Govt retires Rs1.13tr debt to State Bank
• MoF says Rs1.133tr repaid on Aug 29, on top of Rs500bn cleared in June; total early repayments cross Rs2.6tr• Central bank debt reduced to Rs3.8tr from Rs5.5tr; average domestic…
Indonesia tightens security after deadly protests
Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta in anticipation of further demonstrations. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Indonesian authorities have ramped up security after six people were killed in…
Car crashes into Russian consulate in Australia’s Sydney
Police say a 39-year-old man has been taken into custody over the incident in Sydney’s Woollahra suburb. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Australian police have arrested a 39-year-old…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,285
Here are the key events on day 1,285 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Here is how things stand on Monday, September 1: Fighting…
Pope denounces ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minn. school shooting
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting…
Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court faces critical test of independence
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court will be seated Monday and observers will be watching closely to see whether it will assert its independence from the governing party…
Filipino priest who fought Duterte’s brutal drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino priest, who publicly protested against then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown against illegal drugs despite death threats and helped provide proper funerals to slain suspects, is…
Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares jump nearly 19% as AI boom drives cloud unit sales
The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holdings surged as much…
Asia markets trade mixed as investors assess China’s RatingDog manufacturing data
China customs officers raising a Chinese flag during a rehearsal for a flag-raising ceremony in Shanghai. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as investors…
Guatemala says it suggested that U.S. send its unaccompanied migrant children home
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Guatemalan Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement at the Palacio Nacional…