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Reserve Bank of India emblem as central bank intervenes to support rupee amid falling oil prices

RBI Intervention and Falling Oil Prices Give Rupee Its Best Day in Six Weeks

India’s central bank intervened in currency markets Monday while oil prices fell 2%, giving the rupee its best session in six weeks. Traders cautioned that structural pressures from the elevated import bill

July 28, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Taiwan defense drill testing relocation of arms production facilities under Chinese attack scenario

Taiwan Drills Test Relocating Arms Factories to Survive a Chinese Attack

Taiwan ran secret drills to test relocating arms factories under a Chinese attack simulation, confirming for the first time that wartime production resilience is now central to its defence planning.

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Satellite view of Typhoon Noul over southern China as floods threaten central provinces

Typhoon Noul Leaves 10 Dead and 715,000 Displaced as Floods Push Into Central China

Typhoon Noul killed at least ten people and forced 715,000 to evacuate in Guangdong as China’s worst typhoon season in years moved inland Monday, with forecasters warning that red-level floods across Hunan

July 28, 2026

Climate·News

Nvidia DGX AI supercomputer hardware central to US export enforcement debates and Taiwan chip smuggling investigations

Taiwan Detains Nvidia Employee in China Chip Smuggling Probe as Legal Questions Loom

Taiwan has detained an unnamed Nvidia employee in a probe into alleged artificial intelligence chip smuggling to China, Bloomberg reported Monday, exposing the fundamental mismatch between Washington's semiconductor enforcement ambitions and the

July 28, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Container shipments at Hong Kong cargo terminal amid 42-year record export surge driven by AI chip demand

Hong Kong Exports Hit 42-Year High as AI Chip Demand Rewrites the Trade Map

Hong Kong's total exports surged 53.4 percent in June 2026 to a record HK$641 billion, the city's fastest growth since 1984. AI chip demand fueled the jump, with goods bound for the

July 28, 2026

Business·Economy·News

UN High Commissioner Volker Türk visits displaced Lebanese families in a shelter during his Lebanon visit July 27 2026

UN Human Rights Chief Warns Israel May Be Committing War Crimes in Lebanon

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited Lebanon on July 27, warning that Israel's continued military operations after April's ceasefire may amount to war crimes. He told displaced Lebanese families

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Floodwaters inundate communities in Hengzhou, Guangxi following the Liulan Reservoir dam collapse triggered by Typhoon Maysak in July 2026.

China Opens Public Probe Into Maysak Dam Collapse That Killed 26 in Guangxi

China's State Council has opened a public submission process into the July 6 Liulan Reservoir dam collapse that killed 26 in Guangxi, inviting eyewitnesses and families to submit evidence until August 15

July 28, 2026

Climate·News

Iran and Russia diplomatic meeting amid Caspian Sea vessel strike by Ukraine

Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessel in Caspian Sea, Tehran Warns of Retaliation

A Ukrainian long-range drone strike killed an Iranian sailor and wounded others on a commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, with Tehran summoning Ukraine's envoy and Foreign Minister Araghchi warning the attack

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Burning mosque in Qusra village West Bank after Israeli settler attack July 2026

Israeli Settlers Torch Mosques and Assault Palestinian Villages After Deadly West Bank Clash

Israeli settlers burned two mosques and attacked at least five Palestinian villages overnight, spraying Hebrew revenge slogans hours after a deadly confrontation in Tal village killed four Palestinians and two Israelis and

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Beirut, July 27, 2026

UN Rights Chief Documents Israeli War Crimes in Lebanon Despite April Ceasefire

UN rights chief Volker Turk visited Lebanon and found Israeli violations possibly amounting to war crimes despite the April ceasefire, as military operations in the south continued. He described widespread damage and

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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RBI Intervention and Falling Oil Prices Give Rupee Its Best Day in Six Weeks

Taiwan Drills Test Relocating Arms Factories to Survive a Chinese Attack

Typhoon Noul Leaves 10 Dead and 715,000 Displaced as Floods Push Into Central China

Taiwan Detains Nvidia Employee in China Chip Smuggling Probe as Legal Questions Loom

Hong Kong Exports Hit 42-Year High as AI Chip Demand Rewrites the Trade Map

UN Human Rights Chief Warns Israel May Be Committing War Crimes in Lebanon

China Opens Public Probe Into Maysak Dam Collapse That Killed 26 in Guangxi

Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessel in Caspian Sea, Tehran Warns of Retaliation

Israeli Settlers Torch Mosques and Assault Palestinian Villages After Deadly West Bank Clash

UN Rights Chief Documents Israeli War Crimes in Lebanon Despite April Ceasefire

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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