BRICS & Global South News

No discussions yet on Putin’s potential G20 summit trip — Kremlin aide

Russian experts keep working on documents for the summit, Yury Ushakov told

Russian forces close in on Ukrainian troops trapped in Kharkov Region

The Russia’s Defense Ministry added that two attempts by Ukrainian assault teams to break out of the encirclement near Sliznyovo and Gogino had been thwarted

Russian forces strike logistics hubs used by Ukrainian army

Other targets included production sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and ground-based robotic systems

Three killed in Russian air strikes on 10 regions of Ukraine

Russia's attacks have targeted cargo vessels, steel plants and industrial facilities across Ukraine.

20 Team Singapore athletes to compete in nine sports at Asian Para Games in Japan

Para athletics athlete James Ethan Ang will be Singapore's flag bearer for the Asian Para Games opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya.

Yemen confronts Saudi-backed escalation, vows retaliation

As Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit civilian infrastructure, Sana’s warns that sovereignty violations will draw a decisive response.

Discover Iran: Qazvin, the beating heart of Iran’s centuries-old calligraphy tradition

Qazvin, Iran’s calligraphy capital, has preserved centuries of artistic tradition shaped by religious schools, Safavid royal patronage and master-apprentice teaching, while institutions and young artists continue keeping its rich…

China’s Xi lands in India for BRICS summit overshadowed by wars

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global energy security, are expected to dominate the summit.

CAFCLQ: Rangers survive SOBEMAP scare as Rivers United await San Pedro test

Southeast Asia's first Moutai House opens at Fullerton Waterboat House in October

The three-storey Moutai House Singapore will feature rare bottles worth up to S$1 million, a birth-year Moutai collection, Guizhou and Huaiyang cuisine by Imperial Treasure, and Moutai cocktails by Nutmeg & Clove.

CIS, Asian, Latin American countries keen to cooperate on fact-checking — GFCN chief

Vladimir Tabak says the association is working closely to integrate with the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies chaired by Andrey Kondrashov from TASS

Yemen vows ‘severe retaliation’ over 54 Saudi airstrikes in 12 hours

The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces has vowed a severe retaliation as Saudi fighter aircraft carried out 54 strikes against multiple locations across Yemen.

Russia, China join Iran in dismissing IAEA draft resolution

Russia and China have issued a joint statement with Iran to call the IAEA draft resolution against the country illegal.

Iran strongly condemns Israeli aggression against Lebanon, urges action

Iran has vehemently censured the ongoing Israeli air and artillery attacks across several areas of southern Lebanon, praising the nation’s resilience in the face of the Israeli occupation.

Prize catch beneath the waves: What Iran actually gained from the capture of US submarine ...

Iran’s capture of a US DIVE-LD underwater drone marks a major development that could expose advanced American technology, navigation data, and seabed intelligence, while revealing vulnerabilities in US unmanned undersea operation…

Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping

The Houthis' seizure of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and three strategic islands will likely deepen the Middle East war's impact on international commerce.

Iran says to discuss Hormuz with Gulf states in Oman on Monday

The strait was free to transit before the war, but Iran now requires vessels to obtain permission and is considering a mechanism to impose service fees.

Houthis say they have shot down nine Saudi warplanes since September 3

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria said that hundreds of Saudi soldiers "have been killed, wounded or taken prisoner" in the course of the operation on Yemen’s western coast

Iran says will discuss Strait of Hormuz with Gulf states on Monday

Iran's Foreign Ministry says the meeting in Oman is to 'promote better understanding among the countries of the region'.

Lithuania to cease existing should military conflict begin — Medvedev

The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said that "no other countries will fight for them"

Discover Iran: Qale Kord Cave in Qazvin, where visitors encounter ancient origins of human...

Qale Kord Cave near Qazvin is rewriting Iran’s human history, with Neanderthal teeth, ancient tools and animal remains revealing human presence dating back at least 455,000 years, while deeper layers may reach 700,000 years.

Russia has no need for mobilization — Medvedev

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said that provocations are intended solely to worry the population

Russia to raise topic of attacks on Energodar at IAEA conference — Rosatom CEO

Alexey Likhachev slammed Ukraine’s attacks as a "revenge" for people choosing Russia, Rosatom

Russian artillery destroys encircled Ukrainian troops’ UAV control posts in Kharkov Region

The Russian Defense Ministry said that all attempts by the enemy to break through the encirclement had been thwarted

Russia’s Su-57 fighter proving superiority over foreign systems every day — UAC head

Vadim Badekha said the Su-57 proves it on a daily basis

Can the Houthis close the Red Sea after seizing the Yemen coast?

Some observers see a force that has improved impressively in the past years, but others doubt the Houthis can sustain wins.

EXPLAINER | What Tshuma’s guilty plea means for his UK extradition

Ndodana Tshuma’s guilty plea in South Africa has raised questions about what happens next, particularly whether he can now be extradited to the UK to face the serious charges awaiting him there or serve his sentence here first

Russian Baltic Fleet’s training ship Perekop arrives at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville port

During an official welcoming ceremony at the pier, the Perekop was greeted by representatives of the Royal Cambodian Navy and Russian Ambassador to Cambodia Anatoly Borovik

Russia may develop Flightradar-like service for tracking Ukrainian drones — expert

Alexey Chadayev, CEO of the Ushkuynik Research and Production Center, believes that the process of creating a unified sensor network operator should be carried out with Rostelecom and leading Russian cellular operators

Russian strikes kill two in Kyiv as Moscow targets capital’s fuel stations

Second day of strikes on fuel stations suggest a new campaign focused on civilian areas in the Ukrainian capital.