August 2026

Spain

It was also the first total solar eclipse over mainland Europe since August 1999.

💡 Did you know? On the Spanish mainland totality lasted at most one minute and 49 seconds.

Haakon VIII

Harald V died aged 89 after 35 years on the throne.

💡 Did you know? His wife Mette-Marit became Queen of Norway.

Dolly Parton

„Jolene“ and „I Will Always Love You“ are among the most covered songs in popular music.

💡 Did you know? Her Tennessee theme park Dollywood is one of the most visited in the United States.

Nepal

By the end of the month authorities counted more than 950 dead and over 2,400 missing.

💡 Did you know? The US Geological Survey concluded that a glacial collapse, not an earthquake, triggered the disaster.

Mecca

The pact was struck against the backdrop of the war between the United States and Iran.

💡 Did you know? The clause echoes Article 5 of the NATO treaty.

Meta

The deal covers both Facebook and Instagram.

💡 Did you know? In the same month TikTok agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US children's privacy lawsuit.

field hockey

Michel Struthoff scored the winner against Spain in the 44th minute.

💡 Did you know? It was Germany's fourth title; Germany had already defended its crown once before, in 2006.

The Odyssey

It overtook „Deadpool & Wolverine“, which had reached about $1.34 billion.

💡 Did you know? Matt Damon plays Odysseus and Anne Hathaway his wife Penelope; it is Nolan's biggest film to date.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

It is designed to map dark matter and dark energy and to hunt for exoplanets.

💡 Did you know? Its field of view is about a hundred times wider than Hubble's at comparable sharpness.

40 trillion dollars

The $30 trillion mark had been passed only about four and a half years earlier.

💡 Did you know? Servicing that debt now costs the United States roughly $1.1 trillion a year: more than its defence budget.

Usain Bolt

The robot Tiangong Ultra set the mark at the World Humanoid Robot Games and cut it to 8.64 seconds a day later.

💡 Did you know? Bolt ran 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, and it still stands as the human record.

Colombia

Hundreds of people were killed and new president Abelardo de la Espriella declared a national state of emergency.

💡 Did you know? In Manizales a tower of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary collapsed.

Iceland

Turnout was 82.5 percent; the accession talks have been suspended since 2013.

💡 Did you know? Iceland is already inside the single market through the EEA and Schengen: fishing rights are the main sticking point.

Vienna

The heatwave also brought wildfires and historically low water levels on the Danube.

💡 Did you know? Romania had to shut down both reactors of its only nuclear plant because the Danube fell below the level needed for cooling.

Roger Federer

Former player and broadcaster Mary Carillo was inducted alongside him.

💡 Did you know? Federer won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and retired in 2022.