Issue 2026-08-17
Stories
- Trump Threatens Annexation of Hormuz as Iran–Oman Strike Limited Safe-Passage Deal
- Trump Directs Pentagon to Shrink 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield Drills With South Korea
- Kushner Holds First In-Person Egypt Parley With Hamas to Rescue Rejected Gaza Roadmap
- U.S. Drafts ‘Pick-a-Side’ Letter on AI Blocs: Pax Silica vs. WAICO
- 2026 Data Show Corporate AI Usage Hits 88% but Gains Remain Uneven
- UFlex Q1 FY27 Profit Skyrockets 630%, Shares Jump Double-Digits
- Petrobras’ Morpho Well Strikes Hydrocarbons in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin
- First Ferrari Luce EV ‘Chassis 0’ Shatters New-Car Auction Record at $40 Million Charity Sale
At a Glance
- On 15 Aug 2026, President Trump vowed to proclaim the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, while Iran revealed a narrow...
- On 16 Aug 2026, President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially scale back the 11-day joint U...
- On 17 Aug 2026 Jared Kushner met Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in El-Alamein, securing a verbal pledge to disarm just d...
- A leaked, undated State Department letter warns 35 governments that joining China’s WAICO will trigger expulsion from...
- A flurry of 17 August reports and workshops revealed that global AI adoption among organisations has leapt to 88 %, s...
- UFlex stunned the market on 17 Aug 2026 by posting a six-fold year-on-year leap in net profit to ₹423 crore for Q1 FY...