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Putin, Xi, and Pezeshkian Gather in New Delhi for 18th BRICS Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Friday ahead of the 18th BRICS summit, joining leaders to discuss regional conflicts, energy security, and independent payment systems.
- Sep 3
Gloria Steinem, feminist leader and Ms. magazine co-founder, dies at 92 in Manhattan
The American journalist and organizer Gloria Steinem, who helped shape second-wave feminism and co-founded Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York at age 92.
- Aug 27
Three Italians untraceable after deadly floods strike Nepal-Tibet border region
Rescuers in Nepal are searching for three missing Italian citizens, including 50-year-old jeweler Marco Ratto, after flash floods and debris flows along the border with Tibet left hundreds dead and over 1,500 unaccounted for.
- Aug 22
France wins first badminton world titles in New Delhi with Lanier, Gicquel and Delrue
French players secured two gold medals at the Badminton World Championships in New Delhi on Sunday, with Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue taking mixed doubles before Alex Lanier won the men's singles.
- Aug 15
Modi promises free exam coaching and AI training after 'cockroach' youth protests force minister out
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used India's 79th Independence Day speech to announce free exam coaching and AI training for 10 million youths, weeks after the Cockroach Janta Party protests forced his education minister's resignation.
- Aug 14
Bangladesh stun Australia by nine wickets in Darwin for first Test win on Australian soil
Bangladesh recorded their first-ever Test victory in Australia, thrashing the top-ranked hosts by nine wickets on day four in Darwin after seamer Hasan Mahmud's 6-55 dismantled the first innings for 198.
- Aug 13
Air India mandates drug tests for over 5,000 pilots after captain tests positive for cannabis
Air India will begin mandatory substance screening for its more than 5,000 pilots on August 13, after a captain involved in an August 4 mid-air altitude loss on a Phuket-Delhi flight tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory drug test.
- Jul 19
Modi offers forgiveness to 'misguided' youth protesters as expert report confirms pellet-gun injuries in India
Narendra Modi said he wanted to forgive the young protesters who shouted abuses at him and his late mother, while BBC analysis confirmed the use of pellet guns on demonstrators during the July 20 crackdown that led to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
