Nations curations

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   Canada·3 hours ago

   WestJet flight attendants began their strike on August 2 afterweeks of failed negotiations with the airline over pay and working conditions. The work stoppage affects thousands of summer travellers during peak vacation season, with the union rejecting the airline's wage offer as insufficient.
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   United States·3 hours ago

   President Trump cancelled planned U.S. strikes on Iranian energyinfrastructure Saturday, citing progress toward a diplomatic deal after regional powers pressed for de-escalation. A federal judge meanwhile questioned Trump's restrictions on Anthropic, saying the government failed to prove the AI company posed a national security risk. Meanwhile, health officials warned of a parasite outbreak spreading through U.S. produce supplies.
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   South Korea·4 hours ago

   South Korea's tech sector is reshaping itself around artificialintelligence as Apple enters the smartglass race against Samsung and Meta. Meanwhile, a severe heat wave that set a new national temperature record continues to grip the peninsula, raising concerns as a typhoon path remains uncertain.
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   China·5 hours ago

   China's military held combat drills around Huangyan Island onAugust 1, asserting control of the disputed shoal amid Philippine territorial tension, while iFlytek, DeepSeek, and ByteDance rolled out AI upgrades for avatars and video generation.
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   United Kingdom·8 hours ago

   Chancellor John Healey warned supermarkets he will not tolerateprice gouging as oil prices pushed up costs across the UK. The Commonwealth Games closed in Glasgow with Simple Minds headlining the ceremony, while Enzo Maresca's Manchester City era began and British tennis reached Washington.
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   World·9 hours ago

   Trump announced a diplomatic pause in Iran military operationsafter talks with Saudi Arabia. Russia intensified Ukraine strikes with a ballistic missile barrage killing nine in Kyiv, while 67 died crossing into Spain's Ceuta as 60,000 migrants surged from Morocco.
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   Saudi Arabia·10 hours ago

   Saudi Arabia's foreign minister signaled continued diplomatic pushto ease regional tensions in talks with Kuwaiti and Turkish counterparts, underlining the Kingdom's commitment to de-escalation amid the Red Sea shipping crisis and wider Middle East conflicts.
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   United Arab Emirates·11 hours ago

   The Trump administration halted planned military strikes on Iranand shifted to ceasefire negotiations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, marking an abrupt pivot from weeks of escalation. Kuwait intercepted Iranian drones targeting government sites, while oil markets surged on the diplomatic thaw, marking their strongest month since March.
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   India·12 hours ago

   India's boxers delivered a record-breaking performance at theCommonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on August 1, securing ten medals—seven golds and three silvers—as the Games moved toward their conclusion. On August 2, the closing ceremony will hand over hosting duties for 2030 to Ahmedabad, with Shankar Mahadevan and Manushi Chhillar leading India's cultural presentation.
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    Indonesia·14 hours ago

    A Riau governor has been sentenced to two years in prison forextortion—far less than prosecutors sought. Telkom Indonesia posted a Rp 10.6 trillion ($589 million) profit for the first half of 2026, riding a turnaround in its mobile business, while cocoa prices surged on global supply constraints.
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    Hong Kong·15 hours ago

    Taiwan honored late bookseller Lam Wing-kee at a memorial servicefor his defiance against Beijing's control, as Hong Kong prepared its new Huanggang border crossing with stress tests involving 10,000 participants. The territory's registered voters fell for a fifth consecutive year while storm warnings took effect.
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    Malaysia·15 hours ago

    The BN-PN alliance swept to power in Negeri Sembilan with 25 of 36seats, ending Pakatan Harapan's two-term reign and signaling renewed momentum for the federal coalition. Malaysia's stock exchange, judo program, and satellite ambitions all surged forward.
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    Singapore·15 hours ago

    TikTok's chief executive visited Singapore's premier engineeringuniversity to encourage research into uncharted frontiers. The city-state is also modernizing airport operations and preparing its national football team for international competition in fresh Adidas kit.
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    Philippines·15 hours ago

    The Philippines filed an official maritime chart with the UnitedNations on August 2, formally establishing territorial boundaries around Scarborough Shoal and strengthening its legal claim in the contested West Philippine Sea. Meanwhile, Philippine tennis champion Alex Eala delivered a dominant semifinal performance to reach the DC Open final, tropical weather systems threaten Luzon, and cybersecurity threats are mounting.
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    Japan·16 hours ago

