2026-08-25 dc609fef8594f052c3b1ac804235208515897341 32 2026 WNBA season 1 /wiki/2026%20wnba%20season Chicago Sky 37 /wiki/chicago%20sky Enes Kanter Freedom 71 /wiki/enes%20kanter%20freedom Natasha Cloud 172 /wiki/natasha%20cloud Women's National Basketball Association 14 /wiki/women's%20national%20basketball%20association basketball 2 /wiki/basketball home games 116 /wiki/wintrust%20arena 2026 WNBA season Chicago Sky Enes Kanter Freedom Natasha Cloud Women's National Basketball Association basketball home games 2026 WNBA season /feed/2026/08/25/in-basketball-the-women-s-national-basketball-association-s-chicago-sky-bans-enes-kanter-freedom-from-attending-home-ga ESPN 25 774b7bffb499c77ea9df286e6f9720bef32365b4 8 https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49725856/sky-ban-kanter-freedom-arena-clash-cloud 2026 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. 2026-08-25 46e95ca632316a65a9ff959d33497b7efe2fb689 31 Mazloum Abdi 13 /wiki/mazloum%20abdi Syrian Army 36 /wiki/syrian%20army Syrian Democratic Forces 1 /wiki/syrian%20democratic%20forces an agreement 70 /wiki/syrian%20peace%20process#10%20march%20agreement the government 115 /wiki/syrian%20transitional%20government Mazloum Abdi Syrian Army Syrian Democratic Forces an agreement the government Syrian Democratic Forces /feed/2026/08/25/syrian-democratic-forces-leader-mazloum-abdi-announces-the-group-s-dissolution-after-its-fighters-complete-integration-i AFP via ''Arab News 25 ed0f41abf9a04893540d74ad0c59152d357005c0 8 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2655836/amp 2026 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. 2026-08-25 fae4d4bd5c11a8bbbb4759c49dc63cb4ba9b70ee 30 Brazil 2 /wiki/brazil ByteDance 172 /wiki/bytedance Lawsuits involving TikTok 1 /wiki/lawsuits%20involving%20tiktok R$ 71 /wiki/brazilian%20real TikTok 37 /wiki/tiktok child-safety 116 /wiki/child%20safety%20on%20social%20networking%20websites improperly collected data 239 /wiki/data%20privacy national data protection authority 14 /wiki/national%20data%20protection%20authority Brazil ByteDance Lawsuits involving TikTok R$ TikTok child-safety improperly collected data national data protection authority Lawsuits involving TikTok /feed/2026/08/25/brazil-s-national-data-protection-authority-fines-tiktok-r-1537-million-us-299-million-for-inadequate-child-safety-m AFP via France 24 25 3004cea775407bafcdbb6c685b9360669f725d46 8 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260825-brazil-fines-tiktok-30-mn-in-powerful-signal-over-child-safety 2026 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. 2026-08-25 7601a574b0414642706b5cc7e813b92568e2bad5 29 Anita Orbán 71 /wiki/anita%20orban COVID-19 pandemic 506 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary 1 /wiki/covid-19%20pandemic%20in%20hungary Ft 406 /wiki/hungarian%20forint Viktor Orbán 317 /wiki/viktor%20orban criminal 116 /wiki/crime%20in%20hungary deputy prime minister 37 /wiki/deputy%20prime%20minister%20of%20hungary foreign 14 /wiki/minister%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(hungary) government 172 /wiki/second%20premiership%20of%20viktor%20orban prime minister 239 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20hungary the country 617 /wiki/hungary Anita Orbán COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Ft Viktor Orbán criminal deputy prime minister foreign government prime minister the country COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary /feed/2026/08/25/hungary-foreign-and-deputy-prime-minister-anita-orban-files-a-criminal-complaint-against-the-government-of-former-prime AP 25 ee1847d04582a246b2bc0ff89864b2c8a6d311da 8 https://apnews.com/article/hungary-china-fraud-orban-covid19-ventilator-deal-db5dae40f252e4ba325c9505913c1ef2 2026 Reuters 25 94fbf90750d337974d01f642e63bbe8c6eb5729a 8 https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/hungary-foreign-ministry-files-report-964-mln-pandemic-era-ventilator-deals-2026-08-25/ 2026 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. 