead of the CCW Review Conference in November in Geneva, the UN and Red Cross called for "political courage", urging countries to decide whether to launch negotiations after three years of discussions

Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter widened US economic sanctions (LINK) — 25 August 2026

— Washington announced what it described as an "economic D-Day" against the country to try to isolate it from the global economy. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said any nation financially partnering with Iran would be isolated, and that banks and businesses dealing with Iran would share its isolation if they refused to cut ties.

US threatens sanctions on countries that don't cut economic ties to Tehran (LINK) — 24 August 2026

NYPost: Iran's rial currency plunges to record low as citizens try to cash out while US pushes new sanctions (LINK) — 24 August 2026

Shipping oil through Hormuz costs $20 million, Total CEO says (LINK) — 24 August 2026

— TotalEnergies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said the company is buying barrels at $50 to $60 inside the Persian Gulf as producers are desperate to get their supplies onto the market following six months of conflict.

Trump administration plans to revoke estimated 200,000 non-immigrant visas of asylum seekers: would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history (LINK) — 24 August 2026

Amnesty says Indian police used excessive force in Delhi and Bihar protests (ground news LINK) — 24 August 2026

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms (LINK) — 24 August 2026

— The Supreme Court's conservative majority didn't decide the legality of Trump's order, instead ruling that states who sued did not have the legal right to challenge it. "The Court's disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful. On that score, time will tell," the majority wrote in an unsigned order.

Trump's mail-in voting rules raise fears of federal overreach:could scramble the 2026 midterms by forcing local and state officials to adopt an untested federal system on short notice and potentially undermine confidence in U.S. elections. (LINK) — 24 August 2026

Canada set to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to 'fall in line' or face consequences "far WORSE" than existing tariffs (LINK) — 25 August 2026

Iran sanctions: TRM Labs tracks $16.8m across 30 Mabna Institute crypto wallets (LINK) — 25 August 2026

Venezuela quake death toll surpasses 6,500 (ground news LINK) — 24 August 2026

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms (LINK) — 24 August 2026

— The Supreme Court's conservative majority didn't decide the legality of Trump's order, instead ruling that states who sued did not have the legal right to challenge it. "The Court's disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful. On that score, time will tell," the majority wrote in an unsigned order.

Moke, now just tropical storm, still set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii (LINK) — 24 August 2026

Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that's destroyed more than 30 homes (LINK) — 24 August 2026

Catchup: Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead (ground news LINK) — 23 August 2026

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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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