Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after arriving in India to attend the 18th BRICS summit. Discussions were held on increasing trade, investment and energy cooperation between the two countries as well as further strengthening bilateral relations at the meeting held in New Delhi on Friday.
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the shockwaves of the deadliest terrorist assault in US history continue to shape American foreign policy, intelligence operations and global security.
Global oil prices climbed further on Friday (September 11), with Brent crude breaking above $108 a barrel as unrest along key Middle Eastern shipping routes raised fresh concerns over prolonged disruptions to global fuel supplies.
While asylum applications across various European Union countries declined overall in the first six months of this year, applications from Bangladeshi nationals increased. According to data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), asylum applications from Bangladeshi citizens rose by nearly 13 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has said there is no plan at this moment to include any other country in the Mecca defence pact, and no discussions are underway on the matter.
The United States has experienced its hottest summer in 132 years, with severe heat and widespread heatwaves across the country this summer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that this was the warmest summer the country has seen in 132 years.