Calls for ‘diplomacy,’ ‘cooperation’ at BRICS summit
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazil, which chairs the 11-nation BRICS grouping that also includes Russia and China, called ...
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India and Pakistan’s Kashmir fallout hits economy too
Mumbai (AFP) - Rapidly deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan over a deadly shooting in Kashmir are starting to have ...
Arms maker Saab posts record sales as Europe rearms
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish defence group Saab on Friday reported soaring quarterly earnings and record sales as European countries beef ...
EU hails ‘new era’ in relations with Central Asia
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) - The EU proclaimed a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major ...
EU leaders push for influence at Central Asia summit
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) - Top EU leaders were in Uzbekistan on Friday for a major summit with the heads of ...
US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands
Washington (AFP) - The world's remotest corners couldn't hide from US President Donald Trump's global tariffs onslaught Wednesday -- even ...
Greece to spend 25 bn euros in ‘drastic’ defence overhaul: PM
Athens (AFP) - Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the "most drastic" defence overhaul ...
US, China raise the stakes in Panama Canal ports row
Hong Kong (AFP) - China's fury at the sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium reflects how container ...
Vance says Denmark has ‘under-invested’ in Greenland
Pituffik (Denmark) (AFP) - US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday of not having done enough to protect ...
Stocks fall, oil prices rise in choppy trade after Fed decision
Washington (AFP) - Wall Street stocks slipped Thursday after the US Federal Reserve sought to calm fears over President Donald ...
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