WHO Leadership Shake-up: Saima Wazed, Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, resigned as WHO Southeast Asia regional director after a fraud probe and a committee recommendation to end her post, with the case now set to go to the Regional Committee and WHO Executive Board. Asian Games Watch: North Korea’s athletes began arriving in Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya Games, with men’s football landing in Osaka and women’s team due later; Japan allows exceptions for sports despite sanctions. Cricket: India booked the Women’s Asia Cup final with a 40-run win over Bangladesh, led by Shafali Verma’s 64 and Deepti Sharma’s 3/26. Basketball: Gilas Pilipinas opened its Asian Games men’s campaign with an 89-85 loss to Bahrain; Calvin Oftana scored 31 but support lagged. Business & Investment: Bengaluru’s Popo Global raised ₹532 crore from Artal Asia to expand its food brands across India; Marengo Asia Hospitals secured $40m from LeapFrog to grow hospital capacity. Regional Diplomacy: Seoul will host the first Korea-Central Asia Summit to push cooperation on critical minerals, energy and supply chains. Geopolitics & Finance: Moody’s said Azerbaijan’s banks are least exposed to regional geopolitical risks, while inflation remains a key vulnerability across Central Asia. BRICS Summit: India’s BRICS summit is underway in Delhi with heavy security and business forum focus, as leaders prepare for talks.