India, in focus.
Saudi Arabia issued emergency alerts over a 'hostile aerial threat' late Friday and early Saturday, with an explosion heard in Riyadh. Iran separately executed a man convicted of spying for Mossad.
China's digital RMB international operation centre launched CBETS LIFT in Nanning, a framework for cross-border trade settlement and financing, with Lao banks beginning to connect.
Saudi early-warning sirens sounded twice in Riyadh early Saturday, the first such alerts since the spring, as renewed strikes threaten oil exports and investment plans.
An anti-war rally in Tokyo called on Japanese society to confront the country's history as an aggressor and criticised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's stance on the past.
As the AfD eyes victory in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, migrants in Rostock and Schwerin describe growing anti-immigrant abuse and weigh their future in Germany.
Taiwan has formally launched the World Alliance for Disaster Management, bringing together 11 countries to strengthen cooperation on disaster preparedness and response.
The $100,000 H-1B visa fee will remain in force until September 21, 2027, the White House said, with limited exceptions for national-interest cases.
A China Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine fisheries boat on a refueling mission near Sabina Shoal, Manila said, drawing reactions from Washington and Beijing.
Bolivia has scrapped state diesel subsidies, shifting to a unified pricing model to tackle chronic fuel shortages and smuggling.
Anduril's Palmer Luckey says the months-long delay in a $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan is affecting his company's business.
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, plunging the island into darkness as authorities began gradual restoration efforts.
Russia's parliamentary election includes voters in annexed Ukrainian regions for the first time, drawing condemnation from Kyiv, the EU and human rights groups.
China's massive oil reserves and reduced imports have softened global price shocks from the Iran war, easing pressure on the US and Europe.
In Michigan's 7th District, Democrat Will Lawrence's fight against AI data centers is winning over some Republicans, testing his radical past against Rep. Tom Barrett.
Steven Kolb has resigned as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America after a widely criticised physical confrontation with animal rights protesters at a New York Fashion Week runway show.
Lula rallied in Guarulhos, pledging to shut down online betting companies and defend social programs ahead of Brazil's October 4 vote.
A Johannesburg circus social programme helps young South Africans from under-resourced communities build professional careers in performance.
Indigenous and civil-society groups in West Kalimantan have filed a class-action lawsuit against President Prabowo Subianto and other authorities over their handling of forest fires.
Trump says a deal with Denmark and Greenland gives the US a lasting military presence and blocks adversary bases on the island.
Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, has resigned after two decades, following an incident in which he restrained PETA protesters at a New York runway show.