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Moderna has just delivered a striking example of how medical science can move financial markets. Its shares surged 177 percent in a single session after a personalised mRNA cancer treatment succeeded in a phase 3 trial. But what exactly did investors see, and does every medical breakthrough translate into a stock-market jackpot?

Mexico's Navy rescued two fishermen who survived five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after going missing off the coast of Chiapas. The men, aged 53 and 32, were found alive about 150 miles offshore, floating inside a cool box used to store fish. They were medically assessed before being reunited with their families.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has now surpassed Deadpool & Wolverine as the highest-grossing R-rated film ever. The milestone prompted a hilarious, good-natured response from Ryan Reynolds, who congratulated Nolan with a reference to a Honda Odyssey.

Nigeria's 2027 election could see presidential and governorship candidates collectively spend up to N571 billion under new legal limits. But who gets how much?

Imran Khan was briefly taken to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for a medical check-up amid health concerns, before being returned to jail under tight security.

Amit Shah said that the southern states are the main pillars of the country’s progress, and the progress of the region depends on water: whether it is agriculture, industry, healthy citizens or the environment.

The woman suffered a cardiac arrest, was revived and was taken to the hospital. The parking company, meanwhile, played by the rules and issued a notice for being overparked while she was getting treatment at the hospital.

Bangladesh has a new President. Veteran BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected as the country's 23rd President after defeating his rival in the first contested presidential election in 35 years. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman personally congratulated Fakhrul after the result was announced. While the presidency is largely ceremonial, the victory is being seen as another major milestone for the BNP government, which returned to power earlier this year.

A six-year-old boy has died after collapsing inside a private school in Visakhapatnam. His family alleges that a teacher slapped and reprimanded him over incomplete homework shortly before he fell unconscious. CCTV footage reportedly shows an altercation inside the classroom. The child was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. Police are investigating, while the post-mortem is expected to establish the exact cause of death.

The agricultural landscape in the Gaza Strip has faced catastrophic devastation, with local output struggling to meet even 10 percent of the population's vegetable needs. According to assessments by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and reports from Arab News, years of intensive conflict and severe restrictions on agricultural inputs—such as fertilizers, seeds, and water—have reduced accessible cropland to a tiny fraction of its pre-war capacity.

Australia has increased its proposed digital news levy on major technology platforms, raising the rate from 2.25% to 2.5% for companies that do not reach commercial agreements with local news organizations. The revised policy calculates the charge based solely on Australian digital advertising revenue rather than total business revenue. The measure is aimed at large search and social media platforms generating more than A$250 million in local revenue.

OTT releases this Friday bring something for every viewer. From Vijay's much-awaited Jana Nayagan to the gripping crime documentary Facing El Chapo and the comedy Pyaar Prema Kalyanam, here's a look at the five fresh movies and shows coming to your phone screens to stream this weekend.

The US Open’s record $108M purse ($5.5M to champions, $140K for 1st round) and $2M player welfare fund set a new benchmark, pressuring other Grand Slams to replicate similar payouts, pension support, and formalize revenue sharing via the new joint Player Advisory Council.

Former Army chief General Manoj Naravane says China will be India's main long-term competitor, while Pakistan remains an immediate security challenge due to terrorism.

Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way, racing around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at an astonishing 25,000 kilometers per second. The star, named S301, is also the closest known star to our galaxy’s central black hole, completing an orbit in just 8.7 years. Scientists say S301’s extreme proximity to Sagittarius A* could help them directly measure the spin of a supermassive black hole for the first time. The discovery offers a rare opportunity to test Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity in one of the most extreme environments in the universe.

One of China's most influential comedians has come under investigation and had his shows cancelled after joking about a Communist Party song. Guo Degang, China's most famous stand-up comic, is accused of violating public morals after he improvised his own lyrics to a well-known revolutionary song during a performance in Wuhan in late July.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special assistant Natalie Harp has been at the centre of a political row. The mystery around her influence deepened as it emerged that she worked at the White House without security clearance for over a year.

Jailed former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was transferred from Adiala Jail to Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital under heavy security. The transfer comes following a directive from the Supreme Court of Pakistan after mounting concerns raised by his legal team and family regarding his deteriorating health and isolation in prison.

Israel's plan to advance tenders for around 1,200 settlement homes in the strategically sensitive E1 area of the occupied West Bank has drawn strong condemnation from major Western allies. The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada called the move “unacceptable” and urged Israel to withdraw the plans, warning that development in E1 could undermine prospects for a two-state solution.