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Brics ends on high note, but old rivalries linger beneath the surface
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — 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
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Iraq to reopen two Iran crossings after drone attack near Saudi pipeline shuts three
BAGHDAD, Sept 13 — Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran, a day after closing them following a drone attack originating from their shared border on a Saudi pipeline. After the Friday night attack
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Indonesia races to find missing ferry from Surabaya carrying over 200 passengers in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Sept 13 — An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday. The passenger and cargo ship Virgo Transport 8 departed from
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New Delhi declaration: Brics wants calm, security and stable energy flows
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Brics leaders stated in a joint declaration on Saturday the need to strengthen energy security, ensure stability of energy markets and uninterrupted supply of energy resources. “We recognise that energy security is a crucial foundation
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Six years after border clash, Modi and Xi talk peace and trade at Brics summit
HYDERABAD, Sept 13 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that “differences should not become disputes” as they met on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in New Delhi on Saturday. The two leaders welcomed
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Brics leaders unite on Middle East calm despite deep divisions
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Members of the 11-nation Brics group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement.
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No ships in, no revenue out: US says it’s turned back 100 ships from Iranian ports in two months
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 — The US military said Saturday that it has pushed back 100 commercial vessels in the past 60 days under its blockade of Iranian ports. “ZERO ships have passed through the blockade without US forces allowing. American
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X marks the spot: Turkiye mounts fresh crackdown on LGBTQ accounts after Erdogan’s ‘perverts’ jab
ISTANBUL, Sept 13 — Accounts of more than a dozen Turkish LGBTQ organisations have been blocked on the X social media platform at the request of authorities advocating traditional family values, a watchdog said on Saturday. Among the blocked accounts
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Xi urges Brics members to reject sovereignty violations and protectionism
BEIJING, Sept 12 — Chinese President Xi Jinping called on BRICS member states today to oppose sovereignty violations and reject protectionism, speaking at a summit in India, Beijing’s state media reported. Xi told the gathering of the 11-member group that BRICS
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Houthis tell US to stay out as Red Sea corridor grip tightens, Trump says
DUBLIN, Sept 12 — US President Donald Trump said today that Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not to intervene. The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red
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