Hurricane Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on 15 August 2026 with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph while moving just offshore of Hawaii’s Big Island. The...
Oman and Saudi Arabia launched the Secure Green Land Corridor in August 2026 as a direct land logistics route across the Rub’ al Khali, also called the Empty...
Saudi Arabia has launched the Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition (MMDC) to coordinate maritime security in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. The...
The United States named India in a “shadow transhipment network” linked to Chinese goods entering the American market through third countries. The White House Office of Trade and...
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores Island, Indonesia, on 15 August 2026 at 5:58 AM local time. The United States Geological Survey placed the shallow quake at a...
Virender Singh Basoya was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to India on 14 August 2026 after coordinated action by the Narcotics Control Bureau and diplomatic channels. He...
India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union signed the Terms of Reference for negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on 12...
Russia has appointed former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud as its arbitrator in an investment treaty arbitration filed by Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank. The dispute concerns assets and...
The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab, rolled out the first rake of Linke Hofmann Busch broad gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway on 12 August 2026. The...
Russia began importing gasoline from India in 2026 for the first time in history amid a domestic fuel shortage caused by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries....
New York and New Jersey issued official proclamations in August 2026 designating 15 August 2026 as “India Independence Day” and “Indian Independence Day” respectively. The proclamations were linked...
