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Iran says Hormuz deal close but US must meet commitments before Strait reopens (LINK) — 7 August 2026
Saudi Arabia is bracing for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthi rebels, a Saudi official told CNN.
Student kills at least 6 in a shooting at a high school in Thailand, authorities say: at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of the national capital (LINK) — 7 August 2026
Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders (LINK) — 6 August 2026
— BBC: The president signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one that expands the existing definitions of non-citizens whose children are not eligible for birthright citizenship. The second order bans so-called birth tourism, the practice of pregnant mothers coming to the US to give birth so that their babies will be citizens.
The Bulwark: the Republicans' biggest lies from their Fauci show trial: the doctor was the bad guy, the vaccines were deadly, and Trump did everything right (LINK) — 30 July 2026
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79th Locarno Film Festival gets underway: August 5-15 (LINK) — 5 August 2026
— Over the 11 days of the festival, 233 films will be screened — an increase on previous years, thanks to a record 7,759 submissions. There will be 103 world premieres. The programme features 28 Swiss films, plus eight co-productions.
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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