As per reports, the conflict in West Asia has intensified, with Hezbollah firing over 50 rockets into Israel's Golan Heights following an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. This escalation raises concerns about a broader regional conflict, potentially involving Iran’s strategic interests. As the U.S. positions military assets in the region to deter further aggression, questions linger about the Gaza ceasefire. Meanwhile, the conflict’s impact may have expanded to North America, with bomb threats emailed to around 125 Jewish Institutions in Canada.

Will Iran-Israel Conflict Spread Beyond West Asia?

Byju’s, once the poster child of India's booming Edtech industry, is now facing significant financial challenges. According to a recent update from the founders, the company has failed to disburse July salaries due to its bank account not being restored to the founders following a supreme court order. This adds to the growing woes of Byju’s, which says its founders infused close to one billion U.S. Dollars crore over the past 2.5 years just to keep the company operational. Byju Raveendran, the face of the troubled Ed tech platform claims he has personally contributed 1,600 crore rupees out of the 3,976 crores paid as employee salaries in the last two years. This financial burden comes after Raveendran sold stakes worth3,600 crore rupees between 2015 and 2022.

The lesson in Byju's rise & fall

Did American mercenaries help Ukraine breach Russia's border? Was it the result of the blunder of one Russian general that left the Russian borders vulnerable to Ukrainian assaults on Aug. 6? Two weeks after Ukrainian troops launched a surprise cross-border assault into Russia's Kursk region, Moscow reportedly summoned the U.S. Charge d’affaires in Moscow where she was issued a demarche over the alleged involvement of an American private military company in Ukraine's incursion.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia Claims American Mercenaries Aided Ukraine's Kursk Offensive

A former Filipino mayor has fled the country after investigators punched holes in her stories about her parents, schooling and childhood. Investigators found Alice Guo did not have a Filipino mother, she was not home-schooled, she may not even have been a citizen of the Philippines. Was she then a Chinese spy?

The mysterious 'Chinese spy' who became a mayor in Philippines

As per reports, the Asia-Pacific region is increasingly showing signs of an arms race that could destabilize one of the world's most economically vital areas. Major powers such as China, Taiwan, Australia, South Korea, and North Korea are significantly enhancing their military capabilities in response to rising tensions. The region faces a complex and dangerous landscape, suggesting the possibility of a new Cold War centred in the Asia-Pacific.

The New Arms Race in Asia-Pacific

The Kolkata rape-murder Supreme Court hearing is underway. The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted the investigation report. The Supreme Court is to resume its hearing on the 5th of September.

Kolkata rape-murder SC hearing: Top Court slams lapses in rape-murder case

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Russia and Ukraine to find a path to peace "as soon as possible" ahead of his historic visit to Kyiv. WION tells you more insights in this report.

PM Modi to visit Ukraine:  After Putin meet, Modi to meet Zelensky

A Russian Su-34 frontline bomber conducted a strike using glide bombs against concentrated Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. WION tells you more insights in this report.

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Su-34 bomber strikes Ukrainian troops with glide bombs

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Su-34 bomber strikes Ukrainian forces in Kursk

Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination to be the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in a keynote address Wednesday (Aug 21), professing his love for his country at Chicago's United Center.

US Elections | DNC 2024: Tim Walz formally accepts VP nomination

US Elections | DNC 2024: Tim Walz rouses DNC with 'pep talk

Bangladesh’s interim government has revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this month.

BREAKING: Bangladesh revokes diplomatic passport of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

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