Bangladesh is facing a worsening power crisis after disruptions at the Moheshkhali LNG terminals cut gas supplies to power plants, prompting the country to seek additional diesel supplies including fr ...
8 killed, several injured in suspected gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard
Senior government factory inspection official Mahbubul Hasan said the workers died due to toxic gas emissions from the ship. | World News ...
Pakistan PM Sharif issues water war warning to India over Indus row, flatters Trump for ceasefire
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issues a fresh warning to India over the Indus Waters Treaty, declaring that "every single drop" of Pakistan`s water is a red line. The remarks come as the treaty remains in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
Indonesia’s Prabowo proposes ‘expansive’ budget for 2027 with small deficit
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Friday proposed a $230 billion budget for 2027 with a fiscal deficit set at 2.4% of GDP, ...
‘Our resources, our prices’: Indonesia’s Prabowo announces new commodity bourse
By Bernadette Christina and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced a plan on Friday to create a new exchange that will set prices for the country's ...
India to close FX swap for overseas deposits earlier than planned, inflows top $50 billion
MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - India's central bank will close a discounted forex swap facility for banks to hedge overseas deposits raised from non-resident Indians a month earlier than planned, ...
India again invites Tarique Rahman for bilateral visit, BRICS Outreach session
The 18th BRICS Summit is scheduled for 12-13 September, with an Outreach session involving invited non-BRICS countries and organisations.
India’s markets regulator proposes to rationalise penalties for settling ongoing cases
Aug 14 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator on Friday proposed revamping its framework for settling cases in which market participants may have violated securities laws to simplify the process, ...
Iran war a boon for China’s e-trucks, fuelling export surge
(Corrects "war" to "conflict" in translation in paragraph 6 quote after clarification from company) By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - China's exports of electric trucks to other ...
World in Brief: America accuses China of evading tariffs; Zambia suspends vote count
The Trump administration accused China of evading American tariffs by rerouting exports through more than 40 countries. It estimates this costs up to $26bn in lost annual tax revenue. It is developing ...