Philippine central bank projects July inflation at 5.6–6.6%, a slowdown from the three-year high of 7.2% recorded in April. Officials cite elevated fuel pump prices, higher electricity rates, rising fish costs and a weaker peso as key upside pressures. (Manila)

New Zealand home values fall for longest stretch in decades as July prices drop 0.3% and median hits NZ$804,303, Cotality says

New Zealand's housing market is in its longest and deepest downturn in at least 30 to 40 years, according to property data firm Cotality, with national property values falling 0.3 percent in July to a national median of NZ$804,303.

Ukraine's 2026 expenditures will total $176.8 billion, $60 billion more than planned, per TASS calculations from National Bank of Ukraine data.

Ukraine's total expenditures in 2026 will amount to $176.8 billion, which is $60 billion more than planned, according to TASS calculations based on data from the National Bank of Ukraine.

Pakistan's military has denied a UN report alleging Afghan civilian casualties, rejecting the international body's findings.

Pakistan's military has denied a UN report alleging Afghan civilian casualties.

Six killed and six missing as heavy rains trigger landslides in Kerala, India. Red alert issued for nine districts with extremely heavy rainfall forecast over the next 24 hours.

At least six people were killed and six others reported missing in rain-related incidents across the southern Indian state of Kerala, with landslides triggered in Idukki and Kottayam districts. Authorities have set up over 65 relief camps sheltering 1,465 people, and the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for nine districts warning of extremely heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours.