## [2026-08-25](/feed/2026/08/25/index.md)

##### 2026 WNBA season
### [In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association's Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games following his altercation with Natasha Cloud. ](/feed/2026/08/25/in-basketball-the-women-s-national-basketball-association-s-chicago-sky-bans-enes-kanter-freedom-from-attending-home-ga.md)
##### Syrian Democratic Forces
### [Syrian Democratic Forces leader Mazloum Abdi announces the group's dissolution after its fighters complete integration into the Syrian Army under an agreement with the government. ](/feed/2026/08/25/syrian-democratic-forces-leader-mazloum-abdi-announces-the-group-s-dissolution-after-its-fighters-complete-integration-i.md)
##### Lawsuits involving TikTok
### [Brazil's national data protection authority fines TikTok R$153.7 million (US$29.9 million) for inadequate child-safety measures and orders its developer, ByteDance, to delete improperly collected data and strengthen protections for users under 16. ](/feed/2026/08/25/brazil-s-national-data-protection-authority-fines-tiktok-r-1537-million-us-299-million-for-inadequate-child-safety-m.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
### [Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. ](/feed/2026/08/25/hungary-foreign-and-deputy-prime-minister-anita-orban-files-a-criminal-complaint-against-the-government-of-former-prime.md)
##### El Salvador
### [El Salvador declares a nationwide red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought, while Panama declares an El Niño emergency as severe dry conditions damage crops and reduce traffic through the Panama Canal. ](/feed/2026/08/25/el-salvador-declares-a-nationwide-red-alert-for-meteorological-and-agricultural-drought-while-panama-declares-an-el-nin.md)
##### Tornado
### [At least 40 people are injured and over 300 homes are damaged in a tornado in Pomas, Occitania, France. ](/feed/2026/08/25/at-least-40-people-are-injured-and-over-300-homes-are-damaged-in-a-tornado-in-pomas-occitania-france.md)
##### 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
### [The death toll for the earthquakes in Venezuela this June exceeds past 6,500, with a total of 6,509 deaths reported. ](/feed/2026/08/25/the-death-toll-for-the-earthquakes-in-venezuela-this-june-exceeds-past-6500-with-a-total-of-6509-deaths-reported.md)
##### South Korea
### [South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company reaches a deal to end a month of walkouts by workers. ](/feed/2026/08/25/south-korean-automaker-hyundai-motor-company-reaches-a-deal-to-end-a-month-of-walkouts-by-workers.md)
##### Economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war
### [Latvia's cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1. ](/feed/2026/08/25/latvia-s-cabinet-ministry-announces-that-the-country-will-ban-imported-goods-from-belarus-and-russia-starting-september.md)
##### Canada–United States relations
### [Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports in response to the 50% tariffs by U.S. president Donald Trump and his administration. ](/feed/2026/08/25/canada-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-about-us-20-billion-worth-of-us-annual-imports-in-response-to-the-50-tariffs.md)
##### AI boom
### [The Australian Recording Industry Association bans wholly AI-generated music from appearing on its charts starting in September 2026. The ruling aims to distinguish fully AI-generated music and AI-assisted music, where the track is human-created but uses AI as a supporting tool. ](/feed/2026/08/25/the-australian-recording-industry-association-bans-wholly-ai-generated-music-from-appearing-on-its-charts-starting-in-se.md)
##### Sudanese civil war
### [Sudan’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare reports that 224 cases of child sexual violence has been documented since the conflict. ](/feed/2026/08/25/sudan-s-ministry-of-human-resources-and-social-welfare-reports-that-224-cases-of-child-sexual-violence-has-been-document.md)
### [Around 27 people, including four children, are reported to be killed by Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) militants in the South Kordofan areas of Kadugli and Abu Hitan. ](/feed/2026/08/25/around-27-people-including-four-children-are-reported-to-be-killed-by-sudan-people-s-liberation-movement-north-splm-n.md)
##### Middle Eastern crisis
### [The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet says that they have struck five Hamas weapons storage systems and a launch site in Gaza including in mosques. ](/feed/2026/08/25/the-israel-defense-forces-and-shin-bet-says-that-they-have-struck-five-hamas-weapons-storage-systems-and-a-launch-site-i.md)
### [The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announce they have officially dissolved and completed a merger with the Syrian army following the end of the civil war in 2024. ](/feed/2026/08/25/the-kurdish-led-syrian-democratic-forces-announce-they-have-officially-dissolved-and-completed-a-merger-with-the-syrian.md)
### ["The Wall Street Journal" reports that U.S. president Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in February despite warnings from U.S. vice president JD Vance and then-intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard. ](/feed/2026/08/25/the-wall-street-journal-reports-that-us-president-trump-launched-operation-epic-fury-in-february-despite-warnings-fr.md)
### [The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a oil tanker has been struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman near the strait. No casualties are reported. ](/feed/2026/08/25/the-united-kingdom-maritime-trade-operations-reports-that-a-oil-tanker-has-been-struck-by-a-unknown-projectile-off-the-c.md)
### [United States president Donald Trump and the country's navy say that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/08/25/united-states-president-donald-trump-and-the-country-s-navy-say-that-all-mines-have-been-cleared-from-the-strait-of-horm.md)
### [Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi say that Iran and Oman have discussed a proposal to establish a temporary joint shipping route for ships in the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/08/25/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-and-omani-foreign-minister-badr-bin-hamad-al-busaidi-say-that-iran-and-oman-have.md)
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