Russia would support Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS, says Russian deputy PM

Russia would support Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS, says Russian deputy PM

ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Thursday that Moscow would support Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS. “We would be supportive of it,” Overchuk, who is on a two-day visit to Islamabad told a joint press conference with Pakistan’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, in response to…

Lebanon: 8 people killed, thousands injured in Hezbollah pager explosions

Lebanon: 8 people killed, thousands injured in Hezbollah pager explosions

Eight people were killed and 2,800 injured when pager devices belonging to Hezbollah fighters exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria on Tuesday, Lebanon’s minister of health said on Tuesday. Facebook(Opens in a new browser tab) Why it matters: The explosions took place amid growing escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in recent weeks, which U.S. officials are highly concerned will devolve into…

Blinken in Egypt seeking progress towards Gaza ceasefire deal

Blinken in Egypt seeking progress towards Gaza ceasefire deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as he visited Egypt on Tuesday, but major areas of dispute are still to be resolved in talks planned for later this week. Blinken’s visit to the region included meetings in Israel on Monday and he is now…

Gaza death toll hits 40,000, with thousands more yet to be counted

The figure given by the strip’s health officials does not tell the full story of Palestinian losses, excluding those missing or buried in rubble Dalia Hawas was 24 years old when an Israeli airstrike flattened the apartment building where she lived in February, burying the young mother with her 10-month-old daughter, Mona. They are not…