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Colombia's Top Business Group Calls for Coalition to Steady Economy After Election
The Andi business association urged a civil society-state alliance to anchor public finances, smooth the energy transiti...
Colombia's Expat Business Voice Sets Tough Policy Test for New President
A commentary from Colombians abroad urges the incoming government to detail how it will tackle insecurity, infrastructur...
SC Reserves Order on Referring Election Commissioner Law Challenge to Larger Bench: ‘Show of Fairness’
The Supreme Court reserved judgment on whether to send petitions against the 2023 law on appointing election commissione...
Austria Extends Fuel Tax Brake Through August, Warns of Potential Margin Caps
Austria extends its fuel tax brake through August, cutting mineral oil tax by 1.9 cents per litre. Officials warn that a...
Uttarakhand Approves ₹676 Crore for Infrastructure and Local Development
The state government has cleared spending on electricity, drinking water, street lighting, education, and grants to panc...
Hamas Agrees to Disarm in Phased Deal, Trump's 'Board of Peace' Says
The militant group reportedly accepted a U.S.-brokered framework for full disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and a new Pale...
Seoul Court Upholds Travel Ban on US Scholar Accused of Defaming President Lee
A South Korean court rejected Morse Tan’s bid to lift the exit ban, keeping the former professor in the country until hi...
Duma Proposal Would Triple Pension Points for Orphans of Single Mothers
A bill introduced by Sergei Mironov would increase the individual pension coefficient by 1.5x for children who lost both...
Russian Lawmaker Proposes Free School Meals for All Grades
Sergey Mironov, leader of the ‘A Just Russia’ party, vowed to push for legislation that would extend free hot lunches fr...
Meloni Warns Spain: Schengen Suspension Possible Over Ceuta Migration Surge
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni threatened to suspend the Schengen zone with Spain, citing uncontrolled migration in the Spani...
Shehzad Poonawalla Removes BJP From X Bio, Fuels Exit Speculation
The BJP spokesperson’s social media profile no longer mentions the party, and resurfaced videos hint at a move away from...
Nepal's PM Balen Shah Faces Backlash from His Madhesh Home Region After Deadly Clashes
Deadly communal unrest in Nepal's Madhesh plains has turned into a referendum on Prime Minister Balen Shah's hands-off l...
Opposition Protests Over NEET, Ram Temple Donations Again Block Lok Sabha Question Hour
For the second straight week, Lok Sabha proceedings collapsed during Question Hour as Opposition sloganeering over the N...
Supreme Court directs MEA to appoint nodal officer, arrange DNA tests for families of Indians killed in Russia
India's top court moved to help families of Indian nationals recruited into the Russian military, ordering DNA tests, ve...
Xabi Alonso Opposes FIFA’s World Cup Commercialisation Plan as UEFA Threatens Boycott
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has warned against turning the World Cup into a commercially controlled asset, backing UEFA’...
Bihar Court Acquits Digvijaya Singh in 14-Year-Old Defamation Case Over Remarks Against Baba Ramdev
A Vaishali court cleared the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister of charges filed in 2012 by a BJP leader over alleged ...
New Russian Laws: Pensions Indexed, Anti-Fraud Tightens, Telecom Rules Arrive
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced laws taking effect in August, including a 17.3% pension hike for 160,00...
Pakistan Indicates PM Modi Will Be Invited to 2027 SCO Summit in Islamabad
Islamabad says it is obliged to invite all SCO member states, but a Modi visit remains unlikely given the worst bilatera...
Rahul Gandhi and Opposition Stage Skit Alleging Ram Temple Donation Theft in Parliament
Opposition MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi, enacted a satirical skit outside Parliament to highlight allegations of misappropri...
Xi Jinping Likely to Attend BRICS Summit in India, Marking First Visit Since Galwan Clash
The potential visit signals a possible easing of tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with implications for...
Police Union Defends Response to July 20 Protest, Says Parliament Breach Averted
Retired officers argue police were forced to act as crowd turned unlawful, warning that allowing protesters to enter Par...
Two Faces of India's Gen Z: Protests vs Service Spark Identity Debate
In July 2026, a disruptive protest in Delhi and nationwide Kargil Vijay Diwas marches organized by the RSS-affiliated AB...
Hamas Disarmament Framework Unveiled: How Gaza Peace Plan Could Remake the Middle East
President Trump announced a US-led roadmap for Hamas’s complete disarmament, tying phased weapon surrender to Israeli wi...
US and China air grievances as fragile trade truce frays ahead of Trump‑Xi summit
A call between Vice Premier He Lifeng, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer exposed ...
Japan Launches National Intelligence Bureau to Centralize Security Decision-Making
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inaugurates a 730-strong agency to coordinate fragmented intelligence efforts, citing thre...
Egypt and Kenya Target Infrastructure and Logistics Deals as Ties Deepen
Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdellaty and Kenya's Vice President Kithure Kindiki discussed broadening cooperation in ...
France Freezes Assets of Pro-Russian Commentator Xenia Fedorova in Anti-Interference Push
The six-month asset freeze, complementing an expulsion order, targets the former RT France chief now appearing on Bollor...
North Carolina Guard Settles First Amendment Lawsuit With Veteran Silenced on Facebook
A retired 20-year guardsman forced out over social media criticism has reached a settlement that restores his access and...
VA Expands Homeless Veterans Assistance to Cover Rent, Utilities, Groceries, and More
A new policy allows VA medical centers to directly pay for up to 10 months of rent, utilities, food, phones, and other e...
French Consumers Say Yes to Reusable Packaging—Until It Hits Their Wallet, Industry Poll Shows
A new IFOP study for the packaging industry reveals 92% of French people say they'd use reusable containers, but 74% fea...