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UN chief likely to meet PM Modi during BRICS summit

Guterres is expected to meet Modi in India this week as BRICS leaders gather amid the Iran and Ukraine conflicts.

India, Bangladesh stress need to strengthen bilateral ties

Trump backs proposed $103,265 H-1B fee to prioritise American workers

Iran's IRGC says it hit 3 oil tankers in Hormuz, 3 US-linked vessels in retaliation

11 killed, 7 injured as fuel tanker explodes in Iran

Explosion on western Iran road triggers fires in nearby vehicles as rescue teams rush wounded to hospital.

Why the world may look different on maps after UN backs Equal Earth projection

The UN General Assembly has backed the Equal Earth projection to present the relative size of countries and continents more accurately, challenging distortions in the widely used Mercator map and sparking a debate over how the world is visually represented.

Putin’s talks with US envoys constructive, ‘extremely frank’: Kremlin

Three-hour meeting with Witkoff and Kushner covers Ukraine conflict, economic cooperation and prospects for a durable peace settlement.

26 killed in two separate attacks in Sudan's South Kordofan

Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North attacks leave civilians dead and injured in Debi, Luwairi and Dilling amid ongoing conflict.

Nepal floods kill 1,344 as search intensifies for nearly 5,000 missing

Rescue teams recover bodies and search hydropower tunnels as devastating floods leave thousands missing and cause widespread destruction.

Trump sends Kushner, Witkoff with peace proposal to end Russia-Ukraine war

US President says personal hostility between Putin and Zelensky is hindering peace efforts, as his envoys head to Kyiv and Moscow with a new proposal.