Asia Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark TA-125 index gained 1,7% as shares rose to new record highs at the end of trading day yesterday following an Israeli airstrike that targeted top Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar; index has marked over +32% so far this year
Africa Eswatini Seven senior employees at Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation are suspected to be implicated in a copper theft syndicate, facilitating the theft of cables from existing infrastructure and relating to businessman allegedly involved in supply
Oceania Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine in her keynote speech opening National Ocean Symposium underlined the importance of individual participation and of taking personal and community-level actions to keep the ocean environment healthy
Asia Turkey Concrete discussions on the opening of the border with Armenia have not yet begun, though the negotiation process is expected to continue, according to a diplomatic source in Türkiye, via Russian media
Asia Philippines Government will convene a “conclave-style" gathering of stakeholders to develop a comprehensive policy on online gambling, as announced by President Marcos; The initiative signals a renewed effort to address concerns surrounding internet gaming regulation
Asia Malaysia Up to $150 billion over the next five years will be spent for equipment from U.S. multinationals for semiconductor, aerospace and data center industries in an articulated plan that reduces threatened U.S. tariff on Malaysian goods from 25% to 19%
Asia Mongolia “Ebarimt” the VAT receipt system that issues lottery-based tax receipts to encourage compliance will be fully digitalized; Led by the Digital Development Ministry with the central bank, it will replace paper receipts with mobile and card-based tracking
Asia Turkmenistan 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries was held on August 5-8, 2025 in Awaza: over 100 countries and 50 international organizations took part in the event organized by the UN once a decade; Awaza declaration can be a game changer for 2030
Asia Singapore Digital banks serving retail customers are trimming deposit interest rates in line with traditional lenders; cuts reflect the ongoing global decline of interest rates and could push customers to look for alternative investments with more attractive yields
Asia Nepal On August 1, Bagmati Province was officially declared fully vaccinated for children aged 16–23 months, with all districts achieving complete coverage
Oceania Papua New Guinea Millions of Kina have been lost in the past two weeks due to power blackouts and internet failures, says the PNG Manufacturing Council, adding that it is not a problem of capacity but of poorly run grids and mismanaged maintenance
Asia Palestine UN rice resold at 10€/kilo, 50% commissions on cash: this is how people survive in the northern Gaza Strip, a local journalist shows in a video published in El Pais, saying that only those receiving a salary can resist the absence of humanitarian agencies
Asia Pakistan Over 200 supporters of former PM Imran Khan were detained during countrywide rallies marking his arrest anniversary; Clashes in Lahore and Karachi saw police using force to disperse crowds
Asia Bangladesh Transport associations have revoked a 72-hour nationwide strike announced for today after government softened its stance on phasing out outdated vehicles; though it didn't meet the eight-points demanded, it will start to ban the older vehicles first