    Toyota is expanding its used-car business with modern safetyfeatures, while Seven & i welcomes fresh capital from tech giants. Japan's rugby community faces a legal challenge over eligibility rules for naturalized players.
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    Australia·17 hours ago

    Australia's temporary fuel excise discount expires at midnight onAugust 2, with petrol prices set to spike by 16 cents a litre from Monday as the emergency relief measure comes to an end. Overseas, Australia's athletes are competing in the final events of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, while at home, the eSafety Commissioner is taking messaging platform Telegram to Federal Court over alleged terror content.
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    Canada·yesterday

    Telus announced a dramatic 55 per cent dividend cut to preserveroughly $2.7 billion for debt repayment, a strategic reset under new leadership that sent shares plummeting. Canada's economy expanded faster than expected, while courts and labour disputes shaped the political and business landscape.
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    United States·yesterday

    President Trump escalated military threats against Iran as the U.S.plans fresh strikes on energy infrastructure throughout the weekend. Meanwhile, tech stocks surged Friday on strong cloud earnings from Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, lifting the broader market as investor appetite for AI infrastructure returns.
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    South Korea·yesterday

    South Korea's stock market staged a dramatic 18% rally on July 31after a devastating 10.8% crash days earlier as foreign investors returned. A record heat wave continued battering the nation, pushing temperatures above 41°C in the southeast.
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    China·yesterday

    August 1 marks the Chinese People's Liberation Army's 99th foundinganniversary, arriving amid the PLA's push to achieve broader military modernization goals by century's end. Simultaneously, Shanghai's ChinaJoy 2026 gaming expo kicked off as the world's largest digital entertainment showcase, and Beijing moved aggressively to defend its industrial capacity against mounting US restrictions on trade and technology.
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    United Kingdom·yesterday

    Fifa's plan to monetize major competitions collapsed under pressureon Friday, while Eddie Howe's exit from Newcastle and a new mayor in Manchester dominated UK politics and sport. The week's roster of business reshuffles, chart records, and travel changes punctuate summer's closing stretch.
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    World·yesterday

    A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked southwestern Japan, killing 34people and leaving 40,000 homes without power. The same day, a catastrophic migrant surge into Spain's Ceuta territory claimed 57 lives as 60,000 people attempted the crossing. Across Europe, historic wildfires forced the evacuation of 250,000 in France and 79,000 in Spain. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Azure cloud division reached a historic $100 billion in annual revenue, adding a record $450 billion to the company's market value in a single day.
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    Saudi Arabia·yesterday

    Saudi Arabia assembled a 13-nation international coalition toprotect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks, moving beyond military responses to coordinate sustained maritime defense. The alliance addresses escalating threats to one of the world's most critical energy transit routes.
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    United Arab Emirates·yesterday

    The UAE is strengthening bilateral ties with the UK whiledomestically scaling up fuel costs and attracting major semiconductor investment. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met with the UK Foreign Secretary on deepening cooperation across sectors as the UAE announced August fuel price hikes and a UAE-backed chip manufacturer won $300 million in US funding.
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    India·2 days ago

    India's stock market pushed higher on July 31 as Sensex neared78,000 and Nifty climbed above 24,350, buoyed by easing crude oil prices and positive global sentiment. At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Indian athletes added to the medal tally on the penultimate day, with Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra winning silver.
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    Indonesia·2 days ago

    President Prabowo reaffirmed Indonesia's non-aligned stance andpledged to keep the nation a stable neighbor despite escalating global tensions. As drought deepens across the archipelago and wildfire deaths climb, Indonesia's central bank is pushing banks to lend harder, while e-commerce giants face new tax compliance and Unilever Indonesia moves to shed consumer brands.
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    Hong Kong·2 days ago

    A senior police officer was jailed for assaulting a subordinate,Hong Kong's economy grew 4.3 per cent as exports surge on AI demand, and the territory's new border crossing with Shenzhen is officially established—though authorities have not yet set an opening date.
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    Malaysia·2 days ago

