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theweek.in > news > health > 03/17/2026 > conflict-driven-outbreaks-top-six-global-health-threats-for-2026-gavi-insight-paper.html

Conflict-driven outbreaks top six global health threats for 2026: Gavi insight paper

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1203+ words) From cholera surges to Disease X fears, a new report maps the pressures straining fragile health systems worldwide Conflict-associated disease outbreaks are emerging as the most immediate global health threat in 2026, according to a new insight paper by Gavi, the…...

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theweek.in > wire-updates > international > 03/17/2026 > iran-allows-pakistani-oil-tanker-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz.amp.html

Iran allows Pakistani oil tanker passage through Strait of Hormuz

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (234+ words) Iran allows Pakistani oil tanker passage through Strait of Hormuz'theweek.in Karachi, Mar 17 (PTI) Iran has permitted a Pakistani commercial oil tanker to pass through its side of the Strait of Hormuz and enter Pakistan's territorial waters in the Arabian…...

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theweek.in > wire-updates > international > 03/17/2026 > trump-team-applying-pressure-to-media-tell-wars-story-way-we-see-it.amp.html

Trump team applying pressure to media Tell war's story way we see it

15+ hour, 14+ min ago  (506+ words) Trump team applying pressure to media Tell war's story way we see it'theweek.in...

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theweek.in > wire-updates > international > 03/16/2026 > germany-says-iran-war-can-only-end-with-political-solution.html

Germany says Iran war can only end with political solution

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (70+ words) Delhi man shoots himself in the chest, dies, as friend records video for reel, warns him to stop Manchester United can sign Tyler Adams, but midfielder to cost more than expected: Report Apple TV sets premiere date for Keanu Reeves…...

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theweek.in > news > world > 03/17/2026 > cpec-bri-and-security-concerns-decoding-chinas-interest-in-mediating-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan.html

CPEC, BRI and security concerns: Decoding China's interest in mediating between Pakistan and Afghanistan

14+ hour, 44+ min ago  (446+ words) As part of 'Operation Ghazab Lil Haq,' Pakistan launched airstrikes on Monday targeting what it described as 'military installations' in Kabul. Conversely, the Afghan Taliban claimed the strikes hit a drug rehabilitation hospital, resulting in an estimated 400 fatalities." Pakistan has…...

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theweek.in > wire-updates > national > 03/17/2026 > climate-change-could-drive-millions-globally-into-physical-inactivity-by-2050-lancet-study.html

Climate change could drive millions globally into physical inactivity by 2050 Lancet study

20+ hour, 29+ min ago  (58+ words) Why MEA hit out at 2026 USCIRF report on religious freedom in India Manchester United can sign Tyler Adams, but midfielder to cost more than expected: Report Salman Khan's upcoming "Battle of Galwan' renamed "Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace' Biases…...

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theweek.in > news > india > 03/16/2026 > with-iran-conflict-occupying-centrality-india-is-eyeing-a-diplomatic-quandary-at-brics.amp.html

With Iran conflict occupying centrality, India is eyeing a diplomatic quandary at BRICS

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (676+ words) In pursuance of national interest, it would bode well for New Delhi to open back channel diplomacy with Tehran so as to hedge against the future The diplomatic skills of India, which assumed the chairmanship of the increasingly powerful BRICS…...

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theweek.in > wire-updates > international > 03/16/2026 > religious-freedom-conditions-in-india-continued-to-deteriorate-in-2025-uscirf.amp.html

Religious freedom conditions in India continued to deteriorate in 2025 USCIRF

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (352+ words) Religious freedom conditions in India continued to deteriorate in 2025 USCIRF'theweek.in By Yoshita Singh New York, Mar 16 (PTI) A US federal government commission has flagged the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for it to be designated…...

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theweek.in > news > biz-tech > 03/16/2026 > biases-that-bind-her.html

Biases that bind her

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (799+ words) If India is serious about raising female employment, childcare must be treated as economic infrastructure, not welfare As India pushes toward a $5 trillion economy and expands manufacturing and modern services, half its talent remains on the sidelines. The World Economic…...

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theweek.in > wire-updates > international > 03/16/2026 > uscirf-claims-religious-freedom-continued-to-deteriorate-in-india-mea-rejects-it-as-biased-characterisation.html

USCIRF claims religious freedom continued to deteriorate in India MEA rejects it as 'biased characterisation"

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (61+ words) Rajya Sabha elections 2026: Odisha's Opposition alliance crumbles as Dilip Ray wins seat amid record defections Manchester United can sign Tyler Adams, but midfielder to cost more than expected: Report Salman Khan's upcoming "Battle of Galwan' renamed "Maatrubhumi: May War Rest…...