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BRICS ministerial meeting begins with minute’s silence for late Iran president

A two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of countries has begun in the Russian city of Nizhny

Blinken arrives Cairo for new push on Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt on Monday at the start of a regional tour to push

Pakistan’s PM offers delayed congratulations to Modi

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered a brief congratulations to his counterpart Narendra Modi on his re-election in

US calls on Security Council to vote on backing Gaza ceasefire plan

The United States announced Sunday it has requested a UN Security Council vote on its draft resolution backing a plan

Seven Pakistan soldiers killed in bombing: army

Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday when their vehicle was bombed in a northwest region bordering Afghanistan, according to

Saudi Arabia clears Mecca of over 300,000 unregistered pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has said that security forces had cleared hundreds of thousands of unregistered pilgrims from Mecca ahead of the