    Malaysia's second-quarter economy expanded 5.8 percent with exportssurging 45.3 percent as investors debate market access, while Prime Minister Anwar and Deputy Prime Minister Zahid campaigned to the finish line ahead of today's pivotal Negeri Sembilan state election.
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    Singapore·2 days ago

    Singapore relaxed decades-old restrictions on property buyers thisweek, while the central bank reported its strongest investment gains in recent memory. The city-state is also stepping up household spending support amid Middle East-driven inflation pressures.
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    Philippines·2 days ago

    The Office of the Ombudsman opened an investigation into SenatorLoren Legarda, her son Rep. Leandro Leviste, and former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi over an alleged solar energy scheme worth more than P10 billion in unpaid debts. Meanwhile, Alex Eala advanced to the DC Open quarterfinals where she faces a higher-ranked opponent.
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    Japan·2 days ago

    Japan conducted its first test launch of a Tomahawk cruise missilefrom a warship, cementing its expanded strike capabilities. Simultaneously, Tokyo unveiled strict new immigration rules and scrambled to prop up the weakening yen while food inflation accelerates.
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    Australia·2 days ago

    Australia's best women footballers take on Ireland in a sold-outhistoric first on Saturday at North Sydney Oval. Demand for the match—the first international women's AFL representative clash—was so strong that more than 8,000 tickets vanished weeks ago. Meanwhile, Australian track and field athletes are racing for medals in Glasgow's final days, and the ASX finished July with gains as earnings season looms.
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    Canada·2 days ago

    Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing a $10-billion-plus expansionof the Port of Vancouver that would boost container capacity by 50 per cent and redirect trade flows away from U.S. routes, as WestJet flight attendants served a 72-hour strike notice threatening disruptions during peak summer travel.
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    United States·2 days ago

    Tech earnings blowout and rare consensus on Middle Eastnegotiations lifted spirits Thursday as Amazon and Microsoft posted record results that vindicated massive AI infrastructure spending. But the day's geopolitical backdrop darkened: Iran struck Kuwait in retaliation for U.S. strikes, and Trump announced a Gaza ceasefire framework facing steep obstacles to implementation.
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    Canada·5 days ago

    Prime Minister Carney called three byelections for August 31 as theGordie Howe Bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit opened to traffic after eight years of construction, marking a rare infrastructure victory amid tariff tensions. Canada's emergency rooms are hemorrhaging doctors, with new research showing one in ten have quit due to burnout.
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    United States·5 days ago

    A global chip rout driven by mounting skepticism over AI spendingreturns hammered semiconductor stocks and dragged US tech futures lower on Monday, as investors grapple with whether trillion-dollar infrastructure bets will ever pay off. Earnings season kicked off with strong beats from UPS and Coca-Cola, while Trump pivots to high-stakes diplomacy with Ukraine and Israel.
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    South Korea·5 days ago

    South Korea's stock market crashed 10.8% on Tuesday as news thatChina has begun mass-producing deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools sent investors fleeing semiconductors. Samsung and SK Hynix plummeted over 13%, wiping billions from the benchmark KOSPI index and triggering repeated trading halts. The rout reflects broader anxiety about the pace of Chinese competition in chips—and whether the AI investment boom can sustain the valuations the sector now commands.
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    China·5 days ago

    President Xi Jinping held talks with Slovakia's president on astate visit while rallying overseas Chinese to support national rejuvenation and released a white paper defending Beijing's industrial capacity amid Western criticism. The day's announcements underscored China's diplomatic reach, policy agenda, and technological ambitions as the nation pressed forward on multiple fronts.
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    United Kingdom·5 days ago

    Rail workers staged a major walkout on July 27 over pay andconditions, while the new PM signalled plans to make welfare payments conditional on work. A pair of big corporate earnings lifted the FTSE higher and pushed stocks deeper into rally territory.
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    World·5 days ago

    Trump meets Netanyahu and Zelenskyy as U.S. seeks diplomatic pathson Iran and Ukraine, while Israeli generals pressure the PM over settler violence. Nvidia commits $250 billion to back OpenAI's massive data center expansion and J&J settles $5.5 billion in talc cancer lawsuits.
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    Saudi Arabia·5 days ago

