Issue 2026-08-24
Stories
- Zelenskyy Rejects Wartime Elections, Publicly Blames Ousted Defense Chief
- 25th India-China Special Representatives Border Talks Convened in Beijing Ahead of BRICS Summit
- Abu al-Duhur Strike Upends Syria–Israel Talks, Ignites Israel–Turkey Confrontation
- U.S. Slaps 50% Tariffs on $20 B of Canadian Imports; Ottawa Announces Sept 8 ‘Dollar-for-Dollar’ Counter-Duties
- China Orders Record 4.3 M-Vehicle Recall Over Hard-to-Find Emergency Door Handles
- Shein Slashes Valuation for Hong Kong IPO and Promises $3.5 B Investor Make-Good
- ISRO Approves First Bharatiya Antariksha Station Module, Targets 2035 Deployment
- NZ PM Luxon Tables Under-16 Social-Media Ban Bill Before 2026 Election
- China Scrubs 2026 Chang'e-7 Moon-South-Pole Launch Window
At a Glance
- In his first extended press briefing in months (22 Aug 2026), President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ruled out holding nationa...
- New Delhi has dispatched NSA Ajit Doval to Beijing for the first on-site boundary negotiation since the 2020–24 freez...
- On 18 Aug 2026 Israel bombed Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase to block a purported Turkish deployment, freezing U.S.–brok...
- Hours after three days of trade talks collapsed on 21-22 Aug 2026, Washington activated 50 % duties on roughly US$20...
- On 23–24 Aug 2026, China’s market regulator mandated nine EV makers—including Tesla—to recall about 4.27 million cars...
- Shein’s Hong Kong prospectus on 24 Aug reveals it will float 280 M shares on 1 Sep at HK$47.60–49.50, raising up to U...