Stripe and Advent’s reported $53-billion PayPal offer sends shares sharply higher
The proposed transaction would unite two major digital-payment platforms, but no agreement has been announced Stripe and private-equity firm Advent…
US–Iran strikes revive Strait of Hormuz crisis as oil and shipping risks rise again
Renewed military exchanges return the world’s most important energy passage to the centre of global economic risk The United States…
FIFA World Cup 2026: Spain reach final as England–Argentina search interest surges
Spain defeat France 2–0, leaving England and Argentina to contest the second place in the 19 July final Spain became…
Seventy-Five Years of Ballots, Billions of Votes: How India’s Electoral History Became the World’s Greatest Democratic Archive
The official statistical records in public domain, available for all, tell a story far bigger than election results. They narrate…
From Political Churn to the Yogi Continuum: What Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Ministerial History Tells Us About Its Voters
The Uttar Pradesh government’s list of former chief ministers may appear to be a simple administrative record. Names, political parties…
Anil Menon Space Launch: Soyuz MS-29 Heads to International Space Station
NASA astronaut Anil Menon begins his first spaceflight alongside two Roscosmos cosmonauts on an eight-month mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.…
France vs Spain World Cup 2026 Semi-Final: Mbappé and Yamal Battle for Final Place
The first FIFA World Cup semi-final brings together two European powers, two of football’s biggest attacking stars and contrasting routes…
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: US–Iran Strikes and Tanker Attacks Push Oil to One-Month High
Renewed military escalation, attacks on commercial vessels and a proposed transit charge have placed the world’s most important Gulf energy…
Russia Diesel Export Ban: Global Fuel Supply Tightens as Prices Rise
Russia’s suspension of diesel exports is adding pressure to already constrained fuel markets affected by refinery disruption, low inventories and…
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: US–Iran Strikes Escalate After Commercial Ship Attack
Iran has again declared the vital shipping route closed as US strikes and Iranian retaliation raise risks for Gulf security,…
Argentina vs Switzerland World Cup Result: Álvarez Sends Argentina into Semi-Finals
Argentina won 3-1 after extra time and will face England, following a dramatic quarter-final shaped by late goals and a…
Typhoon Bavi China Update: Millions Evacuated as Storm Moves Inland
Bavi weakened after striking Zhejiang, but heavy rain, flooding, transport disruption and landslide risks remain across eastern China. The Typhoon…