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According to The Print's analysis of a 7,500-page charge sheet, Indian authorities have identified Dr. Umer Un Nabi as the central architect of the Red Fort bombing in November 2025, a terror attack that also resulted in his death as the suicide bomber. Per the...

Five baby orangutans were found in a forest in Odisha, India's eastern state, far from their natural habitat in Indonesia and Malaysia, prompting an investigation by India's Wildlife Protection Department into illegal trafficking networks, according to ABC News Australia. Orangutans are critically endangered and found...

The BRICS 2026 summit is taking place in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam, bringing together leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to discuss global governance, trade, energy, technology, and the international order. According to WION's on-ground coverage, major policy discussions are underway...

India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, with India holding the 2026 BRICS chairship. According to WION, the summit will bring together leaders from BRICS member and partner countries, focusing on resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability as the...

Breaking Points hosts Krystal and Saagar analyze oil price increases following strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities, arguing the incident carries significant implications for global energy markets and regional tensions. According to Breaking Points, the strikes represent a major geopolitical flashpoint with downstream effects on crude...

A building collapse at a student hostel in Delhi, India killed seven people, according to WION reporting. The incident has triggered public anger over accountability and raised questions about building safety enforcement and administrative oversight in the capital. Officials are investigating whether corruption and negligence...

India's Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) opposition party held a large-scale protest in Telangana on September 7, 2026, marking 1,000 days of the incumbent Congress government's rule. BRS working president K T Rama Rao was detained by police during the demonstration as party workers took to...

Tangle News hosts discuss a CBS News article and accompanying tweet about deleted social media posts from Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, arguing that the tweet's language did not accurately reflect the article's contents. The analysis argues this represents a potential misrepresentation of El-Sayed's...

The World Nomad Games concluded in Kyrgyzstan, drawing over 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries to compete in traditional Central Asian sports over six days. The centerpiece event, Kok-Boru, is a centuries-old equestrian game in which mounted riders compete to carry a goat carcass...

Singapore police are investigating racist comments posted online following deadly floods in Nepal, alongside discussions over Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India, according to CNA. Singapore's Digital Development and Information Ministry is requesting social media platforms remove comments violating their guidelines. Coordinating Minister for National...

Researchers at IIT Mandi have identified nine rapidly expanding glacial lakes in Himachal Pradesh, India, that they characterize as "water bombs" due to the risk of catastrophic overflow. The warning follows recent deadly flash floods in Nepal that were reportedly triggered when a glacier chunk...

Breaking Points hosts Krystal and Saagar discuss reporting that the Netherlands has withdrawn or is withdrawing its gold reserves from US custody, framed as a response to geopolitical instability concerns. Breaking Points characterizes the move as a significant shift in confidence in US financial stewardship.

India's Central Bureau of Investigation has alleged that senior IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officers in Haryana received bribes including escorts, luxury parties, gold, and cash transfers via hawala in exchange for directing state government funds into specific private bank branches for fixed deposits, from which...

Singapore's Senior Minister K. Shanmugam addressed racist social media comments on September 5, 2026, regarding missing Singaporeans at the Nepal-Tibet border and "anti-Indian racist ranting" related to Air India's equity fundraising from shareholders including Singapore Airlines. Shanmugam called the comments "shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable" and...

India's space agency ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F17 rocket on Friday, placing the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite into orbit. According to ThePrint's reporting on the launch, the rocket placed the satellite at a perigee of approximately 171 kilometers and an apogee of 31,026 kilometers—roughly 2,100...

Breaking Points hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss Iran's recent escalatory actions in the Middle East alongside the Trump administration's reported proposal to rename the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint through which roughly 20% of the world's oil passes. According to Breaking Points,...

Krystal and Saagar, hosts of the Breaking Points political commentary show, discussed Republican concerns ahead of the midterm elections in this episode, examining what they characterized as panic within the party over its electoral prospects.