2026-08-25 67cffaf413c61df0f9aad1ed67e680eeb03d827e 28 El Niño 70 /wiki/el%20nino-southern%20oscillation El Salvador 1 /wiki/el%20salvador Panama 36 /wiki/panama Panama Canal 171 /wiki/panama%20canal agricultural 13 /wiki/agriculture%20in%20el%20salvador crops 115 /wiki/agriculture%20in%20panama El Niño El Salvador Panama Panama Canal agricultural crops El Salvador /feed/2026/08/25/el-salvador-declares-a-nationwide-red-alert-for-meteorological-and-agricultural-drought-while-panama-declares-an-el-nin AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer 25 bff70229267e1d7a5597ffed2e80f2ac63b73969 8 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/335894/el-salvador-panama-sound-alarm-on-el-nino-fueled-drought 2026 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. 2026-08-25 c7d1383f283fb36dc079a957bf569fed011804ef 27 France 70 /wiki/france Occitania 36 /wiki/occitania%20(administrative%20region) Pomas 13 /wiki/pomas tornado 1 /wiki/tornado France Occitania Pomas tornado Tornado /feed/2026/08/25/at-least-40-people-are-injured-and-over-300-homes-are-damaged-in-a-tornado-in-pomas-occitania-france DW 25 1c1039827ea5ba27f2e62d5935a7e61ac5b0b9dc 8 https://www.dw.com/en/tornado-in-france-damages-homes-injures-dozens/a-78491206 2026 At least 40 people are injured and over 300 homes are damaged in a tornado in Pomas, Occitania, France. 2026-08-25 3e96f64baadd459acfd318e6db10353d4b2da1d6 26 2026 Venezuela earthquakes 1 /wiki/2026%20venezuela%20earthquakes Venezuela 14 /wiki/venezuela earthquakes 2 /wiki/earthquake 2026 Venezuela earthquakes Venezuela earthquakes 2026 Venezuela earthquakes /feed/2026/08/25/the-death-toll-for-the-earthquakes-in-venezuela-this-june-exceeds-past-6500-with-a-total-of-6509-deaths-reported The Straits Times 25 0c53f50efbc9291a2f5c3abe1ce79e245351b16b 8 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/venezuela-quake-death-toll-surpasses-6500?ref=latest 2026 The death toll for the earthquakes in Venezuela this June exceeds past 6,500, with a total of 6,509 deaths reported. 2026-08-25 2c53bbd0bf2db5a333a9911453fc131e042ed0fe 25 Hyundai Motor Company 13 /wiki/hyundai%20motor%20company South Korea 1 /wiki/south%20korea walkout 36 /wiki/walkout Hyundai Motor Company South Korea walkout South Korea /feed/2026/08/25/south-korean-automaker-hyundai-motor-company-reaches-a-deal-to-end-a-month-of-walkouts-by-workers AFP 25 2b7c11b53bdffc7f2a5f8ba42d5836b014d81015 8 https://www-pp.afp.com/en/hyundai-reaches-tentative-deal-workers-after-strikes 2026 South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company reaches a deal to end a month of walkouts by workers. 2026-08-25 d2ec6f0745ad6567edf81b005f1b573419271d91 24 Belarus 37 /wiki/belarus Economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/economic%20consequences%20of%20the%20russo-ukrainian%20war Latvia 2 /wiki/latvia Russia 71 /wiki/russia cabinet ministry 14 /wiki/kulbergs%20cabinet Belarus Economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war Latvia Russia cabinet ministry Economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/08/25/latvia-s-cabinet-ministry-announces-that-the-country-will-ban-imported-goods-from-belarus-and-russia-starting-september LIGA 25 8534a28d7b3a3a05c7bbd80f4d104cf4bc957eb6 8 https://news.liga.net/en/amp/sanctions/news/latvia-has-banned-the-import-of-goods-from-russia-and-belarus 2026 Latvia's cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1. 2026-08-25 45393a3088a2b432f2c331ec1480de03baffcfb5 21 Canada 2 /wiki/canada Canada–United States relations 1 /wiki/canada-united%20states%20relations Donald Trump 239 /wiki/donald%20trump U.S. President 172 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states U.S. annual imports 71 /wiki/list%20of%20imports%20of%20the%20united%20states US$ 37 /wiki/us$ his administration 317 /wiki/second%20presidency%20of%20donald%20trump tariff 14 /wiki/tariff tariffs 116 /wiki/tariffs%20in%20the%20second%20trump%20administration Canada Canada–United States relations Donald Trump U.S. President U.S. annual imports US$ his administration tariff tariffs Canada–United States relations /feed/2026/08/25/canada-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-about-us-20-billion-worth-of-us-annual-imports-in-response-to-the-50-tariffs Reuters 25 8b79eec9ff53000a2f5ead8e4721c4a4bba71fab 8 https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-announces-20-bln-retaliatory-tariffs-us-goods-unveils-support-measures-2026-08-25/ 2026 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. 