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The Polar Max project begins in the Helsinki Shipyard

Daniel Sazonov, the Mayor of Helsinki speaks during a steel cutting ceremony for the beginning of construction of the Polar Max Icebreaker in Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland on August 20, 2025. Polar Max is the first newbuild project at the Helsinki Shipyard under Canadian-owned Davie's ownership. Project will be carried out in collaboration between Finnish and Canadian maritime industry experts and the finished vessel is scheduled to be delivered to the Canadian government by 2030. The project is aligned with the principles of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort ( ICE Pact ) between Finland, the United States and Canada. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Polar Max project begins in the Helsinki Shipyard

Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Government of Canada speaks during a steel cutting ceremony for the beginning of construction of the Polar Max Icebreaker in Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland on August 20, 2025. Polar Max is the first newbuild project at the Helsinki Shipyard under Canadian-owned Davie's ownership. Project will be carried out in collaboration between Finnish and Canadian maritime industry experts and the finished vessel is scheduled to be delivered to the Canadian government by 2030. The project is aligned with the principles of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort ( ICE Pact ) between Finland, the United States and Canada. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

China Provides Aid to Afghanistan

This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2025 shows a Chinese-aided housing project under construction in Kabul, Afghanistan. Across Afghanistan, stories of returnees and students alike paint a picture of resilience and renewal -- a process strengthened by China's timely humanitarian aid and far-reaching educational cooperation. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's humanitarian, educational support boosts Afghanistan's recovery" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Small Airplane Crashes Near Ottawa Airport - Canada

The wreckage of a small airplane that crashed on Thursday, July 31, 2025, near the Ottawa International Airport, is seen in this image from video, in Ottawa, ON, Canada on August 1, 2025. Photo by David Baxter/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM