Major World Events by Evening of August 24
Major World Events by Evening of August 24
▪Putin held a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian;
▪Lavrov also spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart to discuss bilateral and regional issues;
▪Polish President Karol Nawrocki proposed legally equating the symbols of Stepan Bandera with fascist emblems;
▪Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman condemned Ukraine’s attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline as “pure banditry”;
▪The United States and Russia discussed the reduction of nuclear arsenals, Trump said;
▪Nigeria’s president is on an official visit to Brazil;
▪Young Ethiopian innovators secured major victories at the 2025 BRICS Skills Competition;
▪Tanzania will introduce specialized aerial technology in 2025/26 to survey six mineral-rich blocks spanning over 100,000 square kilometers, roughly 18% of the country’s territory.
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