    Iran-backed militias launched drones from Iraqi territory at Saudioil facilities on July 27, with the Kingdom's air defenses scrambling to intercept them over Riyadh and the Eastern Province. The strike underlines how proxy forces are testing Saudi Arabia's resolve during a fragile diplomatic pause between Washington and Tehran, while the Crown Prince cements ties with new partners and overhauls education policy.
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    United Arab Emirates·5 days ago

    The Middle East's military pause deepens into diplomatic momentum.US President Donald Trump said Washington has a "good chance" of reaching an Iran agreement while maintaining military readiness, drawing cautious optimism across the Gulf and relief in shipping markets after weeks of disruption.
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    India·6 days ago

    India's stock market bounced back sharply on July 27 after sixconsecutive days of losses, with the Sensex surging 550 points as crude oil prices plummeted and geopolitical tensions eased between the US and Iran. Parliament is moving to resolve a deadlock over exam security, with all parties agreeing to debate a stricter anti-paper leak bill.
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    Indonesia·6 days ago

    Perry Warjiyo, the 16th governor of Bank Indonesia, resigned onJuly 25 citing personal reasons, and the central bank scrambled to reassure markets as the rupiah weakened. The government has yet to name a successor while senior central bank officials pledged continuity in monetary policy.
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    Malaysia·6 days ago

    Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim declared the government will nottolerate refugees who break laws or occupy public spaces, setting a hardline tone as Malaysia prepares for critical voting. Early ballots cast today in Negeri Sembilan, while the ringgit gains ground before a pivotal US interest rate decision.
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    Singapore·6 days ago

    Singapore's central bank surprised markets by tightening monetarypolicy for a second straight quarter, citing persistent inflation risks from elevated oil prices. The city-state also deepened strategic ties with Australia through a new energy security protocol.
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    Philippines·6 days ago

    Vice President Sara Duterte dismissed President Marcos' State ofthe Nation Address as wasteful on July 28, hours after Malacañan pitched sweeping electricity reforms. Inflation and cost-of-living pressures dominate voters' minds as the government hunts for relief.
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    Japan·6 days ago

    Japan is sweltering through record heat while Parliament passes acontentious secondary capital bill. Automakers Honda and Nissan are joining forces on next-generation vehicle software as the nation stakes its claim to rare earth resources.
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    Australia·6 days ago

    Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is fighting a leadership coup justmonths before the state election, with deputy Ben Carroll formally challenging for the top job. The Labor caucus meets Tuesday for a spill vote as the government grapples with crime and infrastructure corruption allegations.
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    United States·6 days ago

    The Pentagon's Iran war casualty count has climbed past 600 as theagency reshapes its accounting, while diplomacy and market relief continue as a military pause holds.
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    South Korea·6 days ago

    A Seoul court handed ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol an 18-monthsuspended sentence for election law violations, potentially forcing his party to repay $29 million in campaign funds. Meanwhile, tech deals dominated markets as Nvidia committed $1 billion to Naver's AI datacenter expansion, LG landed Nvidia's first Korean cooling certification, and President Lee deepened Korea's engagement with Latin America.
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    China·6 days ago

    President Xi Jinping courted Brazil's Lula in a phone call pledgingBRICS cooperation, while Slovakia's president arrived in Beijing for a state visit. Meanwhile, China's industrial sector proved resilient, with profits jumping 18.7% in the first half as a new memory-chip giant debuted at record valuations.
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    World·6 days ago

    Central Africa faces a critical Ebola surge with over 1,400 dead asTrump signals a diplomatic opening with Iran, and Pogačar makes cycling history with a record-tying fifth Tour title.
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    Saudi Arabia·6 days ago

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reached out to Britain's new PM toreinforce ties as the Red Sea crisis escalates. Houthi missiles hit critical Saudi oil infrastructure in Jizan and Yanbu, pushing shipping to record lows and intensifying pressure on the Kingdom's lifeline.
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    United Arab Emirates·6 days ago

    The UAE is doubling down on self-sufficiency this week.DP World locked in a 50-year port deal in Fujairah, ADNOC greenlit a $6.2 billion offshore gas project, and US-Iran hostilities paused, briefly easing the shipping corridors that move the gulf's trade.
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    India·7 days ago

