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#Gravitas Amidst overtourism fears, the Indonesian government has stopped the construction of new hotels. This comes just a few months after the government introduced a new tax on tourists, a practice increasingly growing globally.

IMD has issued red, orange, and yellow alerts across various states in India due to heavy monsoon rains, urging caution as relief efforts continue with NDRF teams on the ground.

#Gravitas | According to a new study, approximately 45% of women in the prime working age range of 25-44, are predicted to be childless and single by 2030. That's nearly half the female population. What's behind this? Why are more and more women choosing to stay single and delay motherhood?

As the US Federal Reserve prepares for its upcoming meeting on September 17-18, analysts are closely watching the potential for a significant interest rate reduction.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, on Tuesday, criticised a decision by Germany to tighten controls on its land borders, calling for urgent consultations with other affected countries and more support for Warsaw's own immigration policies.

A Dutch court on Monday convicted two Pakistani men of inciting their followers to murder Geert Wilders. Watch to know more.

#Gravitas | An Israeli strike on Al-Mawasi killed at least 40 people. The Israeli missiles hit an area that is considered a "safety zone", a designated humanitarian zone where Palestinians are living in tents after being displaced from their homes due to war. The missile strike was so devastating that it created a large crater on the ground. The Israeli military claimed it struck Hamas terrorists embedded inside the area, but Hamas has denied these allegations. How many more have to die before a peace deal is signed? When will the apathy, cruelty, and violence at Gaza aid zones come to an end?

England have announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming three-Test tour of Pakistan which starts next month. The ECB has included eight players from the 2022 tour when England won the series 3-0.

It was a sight to behold in the Catholic dominated East Timor after an estimated 600,000 people nearly half of the country's population packed the seaside Park to attend the Pontiff's final Mass. Watch in for more details!

Russia has nearly completed the required procedures to sign a new bilateral treaty with Iran soon, state news agency TASS quoted top security official Sergei Shoigu as saying on Tuesday.

With sights firmly set on the Indian Air Force's requirement for 40-80 Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA), Tata-Lockheed Martin is expanding their existing collaboration in India.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lands in London ahead of a meeting Tuesday with the new UK government. The close allies are set to share their resolve on Ukraine and paper over differences on Gaza.

In a major escalation Ukraine has unleashed one of its largest drone assaults on Russian territory hitting the Moscow region and beyond. The relentless drone strikes are in fact part of Kyiv's intensified efforts to try and destabilize Russia's war machine even as fierce battles continue on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. Watch in for more details!

With the 2024 US presidential election approaching, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris are set to face off in their first televised debate.

Sacred traditions burns bright into the night as Bulgarians celebrate virgin Mary. Watch to know more.

In a major escalation Ukraine has unleashed one of its largest drone assaults on Russian territory hitting the Moscow region and beyond. The relentless drone strikes are in fact part of Kyiv's intensified efforts to try and destabilize Russia's war machine even as fierce battles continue on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. Watch in for more details!

A commission set up by the South Korean government has revealed that thousands of mothers were forced to give up their children for adoption abroad. Around 200,000 children, conceived by poor parents, especially single mothers, in government-funded welfare centres were adopted in nations like Australia, Denmark and the United States since the 1950s.

President Droupadi Murmu has forwarded a memorandum from Bharatiya Janata Party's MLAs to the Ministry of Home Affairs, demanding the dismissal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently imprisoned, which is causing delay in administrative work.

A new and robust partnership is emerging posing a formidable challenge to the West, as the conflict in Ukraine rages on Russia has forged an ever closer bond with China, Iran and North Korea our special report decodes.