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The BRICS countries are powerful economies with great potential and capacity for growth, Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank (NDB), has told Xinhua. “Measured by GDP, the BRICS countries have already surpassed the G7 in importance,” said the former Brazilian president. BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia,…

Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. This was announced by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while addressing a news conference in Ottawa. He said Canadian government has clear and compelling…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed and vowed to continue the battle against Israel. Israel said earlier that it had killed the Hezbollah leader in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the…

Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai today with wind speed of 151 kilometers per hour. All flights at Shanghai’s two main airports were grounded and highways have been closed and people have been asked to stay home. It is reported to be the strongest storm to hit the Chinese city…

Eyeing China’s huge market, global companies are attending a major services trade fair in Beijing to explore business opportunities in the world’s second-largest economy. Over 450 Fortune 500 enterprises and companies taking the lead in their respective industries, as well as 85 countries and international organizations, are represented at the…

Eyeing China’s huge market, global companies are attending a major services trade fair in Beijing to explore business opportunities in the world’s second-largest economy. Over 450 Fortune 500 enterprises and companies taking the lead in their respective industries, as well as 85 countries and international organizations, are represented at the…

A first group of children received polio vaccinations in besieged Gaza on Saturday ahead of the official start of a much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign on Sunday. Children at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, central Gaza, were among the first to receive the vital vaccines on Saturday, according to footage…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here Thursday that China stands ready to work with the Belarusian side to push for the high-level development of their all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. Li made the remarks while meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Palace of Independence in Minsk. Li conveyed Chinese…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago. Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced Hasina’s resignation in a televised address to the nation…

Breaking through the waves reveals true gold. At the moment Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle touched the wall and broke the record, all doubts, grievances, and frustrations vanished. “Awesome! It feels incredible!” exclaimed Pan after roaring to China’s first swimming gold in Paris with a world record time. His explosive speed…

In the United States, former US President Donald Trump was injured after shots were fired at a political rally in Pennsylvania. In a statement, Donald Trump’s campaigners said the former president is fine after the incident and he has been discharged from hospital. Authorities said at least one attendee was…

On June 15, 2001, then heads of state of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan gathered in Shanghai. Together, they announced the creation of a new regional group on the Eurasian continent — the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The SCO is the only inter-governmental organization named after a Chinese…

President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Patrick Lacroix, CEO of Belgium’s Belga News Agency, in Brussels on Tuesday, in a move to deepen cooperation between the two agencies. “Belga is Xinhua’s important partner,” Fu said. Starting from this MoU, Xinhua and Belga…

Over 1.8 Hujjaj from 200 counties are performing Ramye in Mina on Sunday where they use pebbles to stone a series of three pillars representing the devil. Radio Pakistan Correspondent in Makkah Bilal Khan Mehsud reports that 18,33,164 pilgrims have been performed major Hajj ritual at Arafat and Muzdalifa. This…

Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly, an imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saturday stressed cooperation and creating a spirit of helping each other in the annual Hajj sermon delivered at the Masjid-e-Nimrah. In the sermon, the imam urged pilgrims to pray to Allah for themselves, for their parents, and those related…

The 48th edition of the Grand Hajj Symposium, titled “Observing Sharia Permissions and Adherence to the Regulations Approved in the Hajj Rite,” kicked off in Makkah today. Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is hosting the event, which will be attended by nearly 500 people, including scholars and thinkers from…

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, but as a restive coalition’s head after a shock poll setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Monday that China, Japan and South Korea should stay committed to the original aspiration for cooperation and make joint efforts to resume and accelerate China-Japan-South Korea cooperation so as to make greater contributions to regional prosperity and stability. Li made the remarks at…

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in country’s East Azerbaijan province. According to Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, the helicopter, made a tough landing during a visit to the country’s northwest. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and East Azarbaijan Province’s Governor…

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a restrictive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, during which they had in-depth exchanges on strategic issues of common concern. The world is undergoing changes unseen in a century and entering a new period of turbulence and transformation, Xi…

On the morning of May 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping held large-group talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi again extended a warm welcome to Putin for his state visit to China. He…