Modi and Xi Meet at BRICS as India-China Ties Test a Cautious Reset
Diplomacy and International Relations
September 13, 2026
Modi and Xi Meet at BRICS as India-China Ties Test a Cautious Reset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi,…
Anak Krakatau Eruption Eases, but Level III Alert Remains After Airports Reopen
Asia
September 8, 2026
Anak Krakatau Eruption Eases, but Level III Alert Remains After Airports Reopen
Flights around Jakarta have resumed after Anak Krakatau’s ash disrupted nearly 3,000 services, but fresh eruptions and a Level III…
US reopens key wetlands language for comment as agencies struggle to finalise WOTUS rule
Environmental and Agricultural Sustainability
September 5, 2026
US reopens key wetlands language for comment as agencies struggle to finalise WOTUS rule
EPA and the Army have issued a supplemental proposal on federal water jurisdiction, leaving both the scope of protection and…
WHO says three medical-aid warehouses in Ukraine were destroyed or damaged in three months
Europe
September 5, 2026
WHO says three medical-aid warehouses in Ukraine were destroyed or damaged in three months
Repeated air attacks have hit storage sites for frontline medical supplies, forcing WHO to relocate stocks and assess losses.
France’s record-hot summer: at least 7,007 excess deaths counted across two heatwave periods
Environmental and Agricultural Sustainability
September 5, 2026
France’s record-hot summer: at least 7,007 excess deaths counted across two heatwave periods
Two preliminary public-health estimates total at least 7,007 excess all-cause deaths, while Météo-France says the summer was the hottest on…
FDA grants accelerated approval to Etcamah for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer
Health
September 5, 2026
FDA grants accelerated approval to Etcamah for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer
The ctDNA-guided approval allows an early treatment switch before imaging shows progression, while confirmatory evidence and important safety warnings remain.
WHO validates Bhutan as South-East Asia’s first country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies
Asia
September 5, 2026
WHO validates Bhutan as South-East Asia’s first country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies
Bhutan has recorded no human deaths from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023 and passed a WHO evidence review, but vaccination…
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 places EOS-05 into transfer orbit, opening a new geosynchronous imaging mission
India
September 5, 2026
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 places EOS-05 into transfer orbit, opening a new geosynchronous imaging mission
India’s 19th GSLV flight successfully deployed EOS-05, the country’s first imaging satellite intended to operate from geosynchronous orbit.
Tesla opens limited Cybercab rides in Austin as NHTSA audits federal safety compliance
News
September 5, 2026
Tesla opens limited Cybercab rides in Austin as NHTSA audits federal safety compliance
Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab is carrying riders in a limited Austin area while US regulators examine the basis for its safety…
US sanctions Türkiye-based Golden Global Bank over alleged Iran oil-revenue network
Finance
September 5, 2026
US sanctions Türkiye-based Golden Global Bank over alleged Iran oil-revenue network
The US Treasury designated Golden Global Bank and two subsidiaries, alleging they enabled Iran-linked transactions; the action is an administrative…