While asylum applications across various European Union countries declined overall in the first six months of this year, applications from Bangladeshi nationals increased. According to data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), asylum applications from Bangladeshi citizens rose by nearly 13 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has said there is no plan at this moment to include any other country in the Mecca defence pact, and no discussions are underway on the matter.
The United States has experienced its hottest summer in 132 years, with severe heat and widespread heatwaves across the country this summer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that this was the warmest summer the country has seen in 132 years.
US President Donald Trump has announced that every adult citizen will receive $5,000 if the Republican Party retains control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the margins of the BRICS Summit, people familiar with the matter said.
At least 16 people have been killed by mudslides and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in China’s eastern Jiangxi province, state media reported on Thursday (September 10).