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Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest
Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.
Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism
Russian internet monitoring service said there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia.
Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says
Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow.
Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton
Golden day in Paris for Southeast Asian nation as speed climber Veddriq Leonardo and weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah win.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896
As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.
China wrestles with ‘quantity over quality’ in generative AI patents
China has filed for more patents than any other country, but US export controls are not its only hurdle.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin
Nadeem bags gold with an Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97m to end Pakistan's 32-year medal drought at the Games.
Harris adviser denies support for cutting off weapons transfers to Israel
Harris has expressed greater sympathy for the suffering of Palestinians, but stopped short of arms embargo demands.
US election 2024: Trump, Harris to face off in TV debate on September 10
The ABC network confirms the two US presidential candidates will attend the debate.
Qatar, Egypt, US invite Israel and Hamas to resume Gaza ceasefire talks
Mediating nations urge Israel and Hamas to resume their negotiations amid fears of a wider conflagration in the region.
Israeli strikes on Gaza schools kill 15 amid renewed evacuation orders
Some 30 others are wounded as Palestinians are forced to evacuate Khan Younis once again.
Is real change possible in Kenya?
Tens of thousands of protesters call for end to what they say is corruption and mismanagement.
Trump questions Harris’s intelligence, says three debates planned
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took aim at Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in a news conference.
Socialist Salvador Illa elected leader of Spain’s Catalonia
Illa's confirmation by Catalan parliament ends a decade of separatist regional rule in northeastern Spanish region.
Israel’s Netanyahu calls occupied West Bank ‘part of our homeland’
In interview with TIME Magazine, Israeli leader defends Gaza war and reiterates opposition to Palestinian sovereignty.
What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada?
Experts warn that attacking the Sinaloa cartel’s leaders could lead to violence, not to mention tense foreign relations.
US court orders FTX to pay $12.7bn to customers
The repayment order implements a settlement between the CFTC and the bankrupt crypto exchange.
Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh.
Portugal’s former Real Madrid defender Pepe retires from football
Pepe announces his retirement only a month after becoming the oldest European Championship footballer with Portugal.
‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis
India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.