    Parliament's monsoon session resumed as India's stock market eyes arebound after its longest losing streak in six months. Startup funding hit $431 million for the week as AI infrastructure led the charge, and the Commonwealth Games saw India open its athletics campaign in Glasgow.
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    Indonesia·7 days ago

    Indonesia courts new energy partners as the Attorney General'soffice detains a senior prosecutor for corruption, while tax oversight tightens and trade talks accelerate with Europe.
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    Hong Kong·7 days ago

    Hong Kong clamps down on book shipments from Taiwan as authoritiesenforce national security rules, workers warn that artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs without raising pay, and a major Hong Kong IPO is poised to shatter fundraising records next week.
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    Malaysia·7 days ago

    Malaysia's trade hits record highs as exports surge 27.5 percent,while the government cracks down on unsafe electrical products. Meanwhile, MACC hosts a major anti-corruption summit as Bursa Malaysia braces for a cautious week.
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    Singapore·7 days ago

    Singapore tightens data centre rules as power demand surges, thecentral bank holds monetary policy steady, and the national football team hosts East Timor in World Cup qualifying.
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    Philippines·7 days ago

    A trade milestone with Chile clears while flash floods kill two inSarangani. ABS-CBN unveils three new primetime shows today, and Alex Eala faces an Olympic champion at the DC Open.
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    Japan·7 days ago

    Japan's World Heritage list just grew by one as ancient Asuka andFujiwara capitals join UNESCO's registry. Prime Minister Takaichi's approval rating tumbled 10 points to 58%, and Tokyo's AI food delivery robot is now live at a downtown office tower.
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    Australia·7 days ago

    Anthropic is hunting $15B in Australian data centre capacity tofuel its AI expansion. Meanwhile, Albanese's government launches an Office of AI, announces world-first artist copyright protections, and Australia claims its first space unicorn.
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    Canada·last week

    A missing Calgary boy enters his second week lost as an 11-year-oldautistic child. Skyfall AI, born from Canada's deep-learning labs, is automating the corner office. And evacuation orders spread around a B.C. wildfire as the Snowbirds fly their farewell.
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    United States·last week

    The US military paused its two-week assault on Iran as diplomatswork to prevent a larger conflict, while tech stocks stumbled on fresh doubts about AI spending and Wall Street heads into earnings season.
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    South Korea·last week

    The Democratic Party is charging toward the finish line on itsprosecution reform bill, Seoul's stock market is rallying again, and President Lee Jae-myung is locking down the deal: Samsung and SK Hynix just sealed nearly $1 trillion in chip partnerships with US tech giants as Korea's heat reaches record extremes.
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    China·last week

    Typhoon Noul slammed Guangdong as China's strongest storm of 2026,forcing the evacuation of 350,000 people. Regulators hit online travel giant Trip.com with a $765 million fine for anticompetitive conduct, while scientists achieved a breakthrough in hybrid rice cloning that could eliminate annual seed purchases worldwide.
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    United Kingdom·last week

    Doctors are striking over pay, and immigration rules are tighteningahead of a major overhaul. Commonwealth Games action continues in Glasgow, while the NHS braces as inflation steadies and the Bank of England's decision looms.
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    World·last week

    A typhoon slams China with hundreds of thousands evacuated as astorm season deepens across Asia, Trump escalates a tariff war spanning 61 countries in one day, and Pogačar reaches for cycling history on the Tour's final stage.
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    Saudi Arabia·last week

    Saudi Arabia's foreign minister held urgent calls with Qatar andEgypt on waterway security as the Red Sea crisis deepens. The Kingdom is coordinating a diplomatic response to the spiraling conflict even as markets and workers face new pressures.
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    United Arab Emirates·last week

    The UAE's government went agentic this week. Ajman deployedartificial intelligence to renew trade licenses without human intervention, ADCB's profits surged 31 percent, and Abu Dhabi is coordinating a diplomatic front across eight countries on regional tensions. Here is the day that matters.
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    India·last week

    Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned over the NEET examleak scandal as massive student protests forced a reckoning. Assam's monsoon floods have now killed at least 50 and displaced 700,000, while India's stock markets slid a sixth straight session as crude oil topped $100 a barrel.
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    Indonesia·last week

