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U.S. embassies urge citizens to consider departing from West Asia

The messages urged citizens to check flight details and to follow safety advice from local authorities

1 Aug 2026 10:12 pm
Indias balancing act to attract more investment from China, U.S. and boost trade

This balancing act has seen gradual and incremental relaxations in several long-held policies of the government whether it has to do with FDI in e-commerce, allowing FDI from companies with Chinese ownership, or taking action against the dumping of goods in India by its trade partners.

1 Aug 2026 7:08 pm
Gor calls on Bangladesh to join Pax Silica initiative

Sergio Gor said that Bangladesh has significant potential to become a partner in the global economic security alliance focused on critical minerals, energy, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure

1 Aug 2026 5:04 pm
Spain-Morocco border crisis: Death toll in Ceuta reaches 67

Spain announced it was installing a barrier along the breakwater fence into the sea after some 60,000 migrants breached the tiny Spanish territorys frontier on July 30 and July 31, 2026

1 Aug 2026 3:13 pm
Death toll from China landslide rises to 51, 10 missing: authorities

A huge search and recovery operation has been underway since the disaster, involving over 1,080 rescue personnel, according to the statement

30 Jul 2026 11:11 pm
West Asia war LIVE: Pakistan Foreign Office says country is 'doing its utmost' to bring U.S., Iran back to negotiating table

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked U.S. bases in Jordan on Wednesday, July 30, as the war in West Asia reignited and again drew in Iran's proxies

30 Jul 2026 5:13 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to void some Biden pardons including ones to J6 Committee, Fauci

On his first day in office, Mr. Trump had pardoned or commuted sentences in more than 1,500 cases connected to the January 6 attack.

30 Jul 2026 12:05 pm
Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die; France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris

More than 2,200 firefighters and over 20 aircraft remained mobilised, backed by crews from across France and European partners

30 Jul 2026 11:09 am
Japan quake toll hits 28 as survivors struggle in heat

The government issued the new tally as Kumamoto officials said they have now extracted four bodies from the mass of rubble, steel and wires of the Aeon shopping mall after a suspected gas blast following the quake

30 Jul 2026 10:15 am
Behind Chinas AI gift, a constraint

Chinas embrace of open-weight AI models is driven as much by compute constraints as by a bid to project itself as a responsible global AI power; until it overcomes chip and inference bottlenecks, Beijing is likely to keep sharing its models with the world

30 Jul 2026 9:05 am
Yemen government says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

The narrow maritime artery has been a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to the international market, after energy exports were largely choked off by fighting in the Strait of Hormuz

29 Jul 2026 11:06 pm
Pakistan Defence Minister says PoK protesters enemies' like India, rules out dialogue

Death toll rises to 20; PM Adviser Rana Sanaullah said the JAAC held a meeting with him and presented 38 demands

29 Jul 2026 5:11 pm
Ukraine says it hit a major Russian oil refinery, hours after Zelenskyys meeting with Trump

The overnight attack started a fire at the Ryazan refinery, which has a capacity of about 17 million tonnes of oil per year, producing gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel and other petroleum products, according to Ukraines General Staff

29 Jul 2026 5:08 pm
U.S. Senator renews push for green card bill

Congress cannot continue to ignore millions of long-term residents who contribute to our economy and communities every day, said California Senator Alex Padilla

29 Jul 2026 5:07 pm
Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find

UN report findings provide details about the role the aircraft played in supporting the RSF, the paramilitary force UN investigators have accused of committing genocide in Sudans Darfur region

29 Jul 2026 1:09 pm
How did memory chipmaker CXMT become Chinas most valuable stock? | Explained

ChangXin Memory Technologies explosive market debut has drawn intense scrutiny in Washington; investors are betting that China can successfully build a domestic semiconductor industry capable of powering advanced AI without depending on the West

29 Jul 2026 11:14 am