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August 23: Kazakhstan Election and Canada’s U.S. Tariff Standoff
In Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is holding a parliamentary election limited to parties approved by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s government. The vote takes place amid a broad constitutional overhaul and is expected to further consolidate presidential control, with the ballot offering little meaningful route for opposition politics.
In the Bay of Bengal
India’s Coast Guard is searching for crew members after a cargo ship sank in the Bay of Bengal. Those aboard included 20 Chinese nationals, three people from Myanmar and one Bangladeshi national.
On the A66
Three police officers and five young people were killed when a car travelling the wrong way on the A66 collided with a police vehicle. The officers were named as PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, alongside a third colleague, as authorities investigate the crash.
In Canada-U.S. trade
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will reject U.S. terms in an escalating tariff dispute. Carney said the new tariffs were intended to harm and divide Canada, and said his government would not accept the offer on the table or meet Washington’s demands.
In European energy policy
Germany, Italy and four other EU countries want finance ministers to consider a windfall tax on oil companies, citing profits that have surged during the Middle East war. Separately, applications for onshore wind farms in England have reached a decade high after the lifting of a de facto ban imposed in 2015.
In London
An analysis of homicides between 2019 and 2023 found that minority ethnic Britons made up 61 percent of victims. In unsolved cases, 92.9 percent of victims were people of colour, findings that campaigners say raise serious questions about unequal protection and investigative outcomes.
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