20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (751+ words) This year’s BRICS summit has wrapped up in New Delhi with the usual promises of deepened cooperation and expanding economic ties. But there was an important absence. Although the US-Israel war on Iran has affected most of BRICS’ 11 members and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (531+ words) NEW DELHI (AFP): BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing “inclusive global growth”, after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (991+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan have called for stronger regional and global security cooperation, joint efforts to address common security threats and greater economic connectivity, while assuring that Afghan soil will not be used against others. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (181+ words) KYIV (AP): Russian strikes killed three civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (96+ words) (Reuters): Iran has resumed ​producing ballistic missiles from existing components while ‌working ‌in ​underground facilities, ‌the ⁠Wall ​Street Journal ⁠reported on Thursday, citing officials from ⁠the ‌United States ‌and ​the ‌Middle ‌East. The missiles are being ‌assembled in more limited…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (144+ words) OSLO (AFP): A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Moldova to Oslo for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald was almost hit by a drone, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday. “His flight was almost hit by…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (247+ words) KABUL (Ariana News): Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov says strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan is among Moscow’s security and defence priorities. Speaking in Moscow on Tuesday, September 8, at an event marking the 35th anniversary of Tajikistan’s independence, Belousov said…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (552+ words) United States President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the White House ramps up efforts to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. On Tuesday, Yury Ushakov, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, described the two…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (369+ words) OSLO (AFP): Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they helped repatriate 69 Russians who got stranded in the Arctic after a Russian ship was seized at the demand of Ukrainian state energy group Naftogaz. Citing a Norwegian court order, the governor of Svalbard…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (192+ words) (AFP/Reuters): Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country, accusing them of “unacceptable” activities that it says are incompatible with their diplomatic status. Anita Orban, Hungary’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, said on Tuesday that the decision…...