The United States on Aug. 24 launched a broad economic campaign against Iran, sanctioning nearly 60 entities, individuals and vessels and warning third countries that continued dealings with Tehran could expose them to U.S. measures.

The United States on Aug. 24 formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and lifted Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) remaining U.S. terrorist designation.

Separate diplomatic contacts involving Türkiye, Israel and Syria are underway to ease tensions following Israel’s Aug. 18 strike on the Abu Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria.

FC Barcelona’s Barça Academy program is scheduled to hold two youth football camps in Turkish Cyprus in September, drawing extensive coverage in Greek Cypriot media and calls from a far-right party for the events to be canceled.

Germany is preparing for the possibility that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could lead a state government for the first time, as the party holds a wide polling lead ahead of the Sept. 6 election in Saxony-Anhalt.