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Geopolitical · Geopolitical

A court in the Philippines has issued a warrant of arrest against Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio over death threats she made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. The warrant involves three counts of grave threats, according to a court order that also set bail at 120,000 pesos (US$1,900) for each count. The charges were first filed last month, based on a National Bureau of Investigation criminal complaint in February 2025. Duterte’s lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim, on Friday confirmed the Quezon...

Military · Geopolitical

South Korea is moving towards the possible deployment of naval assets to the Strait of Hormuz under mounting pressure from Washington, potentially making it one of the first US allies to contribute militarily to the strategically vital waterway, observers have said. The government has reportedly drawn up plans to deploy military assets, including a naval logistics support ship and P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, to the strait. If carried out, the deployment would mark South Korea’s first dispatch...

Natural · Natural

Cross-border disasters along China’s frontiers are putting Beijing’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test as climate shocks grow and expose strategic vulnerabilities. The stakes were highlighted last week after a sudden glacial collapse in the Himalayas unleashed a torrent of mud and flooding that ravaged nearby villages and the Gyirong Port between China and Nepal, leaving more than 1,250 dead in Nepal and 21 dead in the Tibet autonomous region. Thousands also remain missing. Beyond the...

Social-demographic · Education

A young Chinese man recently became colleagues with the doctor who saved him from a congenital heart defect 19 years ago, prompting many to marvel at the wonder of fate. Huang Hongxin, 23, has recently enrolled as a postgraduate student in the neurosurgery department at Xiangya Hospital, affiliated with Central South University. Nearly two decades ago, Huang underwent a life-saving surgery to address his congenital heart disease at the same hospital. His condition included pulmonary artery...

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

China and South Korea have exchanged formal protests over the highly sensitive Taiwan question and Korean unity. The two countries have been trying to improve relations in recent months, but South Korean national security adviser Wi Sung-lac said he had issued “a serious objection” after an official Chinese statement welcomed moves “towards the peaceful coexistence of the two states of South and North Korea”. Meanwhile, Beijing “lodged serious representations” with Seoul over an art event that...

Military · Geopolitical

The Amazon deliveries stopped reaching the USS Abraham Lincoln in February as it entered the conflict zone with Iran. A few weeks later – much to the chagrin of the sailors on board – even that most American of meals, the hamburger, was compromised by supply shortages when burger buns ran out. But as they unwind on their first shore leave in 286 days, the 5,000 crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier are finding out what tens of thousands of their forebears already knew: Pattaya will...

Military · Geopolitical

The West African country of Burkina Faso has tested what observers say is a Chinese Sky Dragon 30 surface-to-air missile, in the latest sign that Chinese military equipment manufacturers are making inroads into the central Sahel state. In footage released by the Burkinabe president’s office on Tuesday, multiple missiles were fired from a mobile launch vehicle. A matching search radar vehicle also appeared in the video. The footage is part of a documentary series marking the fourth anniversary in...

Economic · Economic

President Donald Trump intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, threatening to cut off trade with certain economies with which the US has a deficit if the central bank does not act. Trump issued his demands on Friday in a lengthy social media post after a stronger-than-expected August jobs report, which could bolster the case for Fed officials to raise rates at their next policy meeting starting September 15. In his post, the president exhorted his hand-picked Fed...

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Bank of England governor says claims by some political leaders that rate-setters are ‘an unrepresentative elite’ pose ‘serious challenge’

Natural · Natural

El Niño weather cycle has intensified seasonal blazes linked to illegal land clearing

Economic · Economic

Gold fell as a stronger-than-anticipated increase in US payrolls drove bets that the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates this year.

Economic · Economic

Treasuries capped a choppy week of trading with higher short-term yields after a stronger-than-expected employment report on Friday nudged up expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month. Next week, key inflation data looms.

Economic · Economic

A stronger-than-anticipated increase in US jobs drove stocks and short-dated notes lower, with traders boosting their bets the Federal Reserve will raise rates this month.

Economic · Economic

Ketaki Sharma, founder and CEO of Algorithm Research, says the inflation is the main factor to watch in assessing the the bond market and the Federal Reserve’s next move. She speaks on "Horizons: Middle East and Africa. " (Source: Bloomberg)

Economic · Economic

The dollar slid to start September as mixed signals on the Federal Reserve’s next move kept traders on edge ahead of a pivotal inflation report, while a surging yen reverberated across global currency markets.

Economic · Economic

US stocks finished lower on Friday as the American economy ​added more jobs than expected in August, raising expectations that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon.

Economic · Economic

S&P Global Ratings cut Senegal’s credit score further into junk territory, saying a distressed debt exchange or default on the country’s foreign-currency commercial debt is “extremely likely” after the government launched a plan to restructure its obligations.

Natural · Natural

Families in Kathmandu post photos of missing relatives after Nepal floods kill more than 1,000 people, with thousands still unaccounted for.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Iran's President Pezeshkian made the offer at the SCO summit in Bishkek hours after Iran and the US exchanged fire over the weekend. IRGC's demands for control of Hormuz and war compensation remain conditions Washington is unlikely to accept.

Military · Geopolitical

Hostilities sparked back into life on Sunday after the US carried out fresh strikes on what it said were IRGC minelaying forces in the Strait of Hormuz.

Natural · Natural

Many were outraged and expressed their disapproval after the government revealed it intended to carry out mass “temporary” burials of the deceased. Nepal’s largely Hindu community objected to the measure which they say goes against religious traditions.

Economic · Economic

The October increase follows a January rise and is the first double tariff hike in four years. The central bank warned it would push annual inflation further above its 4% target in an economy already squeezed by the costs of its war, sanctions and a 21% key interest rate.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Kyiv children began the new school year with a ceremony interrupted by an air raid alert, hours after Russian missile strikes hit the capital.

Natural · Natural

Flood survivors in Nuwakot cross the swollen Trishuli River on a temporary cable as soldiers and residents help pull them to safety.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of a heavy bomber division and charged in absentia by Ukraine over the 2024 Okhmatdyt children's hospital strike, was shot twice by a motorbike gunman near Engels airbase and airlifted to Moscow in serious condition.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Sadegh Saeedinia, manager of the Saeedinia café chain, was convicted of "propaganda against national security" for posting about the January protests on Instagram and encouraging staff to strike, in one of the harshest sentences handed to a private entrepreneur since the unrest.

Military · Geopolitical

Oil prices again spiked this week after a few weeks of relative stability following the renewed fighting as Iran continues to maintain a stranglehold over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, responsible for roughly 20% of global oil shipping.

Social-demographic · Education

The Trump administration says its proposed legislation aims to make university equal and accessible to all and end “woke” campaigns which deliberately favour certain students over others due to socioeconomic or racial backgrounds.

Natural · Natural

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on US support for the UK in a potential conflict over the territory, pointing to Britain's lack of backing in the Iran war.