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China
Beijing faced forecasts of more than 200 millimetres of rain in some districts, while thousands of residents were relocated and severe-weather alerts expanded across Hebei and Henan.
Asia
Floods, landslides and rain-related accidents have struck Luzon after extraordinary rainfall, exposing the risks surrounding rescue operations, urban drainage and long-disputed flood-control spending.
Latin America
A magnitude-7.4 earthquake devastated western Colombia, damaging about 1,600 buildings and confronting a newly inaugurated government with a national rescue, security and humanitarian emergency.
Africa
Returns to Zimbabwe, Malawi and other African states combine formal deportations with mostly voluntary repatriations, while children, schools and HIV treatment systems absorb the consequences of a sudden regional movement.
India
A 2026 tax amendment would scrap investor-count, concentration and minimum-corpus tests for eligible offshore funds, unify treatment inside and outside India's financial services center and extend a broader drive to attract foreign capital.
Europe
Around 50,000 people entered the Spanish enclave within a day and roughly half returned, while deaths, repatriations and threats of tighter Schengen controls turned the emergency into a wider European dispute.
Middle East
Baghdad ordered legal and security measures to tighten state control, keep Iraq outside regional escalation and complete the coalition withdrawal timetable after coordinated strikes killed 20 paramilitary personnel.
Asia
Ministers backed practical AI use in manufacturing, agriculture and services, with new commitments on small businesses, training, cross-border data and regulatory coordination.
Russia
Russia's Defense Ministry said Ukraine rejected a proposed halt to shelling in Konstantinovka that would have allowed the return of bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed during recent fighting for the Donbass city.
Europe
Poland is expanding civilian preparedness programs as security conditions deteriorate in Eastern Europe, with thousands joining a one-day military training initiative near Warsaw.
Brazil
Brazil is sending a fifth humanitarian flight to Venezuela with 5.5 tonnes of medical supplies and equipment to expand a field hospital in La Guaira, while its defense minister travels to Caracas to coordinate further assistance and reconstruction support.
Latin America
The number of road blockades in Bolivia fell sharply after President Rodrigo Paz reached a 90-day agreement with the country's main trade union federation and imposed a state of emergency following 50 days of protests.