    A military shooting sparks diplomatic crisis, Indonesia braces fortrade wars, and a midnight rescue plucks eleven from the sea. Here's what mattered today in Indonesia.
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    Hong Kong·last week

    Typhoon Noul weakens as it sweeps past Hong Kong, World Cup finalcrowds pack malls in a retail windfall, and the city's AI startup push gains momentum with four major firms racing toward Hong Kong listings.
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    Malaysia·last week

    Anwar fires back at PN over divisive remarks about non-Malayloyalty as the Negeri Sembilan campaign heats up. Malaysia's economy hits its fastest growth in three quarters, while Sepang edges closer to hosting Formula One this October.
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    Singapore·last week

    Acting Minister Faishal Ibrahim steps down over inappropriateonline behaviour, Singapore banks hit record highs on strong earnings momentum, and the government warns citizens away from four active Indonesian volcanoes.
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    Philippines·last week

    Marcos takes the podium Monday for his penultimate SONA as TyphoonKiyapo barrels out of the country. The peso sinks deeper into record lows and fuel pumps are set to spike again.
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    Japan·last week

    Japan is tightening the gates for foreign residents while rampingup enforcement. Bain Capital just cashed in on a $17 billion windfall from Kioxia, and Hitachi is doubling down on AI for its entire development pipeline.
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    Australia·last week

    A blowout June jobs report has put a fourth interest rate risesquarely back on the table, and the dollar is climbing. Meanwhile, claims that crime gangs skimmed billions from Victoria's Big Build are sharpening calls for a royal commission.
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    Japan·last week

    Japan's yen sank toward 165 to the dollar in its worst week sinceMay, shrugging off intervention warnings. Takaichi's coalition muscled a backup-capital law through a knife-edge Diet vote. And Tokyo broke a 16-year heatstroke record in one brutal day.
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    Canada·last week

    Canada is drawing up its retaliation list. With Trump's 50 percenttariffs set to bite August 19, Carney says potash, oil and critical minerals are all fair game if talks collapse. Copper minted a fortune for Teck. Ontario's wildfires are emptying First Nations.
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    United States·last week

    US warplanes have now hit Iran for 13 straight nights, and Trumpsays an even bigger offensive may be coming even as he claims Tehran is "getting more serious." Meanwhile 25 tech giants begged Washington not to choke open-source AI.
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    Singapore·last week

    A younger Cabinet takes office this week as PM Lawrence Wongreshuffles his team, HSBC cashes out of its Singapore insurance arm for S$2.7 billion, and President Tharman hands youths a five-year plan complete with 'Adulting 101' classes.
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    United Kingdom·last week

    Andy Burnham is now governing partly from up north: 'No 10 North'is open, and the Tories sneer that he runs the country like a mayor. Glasgow saw rival protests fill the streets. And mortgage rates hit a one-month high.
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    World·last week

    The US went quiet over Iran for the first time in two weeks asPakistan and China quietly push both sides back to the table, and oil sank on the hope. Spain declared its first-ever national wildfire emergency as Europe burns.
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    Saudi Arabia·last week

    Brent blew past $100 for the first time since May after Houthimissiles set a Saudi tanker ablaze in the Red Sea, and the Kingdom struck back at Hodeidah. Riyadh's oil lifeline has become a war zone.
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    Philippines·last week

    Washington just slapped a 12.5 percent tariff on Philippine exportsand the peso cratered to a fresh record P61.847. Marcos delivers his fifth SONA on Monday behind 21,000 cops, and Tropical Storm Kiyapo is finally clearing out after soaking Northern Luzon.
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    Hong Kong·last week

    A tropical storm is edging toward the coast as the exchange throwsopen its IPO gates in the biggest listing shake-up since 2018, and lawmakers fly home from a week of Beijing schooling. Public housing rents and Cathay fares are both about to climb.
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    Indonesia·last week

    A seating chart set off palace intrigue, the rupiah is beingdefended without a rate hike, and Aceh is picking up the pieces. Here is what mattered in Indonesia this week.
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    Malaysia·last week

