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Top 10 stories, 28 September 2026
The ten strongest current-affairs stories of 28 September 2026, each explained from the beginning.
- Economy & Business
Here’s How Delhi Achieved Its Epic Power-Grid FixDelhi’s transformation was dramatic: the city stopped losing more than half its electricity and now loses only 5–6%. That is a reduction of roughly 45 percentage points. Grid reliability also climbed from around 70% in…
Based on reporting by IEEE Spectrum
- Health & Medicine
A four-year-old died of rabies at home last week, but his death does not appear in government recordsThe child’s death was absent from Nepal’s official records because the government mainly counts deaths that occur in state-run health facilities. This creates a gap between deaths that happen and deaths that are documen…
Based on reporting by Kathmandu Post Nepal
- Environment & Climate
Calm seas, distant storms: Why swell surges are hitting Kerala repeatedlyA swell surge is a sudden arrival of unusually large waves created by ocean swells. Fishermen commonly call it kallakadal. The waves are produced far from the coast, often by distant storms or prolonged, fierce winds. T…
Based on reporting by Indian Express
- History & Heritage
Ram's mother, Rahim's wife among 28L women left out of India's first polls. Why?More than 28 lakh women missed India's first general election because the rolls did not identify them as individuals. They were recorded through relationships with men, such as a husband or son, instead of by their own…
Based on reporting by India Today
- International Relations
Mediators reportedly continue work with Iran, US toward likely dealMediators are trying to turn a temporary end to the Iran-U.S. war into a broader trade. The immediate goal is reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon. This matters because the…
Based on reporting by Daily Sabah Turkey
- Defence & Security
Deaths and injuries in Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities Kyiv and DniproThe reported attacks were Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, especially Kyiv and Dnipro. The article headlines describe drones, deaths, injuries, fires, and damaged buildings. Kyiv was struck in daylight, when many pe…
Based on reporting by NOS
- Markets & Finance
Energy markets spike as Trump rebuffs Iran truce, US yields rise on inflation fearsEnergy prices rise when traders fear that supplies may be delayed or blocked. Trump’s rejection of Iran’s seven-day truce signalled that the conflict could continue, with no quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. That…
Based on reporting by Malay Mail Malaysia
- Defence & Security
Ukraine's city of Oleshky faces starvation as Russia blocks all aidOleshky is facing a severe humanitarian crisis because regular food deliveries stopped in May, while Russian forces control access to the occupied city. Ukrainian authorities are trying to send food by drone and organiz…
Based on reporting by EuroNews
- Economy & Business
U.S. and China strike trade deal for tariff cuts worth nearly $30 billion eachThe agreement changes the price barrier applied to selected goods moving between the United States and China. Both governments released matching lists of products that will receive tariff cuts. Lower tariffs can make im…
Based on reporting by Fast Company
- Defence & Security
Moscow Wants Ukraine to ‘Pay the Price’ as Russian Drones Rain Down on Central KyivThe article describes a sharp escalation of strikes across Kyiv and other Ukrainian locations. In central Kyiv, a Russian drone hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. People were trapped inside a burning build…
Based on reporting by Kyiv Post