Headlines internationalists can use
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it attacked three US-affiliated vessels and three oil tankers using an "unauthorized" route in the Strait of Hormuz (LINK) — 6 September 2026
US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy ships were targeted with missiles (LINK) — 5 September 2026
Ukraine: Witkoff and Kushner to take US peace push to Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow (LINK) — 6 September 2026
Putin orders a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys visit Russia and Ukraine (LINK) — 5 September 2026
Five EU countries aim to send migrants to return hubs for deportation centres built outside the European Union by 2027: Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece (LINK) — 4 September 2026
— Ministers agreed on a common model for "return hubs" — facilities set to host asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected by the five countries and who cannot be returned to their countries of origin.
Trump threatens to stop trading with countries where U.S. has a trade deficit unless the Fed cuts rates (LINK) — 4 September 2026
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size (LINK) — 4 September 2026
— The "Correct the Map" resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) members, passed with the support of 164 nations, including France and the UK. The US was the only nation to vote against it — while there were six abstentions.
UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison (LINK) — 4 September 2026
— The UAE's state news agency WAM said on Friday that the country's president issued a pardon for al-Qaradawi, days after he was sentenced by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal's Cybercrime Division on August 27 to 10 years in prison and fined him 200,000 dirhams ($55,000).
U.S: Measles cases top 3,000 to reach highest level in three decades, CDC reports (LINK) — 4 September 2026
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Hurricane Lowell forecast to pass west of Hawaii (LINK) — 6 September 2026
On the ground in China's wiped-out border zone in government-organized visit: the fate of hundreds is still unknown (LINK) — 6 September 2026
Travelling to Europe? EES border checks are changing from 6 September: industry experts are concerned the removal of the Entry/Exit System's temporary flexibilities will see border chaos return (LINK) — 4 September 2026
Airports in Greece, Spain and France set to face five-hour EES queues next week (LINK)
Germany's far-right AfD party is poised for power in Sunday's election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt: could make the AfD the first far-right party to lead a German state government since World War II (LINK) — 4 September 2026
After months in Hormuz, USS Abraham Lincoln limps into port covered in rust (LINK) — 4 September 2026
+Global Geneva agenda
Vote on best language learning app 2026 by 10 September for 23 September award: app profiles (LINK) — 18 August 2026
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues organizes its 18th run of hope on 27 September to raise funds for the Geneva League Against Cancer (LINK) — 20 August 2026
— Participants may choose between a 5-kilometre run, a 10-kilometre run, or a 5-kilometre family walk along Geneva's Quai du Mont-Blanc and Quai Wilson.
Denmark targets August 21 for second Security Council UN chief poll (LINK) — 3 August 2026
25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026
11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026
Special report: Switzerland's 'White Mountain College' introduces more educational innovations
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Special report: International artists cherish this 'fairytale' Swiss village (LINK)
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