New Delhi hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit on 12 and 13 September 2026. The BRICS Business Forum opened the programme on 11 September at Bharat Mandapam. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the summit under India’s 2026 BRICS presidency. Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his attendance. Chinese President Xi Jinping is also expected
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Jordan, one of the Middle East’s most stable countries, is under severe strain after Iran targeted the kingdom, along with Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain, for hosting US military bases. Iran launched hundreds of drone and missile attacks against Jordan, a nation bordered by Iraq to the east, Syria to the northeast, Israel and the West
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Large-scale wildfires swept northern Algeria this week, killing 12 people, according to official sources. Authorities suspect arson. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has instructed the Ministry of Justice to prepare legal amendments allowing the death penalty for people convicted of deliberately starting forest fires. He set a deadline of September 15 for the amendments. What the Amendments
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan met in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, to sign a joint defence pact on Monday, 7 August 2026. The signing came as tensions continue to escalate over the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran. The
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