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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

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

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

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

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

The habit of reading has simply withered. The muscle atrophies because life, the universe, and everything get in the way. This is where the old advice comes back into its own: read just ten pages every day, even if you don’t feel like it https://www.firstpost.com/lifestyle/how-to-get-out-of-a-reading-slump-14038167.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

He was Cambridge’s youngest-ever Black professor. Jason Arday’s death at 41 comes days after his resignation amid plagiarism allegations, raising difficult questions about academic integrity and public pressure. https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/jason-arday-dead-at-41-what-happened-to-cambridge-youngest-ever-black-professor-14038382.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

India adds 27 locations to the Survey of India map in response to China's renaming push in Arunachal Pradesh. ISI-linked terror modules busted in Punjab and Bengal. Russia pitches the Su-57 with hypersonic missiles, India advances BrahMos-2 toward Mach 8, the Navy moves to induct a 1,000 km loitering munition, and CRPF gets specialised winter gear for its high-altitude Kashmir bases. All this and more in this week's Weekly Defence Dispatch. https://www.firstpost.com/india/weekly-defence-dispatch-chinas-arunachal-map-war-isi-modules-busted-in-punjab-and-bengal-indias-brahmos-2-and-air-shield-push-and-more-14038389.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The British have a lot to thank India for. For starters, chicken tikka masala. https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/curries-cotton-bungalows-and-more-how-india-became-a-part-of-british-culture-14037745.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Why was Vande Mataram sung for the first time at the Red Fort during the Independence Day celebrations? We explain in our weekly roundup   https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/this-week-in-explainers-why-vande-mataram-was-sung-before-jana-gana-mana-this-independence-day-14038115.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Manufacturing power, technology and innovation, and defence power are among the 'Sapt Dhara' (Seven Streams of Strength) listed by PM Modi in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort https://www.firstpost.com/india/pm-modi-pitches-7-mantras-for-developed-india-mission-sapt-dhara-seven-streams-of-strength-14038352.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Today, Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day. Why is it a day before India’s? https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/independence-day-august-14-august-15-pakistan-india-difference-14038246.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The defence agreement combines the riches of one of the world’s top oil exporters, Saudi Arabia, along with Nato’s second-largest army, Turkey, and the only nuclear-armed Muslim nation, Pakistan https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkey-mecca-joint-defence-agreement-islamic-nato-military-strength-14038204.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

The US Central Command said that no personnel had died aboard the ship and that only one sailor had jumped into the water. https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-central-command-fact-check-confirms-reports-of-uss-abraham-lincoln-crisis-downplays-extent-of-problems-14038206.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

‘Being an Indian Army Agniveer is far better than working in the Gulf’: Many of Nepal’s Gorkhas are demanding that the country allow for the enrolment of its citizens in the Indian Army, citing better job conditions. https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nepal-gorkha-protest-agnipath-indian-army-14038142.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

India's freedom network spread beyond its borders. In May 1913, in Oregon, immigrants established the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, which officially gave rise to the Ghadar Party. In Paris, the struggle was led by Madam Bhikaiji Cama. https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/from-san-francisco-to-singapore-the-overseas-revolution-that-took-on-the-british-raj-independence-day-14037454.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Navy to abandon the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on future Ford-class aircraft carriers and return to traditional steam-powered catapults. https://www.firstpost.com/world/trump-wants-navy-to-replace-high-tech-carrier-system-with-steam-meaning-more-work-for-sailors-14038083.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Turkey has said that the Mecca Agreement would set up a governing body with the military chiefs of the three countries. https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-saudi-arabia-mecca-agreement-alliance-asim-munir-islamic-nato-14037970.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

India is building data centres rapidly to support cloud computing, digital services and AI. What does that mean for the country's water, electricity, land, and ecosystems? https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/india-data-centre-boom-cost-environment-water-electricity-14037948.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social