
Iran Warns ‘Critical Hours Ahead’ as Lebanon Fighting Intensifies
Iran signals urgent developments in US talks while deadly strikes in Lebanon escalate, with no signs of slowing violence across the region.
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Iran signals urgent developments in US talks while deadly strikes in Lebanon escalate, with no signs of slowing violence across the region.

A Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia that killed a 19-year-old university student and two others has raised fresh concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in warfare after experts said the drone may have selected its final target autonomously.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for the BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to India in seven years. His meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to focus on border stability, trade, economic ties and efforts to further normalise relations between the two Asian powers.

India will host the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 as divisions between Iran and the UAE, the Iran war and China-India ties test the expanded bloc's unity.

Icelanders have voted against restarting negotiations to join the European Union, with more than 52% rejecting the proposal. The referendum exposed a sharp rural-urban divide and highlighted concerns over fishing rights and Iceland’s sovereignty.

US President Donald Trump is preparing an elaborate welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader begins a three-day state visit to Washington. The high-profile programme comes as the world's two largest economies remain divided over trade, technology, Taiwan, rare-earth minerals and Iran.

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for reforms to global institutions and urged the Global South to become a “rule-shaper” at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in India for the summit, while Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders joined the high-level gathering. China will host the next BRICS summit in 2027, Xi announced.

The United States has warned countries against helping Iran bypass sanctions, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.

Japan has asked for a correction to a new Equal Earth world map after the disputed Kuril Islands were shown in the same colour as Russia, raising territorial concerns.

The Philippines is expanding its space programme and could deepen cooperation with India and ISRO on satellites, space technology and launch capabilities as Manila develops an indigenous ecosystem.

US Iran war LIVE updates: The IRGC has claimed that American naval forces “lack the courage to approach the Persian Gulf”, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz remains under complete Iranian control. This comes in response to Donald Trump saying that the US had “completely decimated” Iran's navy.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scored a major electoral breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt, finishing first with nearly 44% of the vote and putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives under renewed pressure over their refusal to cooperate with the party.