2026-08-25 1a362eb1ae791e42ee10c457626a3ca95dbcd615 19 AI boom 1 /wiki/ai%20boom AI-generated music 14 /wiki/ai-generated%20music Australian Recording Industry Association 2 /wiki/australian%20recording%20industry%20association its charts 37 /wiki/aria%20charts AI boom AI-generated music Australian Recording Industry Association its charts AI boom /feed/2026/08/25/the-australian-recording-industry-association-bans-wholly-ai-generated-music-from-appearing-on-its-charts-starting-in-se DW 25 7bd9fbc47131b58fe6651e8923f735b23af781b2 8 https://www.dw.com/en/australias-music-chart-bars-fully-ai-generated-music/a-78491743 2026 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. 2026-08-25 383556dea4d6412b24a041efd5136e135b5b6edf 17 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare 14 /wiki/kamil%20idris%20government#ministers Sudan 2 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war child 37 /wiki/child%20sexual%20abuse sexual violence 71 /wiki/wartime%20sexual%20violence Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare Sudan Sudanese civil war child sexual violence Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/08/25/sudan-s-ministry-of-human-resources-and-social-welfare-reports-that-224-cases-of-child-sexual-violence-has-been-document Sudan Tribune 25 e8b740e81444eb0099740e5a3bbb9bc931c44627 8 https://sudantribune.com/article/317889 2026 Sudan’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare reports that 224 cases of child sexual violence has been documented since the conflict. 2026-08-25 3ae39b64eb90e1fa24a577731be6cad9cb26d22f 15 Kadugli 37 /wiki/kadugli South Kordofan 14 /wiki/south%20kordofan Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North 2 /wiki/sudan%20people's%20liberation%20movement-north Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war Kadugli South Kordofan Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North Sudanese civil war Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/08/25/around-27-people-including-four-children-are-reported-to-be-killed-by-sudan-people-s-liberation-movement-north-splm-n Middle East Monitor 25 8367c59fc89ee7d45636e1da30ed18c0d1c9a054 8 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260825-dozens-killed-in-attacks-by-rsf-aligned-group-in-sudans-south-kordofan-local-medical-group/ 2026 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. 2026-08-25 369d8598052fac5eceb7125f802b5677d4e5f548 13 Gaza 71 /wiki/gaza%20strip Hamas 37 /wiki/hamas Israel Defense Forces 2 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Shin Bet 14 /wiki/shin%20bet mosques 116 /wiki/mosque Gaza Hamas Israel Defense Forces Middle Eastern crisis Shin Bet mosques Middle Eastern crisis /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 Ynetnews 25 78c27b172683cea22f1268ca3dbac503b556b334 8 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk5ahxjpze 2026 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. 2026-08-25 ed7a56d77e9d845cfa56b0a27c476ada7da93989 11 Kurdish 2 /wiki/kurds%20in%20syria Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Syrian Democratic Forces 14 /wiki/syrian%20democratic%20forces Syrian army 37 /wiki/syrian%20armed%20forces in 2024 116 /wiki/fall%20of%20the%20assad%20regime the civil war 71 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Kurdish Middle Eastern crisis Syrian Democratic Forces Syrian army in 2024 the civil war Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/08/25/the-kurdish-led-syrian-democratic-forces-announce-they-have-officially-dissolved-and-completed-a-merger-with-the-syrian AP 25 6e19991b914ec4f85b84cc6e92a8d80751bcc64d 8 https://apnews.com/article/syrian-democratic-forces-dissolution-mazloum-abdi-1b7d210c96d2c608007b0411db25f453 2026 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. 