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Armed conflicts and attacks
Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace. (AP) (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d'état
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niamey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diori_Hamani_International_Airport
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Niamey
- https://apnews.com/article/niger-niamey-gunfire-explosions-airport-presidential-district-77d0c701e5729f2779580ea557e0a2c3
- https://www.reuters.com/world/gunfire-blasts-heard-several-areas-niger-capital-niamey-witness-says-2026-08-29/
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Politics and elections
Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. (RÚV)
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Politics and elections
Pope Leo XIV publishes a motu proprio to amend the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, granting them the ability to remove their respective Patriarchs via a two-thirds vote with papal approval, if the relationship between them and the council is broken beyond repair. (Vatican News) (National Catholic Register)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_XIV
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motu_proprio
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Canons_of_the_Eastern_Churches
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchs_of_the_East
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-thirds_vote
- https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-08/pope-leo-grants-eastern-synods-the-faculty-to-remove-patriarchs.html
- https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo-eastern-patriarchs
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Sports
In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women's World Cup title. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_women's_national_field_hockey_team
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_women's_national_field_hockey_team
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(field_hockey)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup
- https://www.reuters.com/sports/argentina-lift-womens-hockey-world-cup-title-break-dutch-dominance-2026-08-29/
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Sports
In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_women's_national_volleyball_team
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic_women's_national_volleyball_team
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Continental_Championship
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/volleyball/canada-women-volleyball-dominican-republic-recap-olympic-qualifier-9.7325709
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Sports
In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filip_Hrgović
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Federation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavyweight
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia
- https://www.philstar.com/sports/2026/08/30/2552848/hrgovic-wins-ibf-world-heavyweight-title-itauma-hospitalized