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Brent crude jumped to $85.92 a barrel, a one-month high, after US strikes on Iran entered a third day and tanker traffic through Hormuz collapsed.
Foreign investors poured over $2.5 billion into Indian equities in July 2026, but domestic funds still own more of the market than they do.
Fiji coach Senirusi Seruvakula says scrum discipline must improve before Saturday’s Scotland Test at Murrayfield, after a 73-8 loss to England.
India’s oil ministry admits E20 ethanol blending can cut mileage by up to 5% and warns pump prices may not fall even as global crude drops.
A new biography argues Marie Maitland hid one of Europe’s earliest lesbian love poems inside Scotland’s 1586 Maitland Quarto manuscript.
Edinburgh’s 5% visitor levy launches July 24 as Portugal, Latvia, Germany and Malta raise tourist taxes, with some revenue now funding local housing.
Scotland has opened a 12-week consultation on stripping colour and branding from vape and tobacco packaging to curb youth vaping rates.
The University of Aberdeen opens its Mumbai campus in September 2026, charging roughly half of Scotland’s tuition for an identical UK degree.
Taiwan’s top diplomat in Edinburgh met National Museums Scotland after a gallery map shaded Taiwan the same color as China, and nothing has changed yet.
Leaked specs show Samsung’s Galaxy Watch9 and Watch Ultra2 switching to a Snapdragon chip with bigger batteries, though every configuration costs more.
Ishan Crawford
Brent Crude Hits a One-Month High as US-Iran Strikes Rattle Hormuz 
Foreign Investors Return With $2.5 Billion as Domestic Funds Take Charge 
Flying Fijians Face a Scrum Reckoning Before Scotland Test 
India’s Ethanol Blending Push May Keep Petrol Prices High 
Marie Maitland’s Hidden Love Poems Cast Her as Scotland’s Anne Lister 
Edinburgh’s New Tourist Tax Hides Europe’s Quiet Housing Bet 
Scotland Opens Consultation on Plain Packaging for Vapes and Tobacco 
University of Aberdeen’s Mumbai Campus Puts Its 530-Year Name on the Line 
National Museum of Scotland Meets Taiwan Envoy Over Its China Map 
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch9 and Watch Ultra2 Get New Chips and Higher Prices