BRICS environment ministers adopted a Joint Ministerial Statement on 18 August 2026 in New Delhi opposing the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The statement described CBAM...
The United States imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal on 18 August 2026. The measures...
A total of 210 Indian peacekeepers received the United Nations Medal in Juba, South Sudan, on 17 August 2026. The award included six women and seven staff officers...
Pune in Maharashtra hosted the five-day BRICS Information and Communication Technologies Track from 17 August to 21 August 2026. The 7th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for...
On 16 August 2026, Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that its forces shot down or neutralised 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. On the same date, a Spanish F-18 fighter...
India will host the BRICS Environment Working Group meetings in New Delhi on 17 and 18 August 2026. The meetings will include the BRICS Senior Officers’ Meeting of...
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), a state-owned Indian oil and gas company, secured a licence from the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to...
Iran’s parliament approved the general framework of a bill on 16 August 2026 that seeks to criminalise interviews, discussions, and other communications with media outlets classified as hostile...
The Indian government’s “Suryapath Tiranga” global relay completed its journey on 15 August 2026 across 54 Indian diplomatic missions and posts in 54 countries. The 19-hour relay was...
Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on 15 August 2026 with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph while moving just offshore of Hawaii’s Big Island. The...
Oman and Saudi Arabia launched the Secure Green Land Corridor in August 2026 as a direct land logistics route across the Rub’ al Khali, also called the Empty...
