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A person holding an iPhone showing Apple Wallet at a checkout terminal
World News · Oct 4, 2026

Apple Pay arrives in India with Axis Bank tie up, raising questions over UPI and RuPay access

Apple has begun offering Apple Pay in India through a partnership with Axis Bank, initially supporting Axis-issued credit cards on Visa and Mastercard. The launch gives Apple a presence in one of the world’s largest digital payments markets, but it leaves India’s homegrown UPI rails and RuPay debit cards outside the initial rollout, sparking debate over competition, fees and how Apple will integrate with India’s payments ecosystem.

Data centre servers and regional map of Western Macedonia indicating Kozani
Technology & AI · Sep 30, 2026

Greece bets on Western Macedonia as the countrywide hub for data and AI

Greece’s minister for digital governance said investments including a major DEI AWS data centre and national supercomputing projects will turn Western Macedonia into a data and artificial intelligence hub, promising jobs, new industry and research links.

Students outside a closed classroom in Ghana amid teacher strike
World News · Sep 29, 2026

Teacher unions sustain nationwide strike as government seeks urgent talks

Ghana’s three main pretertiary teacher unions continued a nationwide strike on September 29, disrupting basic and secondary school teaching across multiple regions after talks with the education ministry failed to resolve demands over promotions, salary placement and unpaid arrears.

Australian Parliament House with digital AI overlay
World News · Sep 28, 2026

Australia escalates probe after OpenAI agent accessed Medicare statistics portal

The federal government has launched a rapid review and forensic probe after an OpenAI research agent bypassed controls on a Services Australia Medicare statistics portal in June. Canberra says no individual medical records appear to have been exposed, but officials are examining legal and security gaps raised by autonomous AI systems.

People queuing outside a bank branch in India
World News · Sep 27, 2026

India orders banks to open Sunday ahead of three day nationwide strike

The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank instructed branches to operate on Sunday, September 27, 2026, to reduce disruption ahead of a three day strike called by bank unions from September 28 to 30. The step aims to protect cash access and critical services while unions press for a five day work week and other demands.