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France and Saudi Arabia to build theme park near Paris https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/france-saudi-arabia-agree-on-7bn-theme-park-project-near-paris
Russia threatened to strike UK for helping Ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/kremlin-adviser-warns-uk-drone-factories-could-face-attacks
France hit by tornado injuring 39 https://apnews.com/article/france-tornado-pomas-dozens-injured-176e48d07dad6d5caadfe40e54d721ee
Venezuela 6,509 dead from June earthquake https://alertas24.com/gobierno-de-delcy-rodriguez-ofrece-nuevo-balance-de-fallecidos-por-terremotos/
Japan released first bear spray standards to combat ineffective products https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260825/p2a/00m/0na/023000c
Japan considering using AI to bolster SDF (army) https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260825/p2a/00m/0na/014000c
US lots of folks becoming pissed with flock cams https://www.wsj.com/tech/flock-cameras-are-spreading-across-america-the-backlash-is-growing-just-as-fast-fff74ed2?mod=mhp
US Supreme Court allows feds to restrict mail in voting https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html
Russia had to shut down only oil factory in one area due to attacks https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/08/25/unica-refineria-de-provincia-rusa-de-rostov-parada-tras-ataque/
China has over 2 million robots working in factories, and folks are working to keep learning to keep up https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62m4zn1q6mo?edge_reader_page
St Lucia, American love touring the Caribbean https://stluciatimes.com/183279/2026/08/why-americans-keep-choosing-the-caribbean/
Sudan, US introduced arms embargo across all of Sudan, pushback from Sudan and China and Russia https://sudantribune.com/article/317836
South Korea warns citizens that mosquitoes likely to return as heat calms https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260825/seoul-warns-mosquitoes-may-return-as-summer-heat-eases