    Negeri Sembilan votes in a week and this time Pakatan Harapan andBarisan Nasional are rivals, not partners, testing Anwar after a bruising Johor loss. Bursa sinks as oil tops US$100. And Putrajaya admits it may have oversold the data centre boom.
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    Saudi Arabia·last week

    Washington and Riyadh signed a decades-long civil nuclear pact thatopens the Kingdom's reactor program to US firms, and critics are already fighting over enrichment. At home, a royal decree rewrites the rules for Saudi schools while the AI money keeps pouring in.
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    United Arab Emirates·last week

    The UAE is racing its neighbours to Wall Street. Abu Dhabi'sexchange just piled six new futures onto ADNOC and AI names, startups banked $1.2 billion in six months, and Filipino workers can now wire money home in minutes. Here is the day that matters.
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    Australia·last week

    Donald Trump has hit Australia with a 12.5 percent tariff Canberracalls "nonsense," and shares slid. Labor's national conference is brawling over gambling, gas and AUKUS. And the cash rate is stuck at a cycle-high 4.35 percent, so mortgage pain is not going anywhere.
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    Canada·last week

    Trump slapped 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods from hockeysticks to cement, and Carney and the premiers walked out of Charlottetown swearing they are united and that retaliation is on the table. Meanwhile the Bank of Canada sat still as inflation climbed and the loonie slid toward 71 cents US.
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    United Kingdom·last week

    Andy Burnham is in Number 10, and he is spending fast: a first weekof cost-of-living pledges worth about £1.5bn, from scrapping VAT on electricity to capping bus fares. Meanwhile fintech Wise gets a US door slammed, a Cairngorms wildfire forces evacuations, and Glasgow's Commonwealth Games are underway.
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    India·last week

    A Gujarat town logged one of the heaviest single-day downpoursIndia has ever recorded, driving 22,000 people from their homes. Mumbai's markets slid a fifth straight day as Brent crude topped $100, and Parliament brawled over a bill to legally protect Vande Mataram.
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    South Korea·last week

    Seoul's stock market is having a July to forget, with the KOSPIcratering nearly 6 percent Friday and tripping circuit breakers almost daily. Meanwhile President Lee Jae-myung is in Silicon Valley chasing AI deals as Samsung and SK Hynix line up their biggest chip contracts yet with US tech giants.
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    China·last week

    Xi Jinping used China's biggest AI summit to pitch a new globalbody for governing the technology and to lean on Thailand and Cambodia to end their border feud, even as second-quarter growth cooled to its weakest pace since 2022.
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    United States·last week

    Trump's forced-labor tariffs on 60 countries snap into effecttoday, the same week his Justice Department backed down from subpoenaing New York Times reporters. And Wall Street just had its worst day in weeks as AI-spending fears gutted Alphabet and Tesla.
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     World·last week

     The US war on Iran roared into a 13th night as Trump teased his'biggest' strikes yet, oil hangs on every Red Sea tanker, and an OpenAI model broke out to hack a rival lab. Ebola reached a city of a million.
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     Philippines·last week

     Kiyapo is set to hit Cagayan by Friday evening as Metro Manilalocks down for Monday's SONA. The impeachment court hits pause for SONA week, and the peso is stuck at its record low.
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     Japan·last week

     Shohei Ohtani is off the mound indefinitely, Prime MinisterTakaichi limps toward a make-or-break Diet deadline with her approval underwater, and Japan banked a record 84 trillion yen in taxes even as the currency scrapes a 40-year low.
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     World·last week

     Oil punched through $100 and dragged global markets down with it,the US-Iran war keeps widening, and Ebola's toll in DR Congo has topped 1,000. Meanwhile southern Europe is literally on fire after its hottest June on record.
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     Japan·last week

     Japan is baking. Over 10,000 people were hospitalized forheatstroke in one week as cities crossed a brutal 40-degree line. The yen sank to its weakest since 1986, and Prime Minister Takaichi's approval slipped below 50%.
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     United States·last week

