Toxic Bookings Open After Iran War Delayed Release
The Yash film opens on 12,000 screens next week, having been postponed twice, once because instability in Gulf markets followed the strikes on Iran.
Southeast Asia
Vietnam Retain ASEAN Title in Hanoi Final
A 2-2 draw with Thailand sealed a 4-2 aggregate win and made Vietnam the first nation to successfully defend the regional championship, decided by two own goals.
Southeast Asia
My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi. File photograph. — Credit: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Tata Sons Adjourns AGM for First Time Since 1917
A regulatory freeze on the Sir Ratan Tata Trust left the company unable to reach quorum, and the same block prevents the committee that must choose…
The wire
All filings- The Vindhyas Hold: BJP’s New Team and the South It Quietly Wrote Off
- Vietnam and Thailand Win Semi-Final First Legs
- Colombia Quake Toll Reaches 285 as Search Ends
- Marvel Confirms X-Men Cast at D23 Event
- Crowley Beats Hong by Under 3,500 Votes
- Leavitt to Leave White House Press Secretary Role
- Westbrook Retires as NBA Triple-Double Leader
- India Needs More Than a New Party. It Needs a New Political Imagination.
- Ayra Starr Releases Third Album Starr Girl
- Total Eclipse Crosses Europe After 27 Years
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Topics tracked
Sport
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Vietnam and Thailand Win Semi-Final First Legs
The defending champions beat Malaysia 2-0 in Kuala Lumpur and Thailand won 3-1 in Singapore, setting up a possible rematch of the 2024 final.
Westbrook Retires as NBA Triple-Double Leader
Nashville Lead MLS With Inter Miami in Pursuit
Lynx First to Clinch WNBA Playoff Berth at 27-7
Brewers Hold Best Record in Baseball at 74-44
Marseille Beat Athletic 3-1 in Genesio Home Bow
Don Nelson, Hall of Fame NBA Coach, Dies at 86
City Beat Atletico as Arsenal and Liverpool Lose
Politics
More from this deskThe Vindhyas Hold: BJP’s New Team and the South It Quietly Wrote Off
When Nitin Nabin read out his first national team on 17 August, the loudest thing in it was a missing name. Tejasvi Surya, Bengaluru…
Crowley Beats Hong by Under 3,500 Votes
The Milwaukee County Executive overturned a double-digit polling deficit to win, giving the Democratic establishment its first significant primary win in weeks.
Leavitt to Leave White House Press Secretary Role
The youngest person ever to hold the post departs at the end of August with no successor named, the fifth senior woman to leave…
India Needs More Than a New Party. It Needs a New Political Imagination.
India does not need another political party simply to add another symbol to an already crowded ballot paper. It needs something far more difficult…
Crowley Wins Wisconsin Primary in Photo Finish
David Crowley beat Francesca Hong by under a point after polls had put her 20 ahead, with Tom Tiffany taking the Republican nomination for…
Jharkhand Shutdown Called After Police Beat Students
Water cannon and baton charges met a march on the Ranchi assembly over recruitment exam irregularities, as a former commission chairman was arrested.
Business
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Judge Pauses Paramount Takeover of Warner Bros
Twelve state attorneys general have sued over the $111bn acquisition, halting a deal that had already cleared shareholders and the Justice Department.
Ras Al Khaimah Draws Dh771m in New Investment
US Economy Sheds 23,000 Jobs in July Reversal
White House Revives Bid to Remove Fed Governor
Gulf Route Flights Cut as UAE Disruption Continues
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Set for 47% in Second Quarter
SpaceX Revenue Up 92% but Capex Sends Shares Down
Eli Lilly Revenue Jumps 48% on Obesity Drug Sales
Conflict
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Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Hormuz Strait
Air Force Officer Charged Over Alleged Pakistan Leak
Iran and Oman Near Deal on Hormuz Shipping Route
Cargo Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran Give Opposing Accounts of Talks
Russian Attacks Kill Eight as July Losses Peak
Trump Calls Iran ‘Duplicitous’ Over Talks Denial
Rights
More from this deskMillions Forced Back to Afghanistan as Aid Shrinks
Iran and Pakistan have expelled Afghans in their millions, including people born abroad, into a country where more than 400 health facilities closed last…
Afghanistan Has 3.8 Million Girls Out of School
A quarter of a million more are excluded from secondary education each year, in what UN officials have described as the creation of a…
Afghanistan Reaches Five Years of Taliban Rule
Restrictions on women and girls have been written into law and 21.9 million people need aid, as the fifth anniversary of the takeover approaches…
India Makes Insulting National Song an Offence
Parliament passed a bill bringing Vande Mataram under the law protecting the national flag, with the DMK opposing it in the Rajya Sabha as…
Myanmar Releases Rare Photographs of Aung San Suu Kyi Meeting a Red Cross Official
The military-backed government says the detained Nobel laureate, 81, met the ICRC representative in Naypyitaw. Her son says nobody has briefed him on her…
Indonesian Ferry Fire Leaves Five Dead and an Unknown Number Missing off East Java
The Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire between Surabaya and Makassar. Officials say they cannot yet confirm how many people were on board when it…
World
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Colombia Quake Toll Reaches 285 as Search Ends
Officials have moved from rescue to recovery with 379 still missing, as the government faces criticism for initially turning down foreign rescue teams.
Total Eclipse Crosses Europe After 27 Years
Colombia Quake Toll Passes 160 on Second Day
Colombia Earthquake Kills at Least 132
Prisoner Release Changes to Start in October
Aid Cuts Leave 17 Million Afghans Facing Hunger
Afghan Code Defines Shia Muslims as Heretics
Spider-Man Takes $145m but Record Survives
Health
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Culture
More from this deskLaser Survey Maps Lost Amazon Civilisation
Almost 400 undocumented monuments found beneath the canopy suggest the Aquiry supported up to three million people in a region long thought to be…
Three Conflict Sites Fast-Tracked to Danger List
Sites in South Sudan, Lebanon and Palestine were inscribed and placed on the danger list at once, while Vienna came off it at the…
UNESCO Adds 25 Sites to World Heritage List
The 48th committee session in Busan inscribed 25 properties including the D-Day beaches and Mount Olympus, taking the list to 1,273 sites in 173…
Edinburgh Fringe Opens Smaller Than Last Year
The world's largest arts festival returns on Friday with 3,649 shows across 258 venues, down from 3,893 shows and 301 venues at the 2025…
Booker Longlist Names Two Former Prize Winners
Thirteen novels chosen from 163 submissions include Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, with Mary Beard chairing the judges and the shortlist due on 22…
Japan Enshrines Male-Only Imperial Succession, Ruling Out Princess Aiko
The revision allows adoption of distant male relatives to father future heirs, leaving Princess Aiko ineligible and the imperial family with five adult men.
Climate
More from this desk2026 on Track to Be Second-Warmest Year Recorded
Projections put the global average at about 1.58C above pre-industrial levels, after 252 European weather stations logged all-time temperature records in June.
Spokane Fires Destroy More Than 700 Buildings as Man Is Held on Arson Suspicion
Three uncontained fires have displaced about 67,000 people around Washington's second city. A man is held on $1m bond over one of them; the…
France Battles Fresh Wildfires Under New Heatwave as Spain Lifts Evacuation Orders
More than 300,000 were displaced at the peak in France's largest peacetime evacuation since WWII. Spain has lifted its last orders as France faces…
WMO Forecasts Rapid Shift to Strong El Niño, Raising Extreme Weather Risk Worldwide
Sea-surface temperature anomalies are expected to exceed 2C as El Niño strengthens through September, lifting heatwave, drought and flood risk across the tropics.
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