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Chinese robot ran 100m in under 9s https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/25/chinese-robot-tiangong-clocks-sub-9-second-100-metres-in-beijing
US says could rename Lake Ontario to Lake America 😑 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/trump-floats-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-during-canada-trade-war
Iran and Oman have been talking about a temporary navigation corridor in the strait along with mine-clearing https://aje.news/coi7oi?update=4883958
Lebanon struck by Israel https://aje.news/coi7oi?update=4883917
Iran reiterated its control over strait https://aje.news/coi7oi?update=4883872
Canada applies tariffs to US goods https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-lake-810649a0a4143d9042094626c4a36dad
US Texas evacuations due to wildfires https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-reno-texas-evacuations-fbc5e54ca348ac71e7384caafcb87fdc
Brazil fined TikTok $30m for violating safety of kids https://apnews.com/article/brazil-tiktok-owner-fined-regulator-child-protection-cfbe802ab180c45dc2d0c0ec1967cddd
Armenian former president arrested for corruption investigation https://apnews.com/article/armenia-president-robert-kocharyan-arrest-39fa75bbc3e781bce897c05a243f3168
Syria Kurdish led militia finished merger with army https://apnews.com/article/syrian-democratic-forces-dissolution-mazloum-abdi-1b7d210c96d2c608007b0411db25f453
US Dolly Parton died https://apnews.com/article/dolly-parton-death-country-icon-87156f3e6a1547b88bf414529b644ad3
Colombia said criminal groups probably started some forest fires https://apnews.com/article/colombia-armed-groups-forest-fires-tolima-arson-e3a6db29062c6221791a9100c26ab526
