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China's Xi lands in Delhi for BRICS summit and talks with Modi

China's Xi lands in Delhi for BRICS summit and talks with Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in India for the BRICS summit as Middle East and Ukraine wars, trade rifts and energy security dominate talks

Asia
North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles following US-South Korea-Japan military exercises

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles following US-South Korea-Japan military exercises

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from its eastern Wonsan region on Saturday, one day after South Korea, the United States, and Japan concluded their trilateral "Freedom Edge" joint military drills

Europe
MI5 chief warns next 9/11-style attack could be planned where we are not looking

MI5 chief warns next 9/11-style attack could be planned where we are not looking

MI5 chief Ken McCallum warns the next 9/11-style shock could already be taking shape where security agencies aren't looking

Middle East
US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome postponed until October

US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome postponed until October

The next round of US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon in Rome has been postponed until October 2026 due to scheduling conflicts, though ambassadors from both nations will meet at the US State Department next week

North America
CIA declassifies 71 presidential intelligence briefs on Al-Qaeda on 25th anniversary of 9/11

CIA declassifies 71 presidential intelligence briefs on Al-Qaeda on 25th anniversary of 9/11

The Central Intelligence Agency declassified 71 President's Daily Briefs spanning the Clinton and Bush administrations on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, detailing early intelligence warnings regarding Osama bin Laden's plans to strike US targets