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A dizzying election cycle begins in America and Europe that could change international politics

The United States Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump a victory this Monday, deciding to allow him to continue indefinitely with the construction of a ballroom in the White House, a controversial project that the president has persistently advocated for and that had faced legal challenges.

The Polish Air Force intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea this Monday, according to government sources. The aircraft, an Ilyushin Il-20, was flying thirty kilometers north of the coastal town of Łeba, wrote the Polish Defense Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, on X.

The presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, along with a dozen partners, such as the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, support their Iranian colleague, Masud Pezeshkián, for two days in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) amid a military and economic war with the United States. In Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meet this Monday and Tuesday to deepen their regional ties and confront Washington’s influence.

The principal of the Nepali school Tribhuvan Trishuli, in the Nuwakot district, one of the areas most affected by the devastating flood that has caused nearly a thousand deaths in the country, became a hero after evacuating the center minutes before a huge flood hit the town. This is Rajendra Dawadi, who told the BBC how his quick intervention allowed about 900 students to be taken to higher areas to avoid being swept away.

Search teams remain flying over the spot where a high-speed ferry with 267 people on board sank this Sunday, in the waters of the Mediterranean, specifically north of Cyprus.

The search for survivors continues in Nepal and Tibet after last week’s floods in the Himalayas, which left a trail of destruction in the towns and villages of the country’s valleys, as well as across the border in China.

At least 20 people are missing due to a major flash flood in the Grand Canyon that forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large rocks, metal structures, and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, according to the National Park Service.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard reported late Sunday attacks by the United States against Larak Island, according to local media.

The Royal Palace announced this Sunday that the State funeral of King Harald of Norway, who passed away on August 28, will be held on Wednesday, September 9 at the Oslo Cathedral. Representatives of Norwegian institutions and members of the royal houses of Europe will attend the ceremony, and after the funeral, the remains of the former Norwegian monarch will be buried in the royal pantheon of the Akershus Fortress, where his parents, Olav and Marta, and his grandparents, Haakon and Maud, already rest.