Japanese space agency The Japanese space agency announces their schedule for the exploration of 162173 Ryugu by their "Hayabusa2" probe.
Federal Court of Appeal A Canadian court overturns Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
London mayor Protesters against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plan to fly a balloon of him in which he is wearing a yellow bikini over Parliament Square, London on 1 September in the same spot where the Donald Trump baby balloon was flown on 13 July.
Trump administration The Trump administration is considering sending captured ISIL fighters to a prison in Iraq, as well as sending "high-valued fighters", who participated in the murder of Americans and other Western hostages, to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Human rights groups and the Democratic Party are opposed to holding these people indefinitely without charges and say they should be tried in federal courts.
New Mexico At least eight people are reported dead and many sent to hospitals after a bus crash on a New Mexico highway.
2018 Atlantic hurricane season The National Hurricane Center issues advisories for what forecasters call a Potential Tropical Cyclone Six. If it strengthens to a tropical storm, it would be known as Florence.
United States–European Union relations European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström proposes to reduce all European Union import tariffs, also on automobiles, to zero if the United States reciprocates. President of the United States Donald Trump threatens to quit the World Trade Organization.
A serious ongoing economic crisis The petro, a Venezuelan government-backed cryptocurrency, has not been trading and is not publicly accessible, despite government claims that it has sold $3.3 billion worth of units and the fact that it is linked to the nation's physical currency and wages.
Panasonic announces their intent to move their European headquarters from London to Amsterdam, citing concern over Brexit.
The country's economy Argentina hikes interest rate to 60%, the highest in the world, as its currency plunges.