Rachel Morgan News Editor 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December to sign a completed free-trade agreement, according to New Delhi’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik. The planned visit follows months of diplomatic efforts to lower trade barriers and repair bilateral ties between the two nations. Trade Negotiations and Expected December Visit Timeline … Read more
Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old model and son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, died on September 20 at a Southern California rehabilitation facility.
Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal, a former Special Forces officer of the Indian Army who served as an Aide-de-Camp to President Droupadi Murmu, recently retired after 12 years of service, stepping down from a post that comes with personal sacrifices, including a voluntary requirement not to marry and constant availability for duty. Retirement of Major Rishabh … Read more
The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) announced on Tuesday that it will pressure President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube, following her decision to boycott the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act. According to a Johannesburg media briefing led by Cosas secretary-general Onesongo Matikinca, the ANC-affiliated student organization … Read more
Indonesia and Japan Team Up for Earthquake Early Warning System Indonesia is partnering with Japan to develop an earthquake early warning system, with initial trial runs planned for Jakarta and other regions by 2030. The announcement follows the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake in mid-August that killed over 140 people off the island of Flores, underscoring the … Read more
SINGAPORE — Two people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and a firefighter taken to hospital for heat exhaustion after a fire broke out in the living room of a seventh-floor HDB flat in Ang Mo Kio on Sept. 22, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). The blaze at Block 254 Ang Mo Kio … Read more
Between January and August 2026, 1,846 individuals were killed in Balochistan in terror attacks and counteroperations, including 357 civilians, 614 state security forces, and 875 insurgents, according to verified reports. The violence intensified in late July, with 42 Pakistani security personnel killed in three attacks, prompting the Pakistani Army, Frontier Corps, and Balochistan Police to … Read more
On 17 August 2026, security forces in Timika, Mimika Regency, Papua Tengah Province, detained 24 activists belonging to the West Papua Independent Student Forum (FIM-WP) during a silent protest marking Indonesia’s Independence Day, according to documentation from Suara Papua. The demonstrators were intercepted near the SP2 Roundabout by joint personnel from the Indonesian National Police … Read more
US President Donald Trump announced that Washington is working on a broader deal with Belarus that includes fertilizer trade. This shift highlights complex international trade dynamics and carries significant financial implications for the Baltic states. Did You Know? The 12 million tonnes of fertilizers that Belarus is currently forced to export through Russian railways and … Read more
