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India and Sweden seal strategic partnership deal to double bilateral trade

India and Sweden seal strategic partnership deal to double bilateral trade

India and Sweden announced a strategic partnership on Sunday, targeting doubled bilateral trade within five years

Asia
Pakistan hails Hague tribunal ruling on Indus Waters Treaty as India rejects arbitration

Pakistan hails Hague tribunal ruling on Indus Waters Treaty as India rejects arbitration

Pakistan welcomed the PCA's supplemental award on the Indus Waters Treaty, saying it limits India's water storage on western rivers. India called the ruling null and void.

Europe
Wes Streeting confirms he will run to replace Keir Starmer as new UK PM

Wes Streeting confirms he will run to replace Keir Starmer as new UK PM

Former UK health secretary Wes Streeting confirms he will run for the Labour leadership after resigning from Starmer's cabinet over the party's election collapse

Middle East
Drone strike sparks fire near UAE's Barakah nuclear plant, no radiation impact reported

Drone strike sparks fire near UAE's Barakah nuclear plant, no radiation impact reported

A drone strike set an electrical generator ablaze outside the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi. No injuries or radiation changes were reported

North America
Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

Trump claims Xi backed reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but China stopped short of committing to pressure Iran as oil prices climb toward $109 a barrel