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Debiram Panika holds his phone showing photos of his wife and daughter who died in the Assam floods 2026

India’s Assam Floods Kill Over 100, Displace 700,000 as Coal Mining Blamed for Scale of Catastrophe

Over 100 people are dead and 700,000 displaced after floods devastated 2,700 villages in India's Assam. Researchers say the disaster was preventable — shaped by decades of coal mining that stripped Nagaland's

August 25, 2026

Climate·News

Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, in his official presidential portrait

Joe Biden: The Record, the Vetoes and the Twenty-Four Days That Ended It

Joe Biden signed more major legislation than any Democratic president since Lyndon Johnson. He also cast four vetoes at the United Nations against a ceasefire in Gaza and sent Israel $17.9 billion

August 25, 2026

Government and Politics

US President Donald Trump and Canadian PM Mark Carney amid escalating trade war over 50% auto tariffs

Trump Slaps Canada with 50% Auto Tariffs as Trade War Enters New Phase

President Trump has announced 50% tariffs on Canadian automobiles, steel, and auto parts effective January 1, 2027, after trade talks collapsed. Ottawa has set September 8 for retaliatory measures — and Ontario's

August 25, 2026

Business·Economy·News

An Alibaba Cloud exhibition stand advertising the company's continuing investment in cloud and AI infrastructure

Alibaba Sells $10.2 Billion of Stock for AI, and Hong Kong Marks It Down 10%

Alibaba priced 710 million new shares at HK$112.70 to raise $10.2 billion, all of it for AI infrastructure, and Hong Kong shareholders took an 8.4 per cent discount for the privilege. The

August 25, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at press conference announcing Operation Economic Outcast Iran sanctions

US Iran Sanctions: ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ Targets Tehran in Economic D-Day

Washington declared an 'economic D-Day' against Iran on Monday, sanctioning 60 entities across four continents targeting oil, gold and digital assets. Tehran called the siege repetitive and vowed it will not achieve

August 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 24 2026

Jaishankar Meets Putin at Kremlin as Russia-India Trade Rebounds and Energy Ties Deepen

Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Monday, where the Russian president confirmed Russia-India trade has grown in 2026, as energy and fertilizer ties insulate both countries from

August 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in his official presidential portrait

Barack Obama: Biography, Presidency and the Law That Survived

Barack Obama was the 44th president and the first Black president of the United States, serving two terms from 2009 to 2017. Most of what he built by executive order was undone

August 25, 2026

Government and Politics

S&P 500 index today: a SpaceX hangar and launch tower, the company the index committee has kept out on profitability grounds

S&P 500 Index Today, August 24, 2026: The Committee That Keeps SpaceX Out

The S&P 500 fell 0.28 per cent on Monday while its own equal-weighted version rose. The wider point is that the index is picked by a committee applying a profitability test, which

August 25, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

S&P 500 futures today: a trader works at a multi-screen dealing desk beneath a television carrying a megacap technology headline

S&P 500 Futures Today, August 24, 2026: The Premium Is Pricing 4.7% Money

September S&P 500 futures traded 18 points above the cash index on Monday. Annualised over the 25 days to expiry and adjusted for dividends, that premium implies a financing rate near 4.7

August 25, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Nasdaq futures today: a trader in front of a wall of price and volume charts showing August 2026 sessions

Nasdaq Futures Today, August 24, 2026: Most of the Move Happens Before the Bell

Nasdaq futures were pointing lower late on Monday. Eastern Herald measured 125 sessions of overnight gaps against the cash sessions that followed and found a correlation of 0.056, which is another way

August 25, 2026

Business·Markets·News·Technology

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India’s Assam Floods Kill Over 100, Displace 700,000 as Coal Mining Blamed for Scale of Catastrophe

Joe Biden: The Record, the Vetoes and the Twenty-Four Days That Ended It

Trump Slaps Canada with 50% Auto Tariffs as Trade War Enters New Phase

US Iran Sanctions: ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ Targets Tehran in Economic D-Day

Jaishankar Meets Putin at Kremlin as Russia-India Trade Rebounds and Energy Ties Deepen

Barack Obama: Biography, Presidency and the Law That Survived

S&P 500 Index Today, August 24, 2026: The Committee That Keeps SpaceX Out

S&P 500 Futures Today, August 24, 2026: The Premium Is Pricing 4.7% Money

Nasdaq Futures Today, August 24, 2026: Most of the Move Happens Before the Bell

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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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