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  China Ends Suspense, Xi Jinping To Visit India For BRICS Summit

  The high-stakes visit marks Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to India in seven years, following a chill in bilateral relations after the 2020 Galwan Valley border clashes.

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  China Keeps Up Suspense Over Xi's India Visit 48 Hours Ahead Of BRICS Summit

  If Xi finally decides to participate in the annual summit, it will be his first trip to India in seven years and a showcase for attempts to set aside disagreements to project a strong front while the US is mired in conflict with Iran.

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  No Jobs, Low Pay, Falling Home Prices: China's Social Media Is Getting Darker

  On RedNote, Douyin and Weibo, posts about financial struggles are getting thousands and sometimes millions of views.

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  India To Pitch RBI Backed Cross-Border Digital Currencies For BRICS Payments: Report

  India is proposing BRICS countries link up their central bank digital currencies for cross-border transactions, thereby reducing reliance on banks and cutting down on costs.

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  Pakistan Warns Iran To Rein In Its Houthi Allies As Saudi Strikes Back

  Pakistan's warning to Iran carries significant weight because of its defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

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  Houthis Escalate Attacks On Saudi Arabia, 'Islamic NATO' Faces Test

  The latest round of conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's Saudi-backed internationally recognised government is in its most-serious phase since a United Nations brokered peace ended 8 years of fighting in 2022.

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  From BRIC To BRICS+: How A 2001 Economic Idea Became A Global Power Bloc

  New Delhi assumed the BRICS chairship on January 1, 2026, with the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.

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  From Rescue Teams To Relief Funds, How Nepal Is Responding To Flood Crisis

  The floods followed a collapse in the Himalayan region that sent a large volume of water, mud and debris into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors.

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  Netanyahu Says "Very Close" To Bringing Down Iran's Islamic Republic

  "There is still work to be done -- the main task is to bring down the terror regime in Iran. We are very close to that. We know that the entire axis will ultimately collapse," Netanyahu said.

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  Israeli Foreign Minister Says No Plans To "Expel Or Deport" Anyone From Gaza

  Several Israeli cabinet members have spoken of plans to remove all two million people from war-ravaged Gaza, although they largely cast the initiative as voluntary, saying that Palestinians want to leave and are prevented by the militant group Hamas.

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  Rajnath Singh Meets Sri Lankan President, Discusses Regional Security

  Rajnath Singh also congratulated the Sri Lankan president on his government's two years in office.

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  Putin, Trump Discussed Potential Trilateral Meeting With Xi Jinping: Kremlin

  Asked whether Trump and Putin discussed the idea of a trilateral meeting in Shenzhen during their phone call on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, "Undoubtedly."

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  Philippines Leader Gets China's 'Bullying' Note On Stage. What He Did Next

  Labelling the passing of the note as "actual coercion, bullying, and aggression," he said, "perhaps basic decency and behaviour is what China needs to do."

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  Kerala Man Killed In Sri Lanka Prison Riot Buried Under Police Protection

  According to media reports, the victim, identified as Unnikrishnan S, was from Kerala but had been living with his family in Chennai for more than four decades.

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  South Korean Video Game Tycoon To Pay Record $1.5 Billion In Divorce

  A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered South Korean video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay more than 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in a divorce settlement, the largest asset division ever awarded in the country.

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  Pakistan Says It Is Bound To "Honour" Security Pact If Saudi Is Attacked

  Pakistan has long-standing defense ties with Saudi Arabia, and Asif said Islamabad had supported the kingdom even before the agreement was sealed.

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  Indian Engineer, Who Was Detained In Russia For 'Drunkenness', Returns Home

  Sneha Gupta, in her SOS video, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to intervene and help in securing her husband's safe return.

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  India Reacts After New UN Map Shows Arunachal, Aksai Chin As Separate Regions

  The clarification came after a map, first published by the UN on July 1 and extensively used during discussions regarding the United Nations UNGA resolution, depicted Arunachal Pradesh as an independent state bordering Assam and China.

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  Hong Kong's First Post-Colonial Leader Tung Chee-Hwa Dies Aged 89

  In 1985, Tung joined a committee to aid in the writing of the Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini-constitution that has governed the former British colony since it was handed over to China in 1997.

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  World's Highest-Paid Prime Minister Gets Salary Hike Of $1 Million

  Wong said the revision would see his benchmark annual salary rise from Sg$2.2 million ($1.7 million) to Sg$3.6 million.