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Regarding the coordinated Japan-U.S. intervention on July 31 (Eastern U.S. time), a private financial brokerage firm has analyzed that the intervention by the government and the Bank of Japan may have exceeded 4 trillion yen on an estimated basis.

On the night of the 3rd, a fire broke out on the grounds of Kodai-ji temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, associated with Nene, wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It was almost extinguished about 40 minutes after the report, but a building on the site burned. Police and fire authorities are investigating the damage.

Draft rules seek dedicated regulatory framework for emergency medical motorcycles operating in rural and difficult terrain

Total disbursements grew by 22 per cent to ₹8,947 crore

The collaboration aims to bring global urban mobility expertise, advanced transport technology and sustainable infrastructure planning to the growing coastal city

Shareholder approval alone may not be enough to complete the preferential issue during the two-month market-access ban, say lawyers

The fund became an impasse for two holdout Republican senators blocking Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general.

Galymzhan Abaildayev, a 44-year-old man, survived a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, after climbing the north tower naked and raising flags.

Mr. Netanyahu's office demanded more concrete disarmament by Hamas, which on July 31 announced it would give up weapons under Mr Trump's plan to a nascent Palestinian governing committee

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the PML-N’s leadership and successful candidates on Monday after unofficial results of the second phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) showed it had won 14 of 18 seats up for grabs the previous day.

In Kumamoto Prefecture, where a maximum seismic intensity of 7 was observed on July 28, seismic activity remains active. The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to call for caution against shaking of up to maximum intensity 7. In Kumamoto Prefecture, daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach 40°C in some places, setting record heat. The agency urges people to refrain from outdoor work s

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in turmoil over plans to sell the World Cup to Josh Kushner’s firm, leading to a potential ousting movement inside FIFA.

LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A religious scholar was killed in an explosion, suspected to have been caused by a pressure bomb, at a supermarket in Lower South Waziristan’s Wana on Monday, police said. Wana Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah told Dawn that the explosion occurred on the ground floor of a supermarket located in Rustam Bazaar.

“A $150-million weapons system won’t work if missing critical minerals that may be worth only $20,000 to $30,000,” says expert amid rising tensions with Iran

Large and very strong Typhoon No. 13 is moving westward over the sea south of Japan. Waves and winds are expected to strengthen in the Ogasawara Islands from the evening of the 3rd through the 5th, requiring strict caution for high waves. Around Thursday the 6th, it is expected to approach Okinawa and Amami with strong intensity, possibly bringing severely rough weather. Please check the latest in

SWAT: The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing near a police station in Swat rose to 17 on Monday, including several policemen. The suicide bombing had taken place near the Kabal Police Station while a protest against lawlessness was under way at the adjoining public square.

Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi emphasized the need for synchronous and coordinated work between the government and parliament for adopting the necessary draft laws that lead Ukraine to the European Union.

Every fifth service member of Poland's Territorial Defense Forces is a woman.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said that a potential agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine on a license to produce interceptors for Patriot air defense systems likely will not be concluded before this winter.

The British right-wing populist party Reform UK stated that if it wins the election, it will stop the flow of asylum seekers through the "most extensive military operation in the English Channel since World War II".

In Wrocław, an 18-year-old Ukrainian has been charged with attempted murder of a woman; he faces life imprisonment.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called on the French media community to treat with vigilance the statements of the former press secretary of the President of Ukraine, Yulia Mendel.

Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi became an honorary speaker at the general meeting of ambassadors held in Kyiv.

The Romanian government called on large industrial enterprises to voluntarily reduce electricity consumption during peak load hours on the system due to the energy crisis caused by heat and extremely low water levels in the Danube.

Intervention ‘necessary for both navigation and dredging in the future,’ acting defense minister says

Suspect linked to around 20 violent crimes, including murders, detained near Barcelona

74,200 children need urgent treatment for acute malnutrition in Gaza, medicine shortage reaches 47%, officials say

Agreements aim to triple PAC-3 and quadruple THAAD production by providing long-term demand to key suppliers

Nadezhdin was recently detained, fined, and barred from running for Parliament after being labelled a 'foreign agent' by the Russian authorities.

Donald Trump had said talks with ‌Iran would happen today but declined to set a deadline for an agreement

Taiwanese silicon biz believes it can take up to 20% of $80B market with upcoming ASIC chips

ExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education

Turning two Mars testbeds into one lunar explorer may prove anything but cheap

More than 12,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land have burned over the past week, according to analyses from the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

Trump rejects Tehran theory, blames 'grossly incompetent' governor of Minnesota instead

What is the political relationship between Islamabad and PoK? What has India said about the Rawalakot protests?

The U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve have joined forces with their Japanese counterparts to stage a historic joint intervention to boost the Japanese yen, according to Japan’s Ministry of Finance, which confirmed the move in a statement on Monday.

About 500 Hong Kong students are getting a taste of army life, with the PLA garrison launching its annual summer camp to instil patriotism and discipline, and teach military skills, among young people. Among the new recruits is Lo Wan-lung, a Form One student at Salesian English School who is attending the two-week camp for the first time.

Strategists at the bank see non-U.S. shares performing well in the second half of the year and prefer semiconductor stocks to hyperscalers.

Bertrice Pompe was born in Diego Garcia, situated in the Indian Ocean halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia, in 1971, making her one of the last Chagossians to enter the world on an island that her family would soon be forced to leave. “Some families, like brothers, sisters, were separated,” she said. “Some went to the Seychelles, some to Mauritius … close family, brothers, sister, mother,…