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- The Indian and Vietnamese Coast Guards concluded the second edition of the joint maritime exercise ‘SAHYOG HOP-TAC’ off the Chennai coast.
- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for the U.S. geographic naming service.
- Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes and is shared by the United States and Canada.
- Norway’s King Harald V died at the age of 89; he became king in 1991 and served as the country’s ceremonial head of state for over three decades.
- King Haakon VIII has inherited the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, Harald V.
- The first Kanda Express, carrying over 450 tonnes of onions from Nashik, Maharashtra, reached Delhi as part of an initiative to transport buffer-stock onions from producing regions to major consumption centres.
- The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed every year on August 30 to raise awareness about enforced disappearances and protect victims’ rights.
- 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention, with the slogan “Victims first. Actions now.”
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