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Oceania
New Zealand's prime minister has called an urgent caucus meeting less than three months before the general election, as economic weakness, public missteps and internal discussions revive the possibility of a leadership change.
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.
United States
Abdul El-Sayed's Senate nomination in a pivotal Midwestern state has intensified the Democratic debate over economic populism, Gaza, campaign money and the leadership the party will carry into 2026 and 2028.
China
China's largest offshore gas field in the east is producing more than 5,200 tonnes of oil and gas a day, strengthening supply near the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as work advances on a second phase.
India
A proposal to raise the CCEA review line from ₹50 billion to ₹150 billion would give ministries greater authority over large FDI applications, while a parallel review seeks to prevent duplicate approvals for indirect investment.
Middle East
A memorandum transfers designated civilian facilities to Damascus and turns Russian military sites into joint training centers, preserving Moscow's access while reducing the exceptional privileges attached to its former bases.
Europe
Reciprocal checks on travellers have turned the Ceuta migration crisis into a dispute between two major EU governments, testing free movement while both sides insist the measures are temporary.
Brazil
Indonesia's sovereign investment arm will take 25% of a new venture built around JBS operations in Australia and New Zealand, combining $2.5 billion in equity with planned debt capacity of the same size.
Russia
Seven vessels have received permission to operate eight scheduled voyages through the Northern Sea Route from August to October, moving China-Europe container traffic beyond one-off trials.
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.
China
Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement in Shanghai to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, an intergovernmental body headquartered in the city and framed around AI cooperation, governance, safety and shared benefit.
Asia
Retail purchases of US equities reached $4.6 billion in July as the Korean benchmark suffered its worst month since 2008, reversing a government effort to draw household savings back into the domestic market.
