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Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets held meetings with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and representatives of the foreign ministries of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8), during which he discussed the return of Ukrainian children, civilians and prisoners of war illegally held or deported by Russia.
BREAKING | 🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️‼️ Ukrainian drones struck two important Russian military-linked facilities in Taganrog today, hitting the former TAGAZ industrial complex and the Taganrog-Centralny military airfield as Kyiv continues expanding pressure on Russia’s rear-area defense infrastructure. The former Taganrog Automobile Plant is now used for production linked to unmanned systems for the Russian military, while Taganrog-Centralny hosts Russia’s 708th Military Transport Aviation Regiment. A major fi

Leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in New Delhi on Saturday for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for emerging and developing countries. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.

Saudi Arabia has stopped transferring oil through a major pipeline after it was attacked by drones. Meanwhile, Houthi forces have taken control of a strategic port and island in Bab el-Mandeb from Yemeni government forces. Iran, which backs the rebels, says it had nothing to do with the attacks.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed Brics as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. Speaking at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi, Xi also called on the leaders of major emerging economies to play a to play a “due role” in bringing peace to the Middle East, calling for member states to stand on the right side of history. He said the war in the Middle East had caused serious losses to people across the region and did not...

Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all espionage activities” targeting Chinese companies, warning that it had “firm resolve and abundant means” to retaliate after a senior CIA official defended spying on China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and chip sectors. The call from China’s Ministry of Commerce comes just two weeks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, where AI and advanced technologies – the new battleground in the US-China rivalry – are expected to be

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President Putin arrived as talks among leaders of the BRICS diplomatic bloc began on Friday in India, amid global geopolitical turmoil, including the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.
Trump on Iran: We very powerfully control the Hormuz Strait. Nobody saw that happening. We are taking out, on average, 25 boats a day.
Trump on Gaza: If you look at Gaza, a lot of good relationships are taking place right now in Gaza. It's been quite amazing. I think we have done a great job.
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DUBAI: American singer Pink used a long Instagram statement this week to explain why she shared a message attacking rapper Macklemore over his support for Palestinians at an Ed Sheeran concert, after a week of criticism online. Macklemore opened for Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sept. 4 and 5. He appeared in a keffiyeh, said Gaza and the West Bank were not forgotten, and performed “Hind’s Hall,” his 2024 song about the war, while footage from Gaza ran across the stadium screens. Ad
Reporter: What would you say to the Irish people who will be protesting today because they don't want you to come to Ireland? Trump: I didn't know there was a protest. I haven't seen any protests.
Trump on Canada: You will probably see a deal with Canada fairly soon.
La société civile de Djugu dénonce l’absence de policiers dans plusieurs villages, malgré le retour progressif des déplacés. https://t.co/VGN6UElTcU
Trump on Canada: Canada wants to make a deal very badly, just like Iran wants to make a deal very badly.
Trump on Ireland: I would love to see Ireland unified. It's going to happen eventually. I think it would be a fantastic thing. How can it be bad?
Trump on the Falkland Islands: I don't know if the British would be willing to travel that far. It's very far away; you are talking about weeks by boat. I am sure I will be called into that potential disaster. I will probably be able to settle that.

Ambassadors broke up with no agreement on renewing the measures, and they have one sitting left before every restriction on the list runs out on its own.
Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’, oil prices will fall US President Donald Trump said the crisis over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will “work out just fine”, as fears increase about regional security following swift Houthi advances in Yemen and reports of strikes near Saudi Arabia’s vital oil infrastructure. Speaking in Dublin after meeting Irish President Catherine Connolly, Trump was asked if he could help restore vital shipping traffic through the strategic waterway. “Every
Trump on Yemen: Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us. They let us know they don't want us to go after them. They are letting most ships go through.
Reporter: Is Iran responsible for the attack on the East-West Pipeline? Trump: I think they are, probably they are.

US president is meeting politicians and business leaders, and playing golf Reuters has issued a series of alerts on Trump’s latest comments (he is currently meeting with Micheál Martin). Here is what the news agency has reported: On Iran: War will end very soon. Continue reading...
Reporter: What do you say to the people who say U.S. is facilitating genocide in Gaza? Trump: We put out the fire in Gaza. There is very little happening right now in Gaza. We facilitated a peace of kind in Gaza.
Reporter: On your call with MBS, what is the U.S. going to do with Saudi Arabia? Trump: Everything's going to work out fine and dandy.
Reporter: When will the war in Iran end? Trump: I think very soon, probably right after midterms. They are trying to hold out as long as they can to complicate the election.

The Cabinet of Ministers plans to establish a special fund to insure businesses against war-related risks, although funding it may require a 1-percentage-point increase in value-added tax (VAT).
Yemen's Houthis continue showing off captured equipment from the western coast takeover including US-supplied gear that the Saudis had sent to their allies who collapsed.
EU ambassadors on Friday once again failed to extend the sanctions against Russia; the next meeting will be held on Monday, September 14, one day before the sanctions expire, Rikard Jozwiak, editor of the European section of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, said on the social network X.

US sells Argentina four refurbished Black Hawk helicopters in a $140 million deal. The timing is notable. It comes weeks after Trump told he wouldn't back the UK if Argentina moved on the Falklands, saying "your country was not there to help me," a reference to Britain not joining the US-Israeli assault on Iran.
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - TheBRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, hours before its leaders began a summit in New Delhi, aiming to boost the bloc's global clout. The summit, hoping to bridge divisions between members Iran and the United Arab Emirates over the Gulf conflict, is being held as theUnited States and Iran resume tit-for-tat strikes in their six-month-old
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday, in what was seen as a sign of diplomatic progress between the countries divided by the war. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the first day of the New Delhi summit, in the countries' high

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula's top rival in next month's election, is under investigation for alleged corruption linked to financing a biopic about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The latest developments on the ground in Yemen are so significant that their seriousness cannot be understated. Iran now has an arm on the vital Bab Al-Mandab Strait through its proxy, the Houthi militia, which has seized the port of Mokha and the Yemeni islands in the southern Red Sea. The Houthis’ aggressive military activities leading up to the attack pointed to one of three possibilities: either they were targeting Saudi areas bordering Yemen to the north, oil facilities in Yemen’s Marib p
The Russia’s Defense Ministry added that two attempts by Ukrainian assault teams to break out of the encirclement near Sliznyovo and Gogino had been thwarted
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Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops fired on the border areas of the Chernihiv region 48 times; an elderly woman was injured.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami, but the Kremlin said it had not yet made a decision on whether Putin would attend, demanding instead that Zelensky come to Russia for talks. Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for a face-to-face meeting with the Ukrainian leader aimed at brokering an end to the war.

Hong Kong police are investigating the deaths of a couple in their seventies after their bodies were discovered inside their home in Ma On Shan. Police said officers were alerted at around 8pm on Friday to a strange odour emanating from a flat in Heng Yat House at Heng On Estate. Firefighters forced entry to the flat, discovering a 72-year-old man and his 74-year-old wife lying in the living room, police said, adding the couple were pronounced dead at the scene. No suicide note was found, and...