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NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Leaders of the BRICS group of nations will meet on Saturday in the Indian capital of New Delhi for their annual summit, amid mounting geopolitical tension, disruptions in energy markets, shipping, and global trade. Here is a look at the bloc's history, and the challenges it faces today. WHAT ISBRICS? The acronym BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jim O'Neill in 2001, in a research paper highlighting the growth potential of Brazil, Russia, India, and C
Settlers attempting to target West Bank farm open fire on Palestinians, Wafa reports Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians at a farm east of Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday after residents attempted to prevent settlers from targeting a poultry farm, Wafa reported. Marzouq Abu Naim, deputy head of the Al-Mughayyir village council, said Israeli forces subsequently intervened, firing tear gas at the Palestinians while protecting the settlers. No injuries were reported

ISLAMABAD: In a controversial decision, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday approved the contentious Integrated System Plan (ISP) 2025, entailing a total investment of about $58 billion in the power generation and transmission sectors over 11 years. In a 45-page decision conditionally approving the 11-year (2025-35) planning document, all three members, including the Nepra chairman, wrote more than 12 pages of dissenting or separate advisory notes while questioning

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Law enforcement officers have launched a pretrial investigation into the execution by Russian military personnel of two captured National Guard soldiers near Dobropillia in the Donetsk region.

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Leaders from some of the world’s largest emerging economies are gathering in New Delhi this weekend for a summit marking the 20th anniversary of Brics, a fast-expanding group of developing nations. Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, are among those meeting in the Indian capital for one of the group’s most closely watched gatherings in years. Brics can point to some achievements over that time, with analysts...

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The Pentagon is preparing a tender for foreign-built frigates as US officials look to boost naval capacity, with Japan, South Korea and Turkey expected to compete for the deal.

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Pezeshkian says Iran's resistance to US, Israel rooted in its opposition to bullying Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran’s resistance to the US and Israel was rooted in its opposition to bullying and its support for the oppressed people, IRNA reported. Addressing religious scholars, intellectuals and businesspeople in India on Friday, where he is attending the BRICS summit, Pezeshkian said “bullies, oppressors and those who rely on force eventually face defeat or destruction”. He

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Products widely considered “ugly” or “bizarre” have gone viral online in China as millions of young consumers embrace the items’ quirky humour and distinctive character. Cumulative sales of such products on Taobao – an e-commerce platform of Alibaba Group Holding – have surpassed 230 million yuan (US$34.3 million) since 2020, when Taobao launched its so-called Uglies Award to celebrate creatively unusual goods, the platform said recently without specifying exactly what constitutes an “ugly”...
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The sources said a wide-scale operation was underway to pursue perpetrators of the attack on Saudi Arabia. Riyadh said on Friday its vital East-West pipeline was attacked by drones that were launched from Iraq. (Reporting by Aref Mohammed in Basra; Writing by Menna Alaa El-Di
Iraq closes border crossing with Iran, 'pursuing' drone attack perpetrators Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran as a precautionary measure after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The sources said a wide-scale operation was underway to pursue perpetrators of the attack on Saudi Arabia, which forced the temporary closure of the kingdom's vital East-West oil pipeline.

Russian forces attacked a residential area of Zaporizhzhia with a drone overnight, killing a 64-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man and injuring another woman.

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Iranian media: Houthis take control of Strait of Mandeb after seizing Mayyun Island Yemen’s Houthis control the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait after seizing Mayyun Island, also known as Perim Island, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported. Located at the centre of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Mayyun Island is a key monitoring point overlooking the vital maritime passage. Two Yemeni sources also told Reuters that Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces had withdrawn from Perim Island. The development c

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BAGHDAD: Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The sources said a wide-scale operation was underway to pursue perpetrators of the attack on Saudi Arabia. Riyadh said on Friday its vital East-West pipeline was attacked by drones that were launched from Iraq.

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad describes misgivings about the US handling of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Troops intercept 22 cows, six sheep after alleged farm destruction in Plateau @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/FpLkkrj9gw

Australia is being exploited by an ally that could draw it, however unwillingly, into war with China, experts warn Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast “Physical security matters,” said Kevin Rudd, at his axiomatic best before the National Press Club this week. “Our first responsibility is to secure our people’s future in this most contested region of the world.” Continue reading...

Houthi forces seize Yemen's Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.
Troops foil armed herders’ invasion of farmlands in Plateau @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/V03HrvKebl
Navigation in Red Sea safe except for Saudi ships, Houthi spokesman says Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree has said that except for Saudi ships, maritime navigation in the Red Sea is safe, Al Jazeera reported. He pledged to escalate military action against Saudi forces until the blockade on Yemen ends, while Houthis made rapid advances around the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Rules of Procedure and Privileges Committee on Friday directed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Airport Security Force (ASF) to initiate disciplinary action against staff members accused of misbehaving with senators, saying such conduct damages the credibility of government’s institutions. Chaired by Senator Syed Waqar Mehdi, the meeting at Parliament House took up three privilege motions related to alleged misconduct by PIA cabin crew and ASF personnel. The

Troops foil armed herders’ invasion of farmlands in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 8, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have foiled an attempt by suspected armed herders and their cattle to invade farmlands around Manja community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026, when troops deployed at Manja Forest responded to reports of the movement of the armed herders through a forested area in the comm

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military said Friday that it is aware ...

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Russia is turning the industrial and operational experience gained in the war against Ukraine into an increasingly competitive portfolio of defense products for export.
The Russian president made the statement during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in India

AI firm Anthropic has said it detected a UAE-linked influence operation that targeted the Muslim Brotherhood and United Nations experts critical of Abu Dhabi's alleged role in Sudan's war. In a report on misuse of its AI models on Thursday, Anthropic said it uncovered and disrupted the broad campaign it linked "with high confidence" to UAE government officials. Aimed primarily at the Muslim Brotherhood, the operation used the company's Claude chatbot to generate reports, advocacy materials, so