2026-08-25 3892217d15798eacca9eea0ce42f2fcce9acec89 9 JD Vance 71 /wiki/jd%20vance Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Operation Epic Fury 14 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war The Wall Street Journal 2 /wiki/the%20wall%20street%20journal Tulsi Gabbard 172 /wiki/tulsi%20gabbard U.S. vice president 37 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20the%20united%20states intelligence director 116 /wiki/director%20of%20national%20intelligence JD Vance Middle Eastern crisis Operation Epic Fury The Wall Street Journal Tulsi Gabbard U.S. vice president intelligence director Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/08/25/the-wall-street-journal-reports-that-us-president-trump-launched-operation-epic-fury-in-february-despite-warnings-fr Middle East Monitor 25 b3d6481f1bb9961f59b4ee0584e63b4dfdbe982b 8 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260825-trump-ignored-top-level-warnings-before-launching-iran-war-report/ 2026 "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. 2026-08-25 fee286586389248fa582313322a8484e354dcf9f 7 Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Oman 71 /wiki/oman United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations 2 /wiki/united%20kingdom%20maritime%20trade%20operations oil tanker 14 /wiki/oil%20tanker struck 37 /wiki/list%20of%20ships%20attacked%20during%20the%202026%20iran%20war Middle Eastern crisis Oman United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations oil tanker struck Middle Eastern crisis /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 AFP via ''Arab News 25 260cc4612d8c5fe7532df54ee26ac05f9aa23973 8 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2655749/middle-east 2026 Gulf News 25 6ba36760a9c0f1f5f99e73b458dd24940f75ea23 8 https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/unknown-projectile-hits-oil-tanker-off-oman-ukmto-1.500651171 2026 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. 2026-08-25 9dac390f3b8d2f4d4f700b41d73ed8c51fe41cbc 6 Donald Trump 37 /wiki/donald%20trump Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis U.S. President 14 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states United States 2 /wiki/united%20states the country's navy 71 /wiki/united%20states%20navy Donald Trump Middle Eastern crisis U.S. President United States the country's navy Middle Eastern crisis /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 Al-Monitor 25 0afdac835e8fc1492df9fd194b4c96e1792edfda 8 https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/trump-says-hormuz-mine-free-iran-oman-agree-clear-them 2026 United States president Donald Trump and the country's navy say that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-08-25 48888440dcc322bd7cad64437c75fee4f7507e3e 4 Abbas Araghchi 14 /wiki/abbas%20araghchi Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi 71 /wiki/badr%20bin%20hamad%20al%20busaidi Iran 116 /wiki/iran Iranian foreign minister 2 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(iran) Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Oman 172 /wiki/oman Omani foreign minister 37 /wiki/foreign%20ministry%20(oman) Strait of Hormuz 239 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz Abbas Araghchi Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi Iran Iranian foreign minister Middle Eastern crisis Oman Omani foreign minister Strait of Hormuz Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/08/25/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-and-omani-foreign-minister-badr-bin-hamad-al-busaidi-say-that-iran-and-oman-have CNBC 25 c16be8ead52b0ba0cff8c40b24568b367f1cc218 8 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/iran-oman-strait-hormuz-oil.html 2026 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.