BRICS talks end without joint statement, exposing divisions over war in Iran
NEW DELHI, May 15 (Reuters): The BRICS foreign ministers on Friday urged adhering to the ceasefire and “full and unhindered" humanitarian access to the war-torn Palestinian enclave of Gaza, according to a statement released by India after the 11-member bloc met in New Delhi.The statement, dubbed "chair’s statement and outcome...
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8 Pakistani troops killed in nighttime storming of border outpost
PESHAWAR, May 15 (Reuters): Militants stormed a security outpost in Pakistan's northwest, ramming a vehicle filled with explosives into the camp before waging a gun battle that killed at least eight troops and injured 35 others, two security officials said on Friday.The bombing on Thursday night follows three militant attacks...
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78 dead in gang clashes in Haiti: UN
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (AFP): Clashes between gangs in the suburbs of the Haitian capital have left at least 78 dead since Saturday, including 10 bystanders, according to a provisional toll released Thursday to AFP by the United Nations Office in Haiti (BINUH)."Armed clashes between several gangs in the communes...
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Trump says US, China are aligned on Iran, Tehran must make a deal soon
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, May 15 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed during their talks in Beijing that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said later that he was considering whether to lift sanctions...
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