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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 47 people are killed and 22 others are injured in an overnight gang raid on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Reuters)
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Business and economy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign involving new sanctions against Iran in a effort to isolate the regime. (The Wall Street Journal) (Politico)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_D-Day
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Iran
- https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/bessent-launches-operation-economic-outcast-to-isolate-iran-0e4db091
- https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/24/bessent-iran-economy-01047365
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Business and economy
The Iranian rial reaches 2.02 million rials ahead of the U.S. dollar, a record-low, ahead of U.S. sanctions. (Time)
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Health and environment
The Arkansas Department of Health reports seven new cases of cyclosporiasis in the state including the first cases in Ashley and Cleburne counties, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, amidst a decline in the outbreak across the United States. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Department_of_Health
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclosporiasis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_County,_Arkansas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleburne_County,_Arkansas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Arkansas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/aug/24/arkansas-reports-7-new-cyclosporiasis-cases-since/
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International relations
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan announces that the country will soon formally apply for membership of the European Union. (TASS)
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Law and crime
Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime and is sentenced to life in prison. (AP) (Al Jazeera) (DW)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mufti_of_Syria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Badreddin_Hassoun
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_guilty
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentenced_to_life
- https://apnews.com/article/syria-court-mufti-assad-sentenced-e1d6078e20fdee13f2c77c72a5b9f9a3
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/hold-ahmad-hassoun-assads-barrel-bomb-mufti-faces-death-penalty
- https://www.dw.com/en/syria-sentences-assad-era-top-muslim-cleric-to-life-in-prison/a-78485344
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Law and crime
Former British snooker player Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school children. (The Guardian) (Sky News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Dott
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/24/former-world-snooker-champion-graeme-dott-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-children
- https://news.sky.com/story/ex-world-snooker-champion-graeme-dott-guilty-of-child-sex-abuse-13575107
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Law and crime
South African police arrests four people in connection of the murder of former professional boxer Zolani Tete. (Sahara Reporters) (Al Jazeera)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_boxing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolani_Tete
- https://saharareporters.com/2026/08/24/four-persons-arrested-south-african-police-murder-renowned-boxer-zolani-tete
- https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/sports/2026/8/24/four-arrested-over-fatal-shooting-of-south-african-boxer-zolani-tete
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Two peacekeepers from Ethiopia of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Three more peacekeepers, two policemen and two civilians are also wounded. (RFI in French)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Mission_in_South_Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonglei_State
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
- https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260824-soudan-du-sud-deux-casques-bleus-%C3%A9thiopiens-tu%C3%A9s-dans-une-embuscade-dans-le-centre-du-pays