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August 22, 2025
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India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile



New Delhi Aug 20, 2025
India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India's eastern Odisha state, with authorities saying it "validated all operational and technical parameters." India and China, the world's two most populous nations, are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia and relations plummeted in 2020 a ... read more

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SHAKE AND BLOW
Years after an earthquake, rivers still carry the mountains downstream
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ... more
SINO DAILY
China's Xi pushes development, ethnic unity in rare visit to Tibet
Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa on Thursday during a rare visit to Tibet, where he urged "ethnic unity and religious harmony" in a region where China is accused of rights ... more
WOOD PILE
Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs
Mutsamudu, Comoros (AFP) Aug 18, 2025
/> Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan. On the most mountainous and densely populated island in ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Indian Private Space Consortium to Build First National Earth Observation Satellite Network
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 2025
In a milestone for India's space sector, a private consortium will design, deploy, and operate the nation's first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS). The planned 12-satellite network will be ... more
ENERGY NEWS
India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still king
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity - years ahead of schedule - but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electric ... more
TRADE WARS
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijing's top diplomat wraps up visit
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before headi ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Indian PM to visit China, security chief says
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said on Tuesday during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi. Modi will attend the Shang ... more

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China's top diplomat to visit India for border talks
Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2025
/> China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries eye resuming border trade five years afte ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Pakistan establishes new missile force after India conflict, PM says
Islamabad (AFP) Aug 14, 2025
/> Pakistan will establish a new military force to supervise its missile capabilities, the prime minister has said, after its worst conflict in decades with South Asian arch-rival India. Prime ... more
TRADE WARS
India and China eye border trade resumption
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 14, 2025
/> India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt the global trade order. Past tr ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Plastic pollution plague blights Asia
Geneva (AFP) Aug 13, 2025
/> Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per millilitre, according to an analysis funded by a waste pickers' union. "Plastic is not goo ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Toll of India Himalayan flood likely to be at least 70
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2025
Indian officials say at least 68 people are unaccounted for a week after a deadly wall of icy water swept away a Himalayan town and buried it in mud. ... more
TRADE WARS
India faces tough choices under US tariff pressure
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 8, 2025
India faces an ultimatum from the United States with major political and economic ramifications both at home and abroad: end purchases of Russian oil or face painful tariffs. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


TRADE WARS
Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners
Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025
The United States began charging higher tariffs on dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a major escalation of President Donald Trump's drive to reshape global commerce in America's favor. ... more
TRADE WARS
US partners seek relief as Trump tariffs upend global trade
Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2025
President Donald Trump's steeper global tariffs came into effect Thursday, leaving dozens of US trade partners scrambling to secure relief from soaring levies that are rewriting global trade practice. ... more
TRADE WARS
India exporters say 50% Trump levy a 'severe setback'
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 7, 2025
Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not viable" after President Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 percent on imported Indian goods. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Indian army searches for missing after deadly Himalayan flood; Torrential rains drench south China; Floods kill 6 in Myanmar border town
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
The Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment on Wednesday to search for scores of people missing a day after deadly Himalayan flash floods. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Jumbo journey as Indian elephant set to return home
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
An Indian elephant taken on an epic journey to a tycoon's giant zoo is expected to return home after protests by the religious community she came from, officials said Wednesday, following a court battle over the animal's welfare at the temple. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Sticky business: India's purchases of Russian oil
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil, saving itself billions of dollars on discounted crude - a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine. ... more
TECH SPACE
UAF satellite facility to manage massive NASA data surge
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 05, 2025
Years of preparation by the Alaska Satellite Facility will ensure that a flood of freely available data from a NASA-India satellite mission that launched Wednesday will be easy for the global public ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols
Manila (AFP) Aug 4, 2025
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time, Manila's military said Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos departed for a state visit to New Delhi. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Philippines' Marcos in India as navies hold joint drills
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 4, 2025
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos arrived in India on Monday on a visit aimed at strengthening defence and strategic ties between nations as they navigate tensions with China across the Asia-Pacific. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Landslide-prone Nepal tests AI-powered warning system
Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 1, 2025
Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions. ... more
TRADE WARS
Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs
Hong Kong (AFP) July 31, 2025
Asian markets mostly fell Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with strong tech earnings and Donald Trump's tariffs on key economies South Korea and India. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2025
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. ... more
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NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2025
NASA announced Wednesday it, in a partnership with the Indian Space Research Organization, launched a radar system to map Earth as never before. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Experts condemn India park after elephants airlifted to Japan
Bengaluru, India (AFP) July 29, 2025
Conservationists and animal experts have raised the alarm after a wildlife park in southern India airlifted four endangered Asian elephants to Japan, saying the long-haul journey and relocation could impact the animals' health. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction
Colombo (AFP) July 28, 2025
Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite developed by NASA, India to map Earth down to centimeter
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 28, 2025
NASA and India plan to deploy a satellite that will map the Earth down to a centimeter after a launch on Wednesday from the Asian nation's southeastern coast. ... more
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