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U.S. envoys outlined ‘number of ideas’ on ending Ukraine war to Putin: Kremlin

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U.S. envoys outlined ‘number of ideas’ on ending Ukraine war to Putin: Kremlin

President Vladimir Putin, background center, attends talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff, foreground left, back to camera, and Jared Kushner, foreground right, back to camera, at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, on Saturday, September 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin said on Saturday (September 5, 2026) President Vladimir…

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Why is BRICS exploring cross-border payments? |Explained

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Why is BRICS exploring cross-border payments? |Explained

The story so far: The 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi to be held in September, with India as the Chair, is expected to push for mechanisms to facilitate cross-border payments between members, including links between digital payment systems and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to a report in The Hindu businessLine. Ahead of the…

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Javelin | An icon of modern warfare

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Javelin | An icon of modern warfare

Developed and made by the Javelin Joint Venture between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, the Javelin has been described as a versatile, portable and multi-purpose weapon system that can handle a spectrum of threats. Photo Credit: Lockheed Martin “BIG news! India plans to buy the battle-tested Javelin anti-tank system”, U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor posted…

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | The house of multilaterals

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | The house of multilaterals

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its 26th summit at Kyrgyz Republic’s capital Bishkek on August 31-September 1, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and other leaders of the member countries. The summit marked the completion of 25 years of the…

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Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia’s free school meals program

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Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia’s free school meals program

Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to President Prabowo Subianto ’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals program this week, raising fresh concerns about food safety as the government rapidly expands the multibillion-dollar initiative nationwide, officials said Saturday (September 5, 2026). The incidents, reported between Tuesday and Thursday…

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Bangladesh Opposition launches protest march over energy crisis

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Bangladesh Opposition launches protest march over energy crisis

Opposition alliance members gather in Dhaka on September 5, 2026, during a march bound for Chittagong to protest the gas, electricity and fertiliser crisis amid the West Asia war and to demand implementation of the July Charter. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of Opposition supporters launched a long march across Bangladesh on Saturday (September 5,…

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Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60: military, medical sources

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Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60: military, medical sources

Fighting between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the country’s Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday (September 5, 2026), including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP. According to three Yemeni military sources, 26 government troops were killed during several hours of fighting in the country’s southwest, while medical and military sources from…

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China to proceed with Brahmaputra mega dam despite new concerns

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China to proceed with Brahmaputra mega dam despite new concerns

Fresh concerns triggered by the devastating glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border are unlikely to sway Beijing’s plans to go ahead with the construction of a mega dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo, or the Brahmaputra River, in a seismically active region in Tibet near the border with India. On July 23,…

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U.S. military says it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers

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U.S. military says it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers

A file image of Kharg Island. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. military said Saturday (September 5, 2026) it had struck and destroyed three oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian military organisation fired on American warships. “Following Iran’s failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv

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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s Tass news agency Saturday (September 5, 2026). “Putin has ordered that no strikes be carried out against Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight today,” Mr. Peskov…

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