No. 26
Sunday, August 30, 2026
World
A glacier collapse sent a wall of water, mud and debris through a river valley on the border between Nepal and which other territory?
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Kashmir
- Tibet
The flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border region in the Himalayas.
CNN · read the story
Politics
A federal judge in Boston lifted the final nationwide block on a Trump executive order restricting what?
- Mail-in voting
- Social media data collection
- Immigration asylum claims
- Offshore drilling permits
Judge Indira Talwani vacated the injunction against Trump's mail-voting order ahead of the midterms.
CNBC · read the story
Business
The US imposed 50% tariffs on a wide range of goods from which country after trade talks collapsed?
- Canada
- Japan
- Germany
- Mexico
The US hit Canada with 50% tariffs, prompting Prime Minister Mark Carney to vow retaliation.
Bloomberg · read the story
Sports
Which cyclist took command of the 2026 Vuelta a España from the opening stage, winning the Monaco time trial?
- Jonas Vingegaard
- Tadej Pogačar
- Primoz Roglic
- Remco Evenepoel
Tadej Pogačar won the Monaco time trial and a mountain stage into Andorra to take a commanding Vuelta lead.
Cyclingnews
Culture
King Harald V, who died at 89, was the monarch of which country?
- Sweden
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Denmark
Norway's King Harald V died, and his son automatically became King Haakon VIII.
NPR · read the story