Saudi Arabia has launched a new regional maritime alliance to secure the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb, counter Houthi threats and reduce dependence on Western naval forces — but can the coalition overcome its own challenges?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/what-is-saudi-arabias-new-red-sea-maritime-alliance-14038424.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stressed that the deal was focused on navigation and did not alter either country’s sovereignty over the strategic waterway.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/iran-says-it-agrees-with-oman-on-hormuz-shipping-route-map-amid-us-standoff-14038484.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

In our weekly roundup, we talk about Trump's extraordinary plane switcheroo and more.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/this-week-in-explainers-did-trumps-plane-switch-endanger-the-lives-of-white-house-staff-and-journalists-14038242.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Rising prices and economic pressures are affecting everyday living. Dating is no exception. People are going on fewer dates or spending less on such outings. It is called infladating.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/infladating-why-gen-z-and-millennials-are-dumping-expensive-dates-14037494.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Cristiano Ronaldo and his wife, Georgina Rodríguez, signed a ‘separation of assets’ agreement, meaning both partners retain ownership of their individual wealth before and after marriage. This kind of arrangement ensures that assets earned individually remain protected, while jointly acquired assets can be shared.


https://www.firstpost.com/lifestyle/cristiano-ronaldos-marriage-money-clause-explained-what-indian-couples-can-learn-14038520.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The first-night effect is not really anything to worry about. And experts note that people can easily make up for missing an hour or two of sleep for one night.

https://www.firstpost.com/health/why-do-many-people-struggle-to-sleep-in-a-new-place-its-all-about-the-first-night-effect-14038058.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Donald Trump said he had instructed the US Defence Department to reduce the joint exercises because the large annual drills sent a ‘signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile’ to North Korea.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-south-korea-drills-begin-as-trump-says-not-happy-orders-scale-back-of-exercises-14038603.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The firing at Varanasi airport on Sunday has brought an unusual travel question into focus. 'Can you carry a gun on a flight in India?' Here are what the rules say.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/air-india-express-varansi-airport-gun-firing-rules-14038627.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Former US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said the discussions were ‘real’ and accused the Trump administration of lowering the threshold for nuclear action.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/nuclear-war-with-iran-marjorie-taylor-greene-makes-explosive-white-house-claim-as-tensions-mount-14038631.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

A social media post recently went viral, claiming that Iran would never abandon pursuing nuclear weapons. It was shared by news channels, American senators and leaders, and even Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The problem — it was fake.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/iran-fake-claim-nuclear-weapons-india-account-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-trump-officials-14038665.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Hyderabad-born Rohan Naidu left engineering school at 18. His team has now found the black hole star.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/rohan-naidu-the-hyderabad-born-engineering-dropout-who-led-the-black-hole-star-study-14038713.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The USS Abraham Lincoln is not the only aircraft carrier suffering from dismal morale and a severe supply shortage. Now complaints are emerging of poor conditions on board the USS George Washington, the USS Boxer as well as the USS George HW Bush.


https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/uss-abraham-lincoln-uss-george-washington-uss-boxer-us-navy-crisis-iran-war-14038745.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Ladakh is about to turn one of its most elusive residents, snow leopards, into a tourism draw by approving what it describes as “India’s first high-altitude wildlife safari”. The initiative is intended to promote wildlife tourism. But will it work?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/will-ladakhs-snow-leopard-safaris-be-a-boon-or-bane-to-conservation-14038764.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Trump has pointed to India’s electoral system as an example of election security, citing a recent conversation with India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as he renews his push for stricter voter identification requirements in the United States.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/trump-cites-indias-voter-id-system-as-model-for-stricter-us-election-rules-14038819.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

In a major organisational reshuffle, the BJP has dropped Amit Malviya as the head of its social media. Meet Deepak Mhaskey, the chemistry professor set to replace him.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/amit-malviya-bjp-social-media-head-deepak-mhaskey-replacement-chemistry-professor-credentials-14038836.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Dr Jal Ratanji Patel and Dr Dhaybho-Koo from Mumbai are set to receive Pakistan’s highest civilian award — the Nishan-e-Imtiaz. They treated Jinnah for tuberculosis.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/the-story-of-2-parsi-doctors-from-mumbai-who-kept-jinnahs-illness-a-secret-14038873.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Donald Trump warned that the US would launch airstrikes against the Sultanate of Oman if it interfered with American efforts to control and reopen maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-trump-has-threatened-to-bomb-us-ally-oman-14038871.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Shamso Bibi — a 28-year-old Pakistani content creator known online as Ayesha Gilamana — was shot to death on August 14. The killing has put the spotlight back on violence against women, especially social media influencers, in the country.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/tiktok-pakistan-shamso-bibi-killed-women-influencers-trend-misogyny-dangers-14038932.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Bribes.fyi is created by Aryan Nishad, a B.Tech student at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology. It describes itself as a free, crowdsourced platform rather than an official complaints mechanism.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/explained-what-is-bribes-fyi-the-student-built-platform-tracking-reported-bribes-in-india-14038863.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

India is using a new BNSS provision to try six Pakistan-based 26/11 accused in absentia. What does Section 356 mean for Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi and other terror fugitives?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/can-india-new-law-finally-bring-26-11-attack-masterminds-to-trial-14038972.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social