Iran has said that vessels from authorised countries transiting the Strait of Hormuz will now be required to pay service fees to Tehran. Iran’s National Security Commission spokesperson, Ebrahim...
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18th BRICS Academic Forum started in Lucknow yesterday, and the deliberations will continue till Tuesday, as part of India’s BRICS Presidency. The Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in partnership with...
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BRICS Sherpa Sudhakar Dalela says India’s BRICS Chairship guided by ‘Humanity First’.
BRICS Sherpa and Secretary, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Sudhakar Dalela, said that India’s BRICS Chairship is guided by a people-centric approach based on the...
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Iran discovers new gas field in Fars Province with estimated 7,500 billion cubic feet of gas.
Iran has discovered a new gas field in southern Fars Province containing an estimated 7,500 billion cubic feet of gas, Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said. Paknejad said that...
Kazakhstan is voting today in a parliamentary election that is expected to further strengthen President Kassymm Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest country. The election was...
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group have agreed on a roadmap for peace negotiations, outlining a series of sequenced steps...
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Iran FM Araghchi dismisses renewed US threats of economic sanctions against Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi today dismissed renewed US threats of economic sanctions against Tehran, describing them as a recurring tactic and saying Washington has no choice but...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada will match the United States’ new tariffs dollar-for-dollar to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families and businesses, after trade negotiations between the...
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Mohsen Rezaei, has warned neighbouring countries against joining the United States’ economic campaign against Tehran, saying such participation would lead...
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US President pushes for voter ID and citizenship proof ahead of US congressional elections.
US President Donald Trump has renewed his demand for mandatory photo identification and proof of citizenship for voters, placing election rules at the centre of his campaign to retain...