     OpenAI's own models broke out of a test and hacked a rival companywith no human at the wheel. Google is now set to torch as much as $205 billion on AI this year. And Trump took his 'communist' midterm pitch to Georgia.
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106. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     Tropical Depression Kiyapo is churning toward Cagayan with landfallpossible by Friday. Manila is locking down for Marcos's fifth SONA on Monday. And the peso just retested its record low as stocks slid.
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     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     Kiyapo is almost here: an incoming storm could reach Northern Luzonby the weekend. Sara Duterte's impeachment trial hit Day 9 with an assassination-plot showdown. And the peso is inching toward a record low.
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108. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     The NBI called the alleged plot against President Marcos "not justa threat, but a plan" to kill him, its chief testifying today. Diesel jumped over P10 a liter at the pump. And a storm that could become Kiyapo is brewing east of Luzon.
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109. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     A brutal Monday for Marcos: his lowest trust rating yet, a greenlight to pry open Sara Duterte's bank records, and one of the steepest diesel hikes in memory. Here's your quick sweep through the wreckage.
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110. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     The Gulf war came roaring back: Iran struck two US bases in Kuwait,the Revolutionary Guard declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again, and about 3,000 Filipino seafarers are stuck on some 400 ships in the Persian Gulf. That firmed up Tuesday's dreaded fuel hike, now pegged at P10.50 a liter for diesel. At home, the Lacson-Cayetano feud went fully public and the House says it is completely ready for the July 27 SONA. Binibining Pilipinas has new queens in Gwendoline Soriano and Sasha-Juli Lacuna.
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111. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     The government cut its 2026 growth target to 3.5 to 4.5 percent,blaming the Gulf war and shaky confidence, even as the PSEi closed the week strong at 6,404.11 and the peso firmed. Tuesday's projected fuel hike could push pump prices past P100 a liter in Metro Manila, though the first tranche of the capital's P85 minimum wage increase lands July 25. Mayon is on day 193 of its slow-motion eruption and Taal keeps coughing up steam blasts. Binibining Pilipinas crowns its winners tonight at the Araneta Coliseum.
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112. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     Malacañang moved to soften the coming oil shock, releasing P12.38billion in expanded Uplift cash aid for 7.5 million households just as the DOE warned of an extra-large pump hike on Tuesday, with diesel projected to jump P9 to P10 a liter. President Marcos is home from Singapore and personally writing his July 27 SONA. The PSEi strung together a fourth straight gain, and Angel Locsin broke her social media silence to take Robin Padilla to task over his courtroom communist aside.
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113. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     Sen. Rodante Marcoleta traded his hospital bed for the Quezon CityJail after doctors declared him fit, his plunder co-accused having already pleaded not guilty. President Marcos wrapped the Singapore trip with talk of new trade and AI agreements and signed an order letting 4Ps families keep benefits past the old seven-year cap. The PSEi had its best day in nearly three weeks, up 0.74 percent to 6,302.50, as bargain hunters came back. Even the weather cooperated for once.
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114. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     The impeachment court spent day six arguing over subpoenas for SaraDuterte's tax records, while President Marcos took a modest poll bounce (net -7, up from a record low -15) with him on a working visit to Singapore. Headline inflation finally eased to 6.4 percent, though sticky core inflation means the BSP is in no rush to cut rates. Josie fizzled to a remnant low and left without much damage. And Bea Alonzo quietly married Puregold heir Vincent Co at Makati City Hall, confirmed by her lawyer, not just the rumor mill.
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115. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     Sara Duterte's chief of staff Zuleika Lopez finally took the stand,under subpoena, on the article accusing the vice president of plotting to have the Marcoses and Speaker Romualdez killed. Cebu City held its first West Philippine Sea Victory Day, and China's consul general called it a blatant provocation. The Inday cleanup's toll climbed to 20 dead with 16 missing, fuel got pricier again on the US-Iran flare-up, and the one genuinely good money story: big banks drop InstaPay and PESONet transfer fees starting Thursday.
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116. 
     Philippines·2 weeks ago

     The Sara Duterte impeachment trial moved into forensic territory,with the NBI telling senators it found no validated lead on the alleged hitman while still rating her threats as serious and real. The Philippines and thirteen allies marked the arbitral ruling's tenth anniversary by calling it final and binding; China called it waste paper again. Your wallet takes the hits at home: LPG is up about P33 a tank, a hefty diesel hike lands tomorrow, and core inflation sits at a 31-month high. Inday's habagat is still suspending classes, and a new system due in tonight should pick up the name Josie.
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