International Relations

A woman walks past a Tehran wall painted with Iranian flags and a mural of the supreme leader

Asim Munir Flies to Tehran Monday as the Iran-US Talks He Brokered Stall

Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir arrives in Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry says, hours after a phone call with Abbas Araghchi. He has carried messages between Tehran and Washington since spring,

August 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

The Russian embassy building at Kensington Palace Gardens in London, with the Russian flag flying above the entrance and a car passing on the road outside

Russia’s London Embassy Denies It Is Downgrading Relations With Britain

Russia's embassy in London says nothing in its comments implies Moscow intends to downgrade diplomatic relations with Britain, rejecting a report in The Times. It does not dispute the facts underneath that

August 23, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Displacement tents pitched among the rubble of a flattened Gaza neighbourhood, with people and a donkey cart on a dirt track running through it

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Central Gaza as Ceasefire Toll Passes 1,200

An Israeli drone struck a group of people near the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, killing one and wounding several, according to an eyewitness account. The ceasefire that took

August 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Gold bars stacked in a vault at the United States Mint in West Point, New York, as the gold price hits $4,600 an ounce

Gold Hits $4,600 as the Bond Market Rejects the Treasury’s Fix

Spot gold closed at $4,600.91 an ounce on Friday, a three-month high, after the US Treasury doubled its long-bond buybacks in the same week the national debt passed $40 trillion. The bond

August 23, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Gold and silver bullion bars, illustrating the silver price climbing near $70 an ounce as US Treasury bond buybacks failed to hold down long-term yields

Silver Nears $70 as the Bond Market Rejects the Treasury’s Rescue

Silver finished the week within a few cents of $70 an ounce, up roughly 23 percent in a month, after Washington doubled its own long-bond buybacks and the 30-year yield rose anyway.

August 23, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Alibaba Group headquarters sign as company raises HK$80 billion in Hong Kong's largest share sale for AI investment

Alibaba Raises $10.2 Billion in Hong Kong’s Largest Share Sale to Fund AI Race

Alibaba Group Holding raises HK$80 billion in Hong Kong's largest-ever share sale, directing all proceeds toward full-stack AI capabilities as the race to build frontier models and computing infrastructure intensifies between Chinese

August 23, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses troops on the Ukraine war front

Ukraine War: Zelensky Warns Russia Could Redeploy 300,000 Troops to Kyiv Direction After Duma Vote

Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia could redeploy 300,000 mobilized troops toward the Chernihiv-Kyiv direction if Moscow succeeds in Donetsk, as internal Russian documents confirm a post-Duma mobilization plan targeting up to 500,000

August 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iranian man reads newspaper with headlines about US Iran economic sanctions standoff August 2026

Iran War: Tehran Warns All Nations Against Joining US Economic War, Threatens ‘Seismic’ Retaliation

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned on August 22 that any nation joining US economic restrictions on Tehran would be 'regarded as an enemy' facing 'seismic' retaliation, as Treasury

August 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Prime Minister Carney addresses Canada US trade war after talks with Washington collapsed in August 2026

Canada US Trade War: Carney Says Talks Failed as Washington’s 50% Tariffs Take Effect

Overnight US-Canada trade talks collapsed Saturday as 50% tariffs took effect on $20 billion in Canadian goods. Prime Minister Carney said the US 'asked too much and offered too little'; Trade Representative

August 23, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Freshly cast silver ingots stamped with refinery serial numbers, the 99.9 percent purity standard behind today silver price in India

Silver Rate Today, August 23, 2026: ₹2,60,000 a Kg for a Third Day

Silver rate today, August 23, 2026: ₹2,60,000 a kilogram nationally and in Delhi, ₹2,70,000 in Hyderabad, Chennai and Kerala. The number has not moved since Friday, the exchange it tracks has been

August 23, 2026

Economy·News

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Asim Munir Flies to Tehran Monday as the Iran-US Talks He Brokered Stall

Russia’s London Embassy Denies It Is Downgrading Relations With Britain

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Central Gaza as Ceasefire Toll Passes 1,200

Gold Hits $4,600 as the Bond Market Rejects the Treasury’s Fix

Silver Nears $70 as the Bond Market Rejects the Treasury’s Rescue

Ukraine War: Zelensky Warns Russia Could Redeploy 300,000 Troops to Kyiv Direction After Duma Vote

Iran War: Tehran Warns All Nations Against Joining US Economic War, Threatens ‘Seismic’ Retaliation

Canada US Trade War: Carney Says Talks Failed as Washington’s 50% Tariffs Take Effect

Silver Rate Today, August 23, 2026: ₹2,60,000 a Kg for a Third Day

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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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