Briefing: New India bill to amend transgender rights sparks protests
Strategic angle: The bill seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify.
Briefing: India news: Andhra Pradesh bus fire leaves 13 dead
Strategic angle: A bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck in India's Andhra Pradesh, resulting in at least 13 fatalities and 20 injuries.
EU and Australia strike free trade deal after years of talks
Ursula von der Leyen and Anthony Albanese announced a compromise in Canberra aimed at boosting exports and strengthening economic ties amid global trade uncertainty.
Briefing: From tropics to poles: How Pacific Ocean warming sets the stage for Antarctic stratospheric changes months later
Strategic angle: New research reveals the connection between warming surface waters in the tropical Pacific and delayed responses in the Antarctic stratosphere.
North Korea holds lavish welcome for Belarus president
A grand welcome in Pyongyang united North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko amidst Western criticism.
Briefing: Don't Worry, They're Just Running Out Of Petrol In Australia
Strategic angle: Australian officials are recommending working from home and reducing speeds while driving, as some stations run out of diesel and certain grades of gasoline.
Briefing: Ford’s F-150 Faces Multiple Issues Impacting Sales in Australia
Strategic angle: Steering, lighting, and sales problems plague Ford's F-150, leading to declining popularity against competitors.
Briefing: Journalists at Australia's national broadcaster begin 24-hour strike over pay
Strategic angle: Staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are striking for the first time in 20 years.
Briefing: When shrubs disappear: Exploring long-lasting effects of drought in southwest China
Strategic angle: Droughts are becoming both more frequent and more intense, impacting savannas and their crucial role in Earth's ecosystems.
Three Indian cities among top four most polluted, says report
Loni in Uttar Pradesh has been named the world's most polluted city in 2025, according to a report by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
Briefing: Apollo agrees biggest Japan deal in $3.7bn rescue of glassmaker NSG
Strategic angle: Japanese manufacturer has struggled since swooping for UK rival Pilkington two decades ago
Briefing: China dials back on fuel price hikes to 'reduce burden' on drivers
Strategic angle: It comes as countries across the region are taking various measures to weather the soaring cost of fuel.
Briefing: China’s leaders hunt for strategic gains from US quagmire in Iran
Strategic angle: Beijing hopes Washington’s redeployment of forces from Asia will further tip regional balance of power.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs
Kim's reappointment as head of the State Affairs Commission was announced by KCNA amidst criticism of North Korea's electoral process.
Briefing: India is launching cheap weight-loss drugs — but Novo Nordisk is betting its brands will stay on top
Strategic angle: Indian generic drugmakers launch a price war against Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 brands, Ozempic and WeGovy.
Briefing: Ukraine nationals detained in India: Is Russia involved?
Strategic angle: Indian authorities accuse six Ukrainians and an American of supporting insurgent groups along the India-Myanmar border, raising questions about potential political motivations.
Briefing: Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry enables dual atom insertion to build bioactive molecules
Strategic angle: Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a boron-catalyzed method to transform oxetanes into larger, medicinally relevant 1,3-oxazinanes.
Briefing: Ohtani jersey from WBC goes for record $1.5M
Strategic angle: The jersey worn by Shohei Ohtani during Japan's victory in the World Baseball Classic sold for a record amount.
Briefing: Not just buying 'things': Why China's emotional economy is on the rise
Strategic angle: Amid a prolonged economic slowdown, one segment of the world's second-largest economy is growing quicker than the rest: China's so-called emotional economy.
Briefing: Shin nominated governor of Bank of Korea
Strategic angle: BIS top economist chosen to lead monetary policy amid won weakness and oil price shock