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Iran got Chinese satellite images before deadly strike on US troops: report
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Iran got Chinese satellite images before deadly strike on US troops: report

Iran obtained high-resolution Chinese satellite imagery before a July strike on a Jordan base that killed three US troops, WSJ reports

Modi and Xi 'expressed commitment' to resolving border issue: India
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Modi and Xi 'expressed commitment' to resolving border issue: India

Modi and Xi expressed commitment to resolving the India-China border issue, India's foreign ministry said after their meeting in New Delhi

Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'
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Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'

Iran's Pezeshkian says the Middle East has no need for a US "policeman," as Tehran and Washington vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz

BRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in Middle East
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BRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in Middle East

BRICS nations, including China, Russia, Iran and India, called for maximum restraint in the Middle East in a joint declaration from New Delhi

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

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

Pakistan condemns drone attacks on Saudi oil pipeline, warns of regional threat
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Pakistan condemns drone attacks on Saudi oil pipeline, warns of regional threat

Pakistan's foreign ministry condemned drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, warning the strikes threaten regional peace as Riyadh shuts the line

Afghan woman removed from US on orders of 'terror court'
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Afghan woman removed from US on orders of 'terror court'

Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was removed from the United States after the Alien Terrorist Removal Court ruled in its first-ever case linked to an ISIS plot

Russian delegation to attend G20 energy meeting in Houston despite European pushback
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Russian delegation to attend G20 energy meeting in Houston despite European pushback

A Russian delegation will participate in the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston next week under the US presidency, marking Moscow's second high-level appearance at US-hosted G20 talks

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in New Delhi for 18th BRICS Summit amid regional wars and border thaw
China

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in New Delhi for 18th BRICS Summit amid regional wars and border thaw

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for his first visit to India since 2019 to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, where leaders from the expanded 11-nation bloc face deep internal divisions over the Middle East crisis

Modi, Putin embrace before talking trade, energy and defense
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Modi, Putin embrace before talking trade, energy and defense

Modi and Putin embraced in New Delhi before talks on trade, energy and defense, a day ahead of the 11-member BRICS summit.

Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss regional 'insecurity' as Yemen fighting flares
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Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss regional 'insecurity' as Yemen fighting flares

Iran and Saudi Arabia discuss regional insecurity by phone as Yemen's Houthis seize the port city of Mocha and fighting escalates

South Korea, Iran foreign ministers discuss Hormuz in call
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South Korea, Iran foreign ministers discuss Hormuz in call

South Korea and Iran's foreign ministers discuss the Strait of Hormuz by phone, days after Seoul weighed a security 'contribution' there

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina's daughter quits top UN job after fraud allegations
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina's daughter quits top UN job after fraud allegations

Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed quits her top UN job at the WHO after a corruption conviction and fraud allegations in Bangladesh

China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
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China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

Anthropic says state-linked actors in China, Iran and west Africa used its AI models for spying, weapons design and dangerous biological research

Israel says destroyed key Hezbollah tunnels in south Lebanon
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Israel says destroyed key Hezbollah tunnels in south Lebanon

Israel says it destroyed key Hezbollah tunnels beneath south Lebanon's Ali al-Taher ridge, in strikes felt as tremors across the region

Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit colored by wars
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Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit colored by wars

Putin arrives in India for the BRICS summit as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, plus Xi Jinping's first visit since 2019, dominate the agenda

Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with Russia, Iran leaders
India

Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with Russia, Iran leaders

India hosts a BRICS summit as wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, plus economic strain, test unity among the bloc's 11 members.

Bangladesh fights world's worst measles outbreak as vaccination gaps fuel spread
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Bangladesh fights world's worst measles outbreak as vaccination gaps fuel spread

Bangladesh fights the world's worst measles outbreak as vaccination gaps from political upheaval fuel the spread, with nearly 1,000 dead

Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods
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Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods

Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods, with rescuers still searching hydropower tunnels for hundreds of missing workers