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 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi
Global Crises

Against the odds, BRICS overcomes sharp divisions in New Delhi

India notched a diplomatic win by simply securing a joint declaration from the bloc amid war in the Middle East

BRICS summit 2026
Global Crises

The Iran war looms large as BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi

The conflict has divided members of the bloc, but India is determined to find areas of cooperation

The Professor Molchanov sails in front of an ice sheet near Neko Harbor in Antarctica
Europe

Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalation

The move, which could help compensate Kyiv for Moscow's takeover of Crimea, comes at a volatile moment in the Arctic

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (R to L) hold a joint news conference outside the Mariinskyi Palace following negotiations
Europe

Peace in Ukraine remains far off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort

The visit of President Trump's envoys to Kyiv and Moscow can't change the fact that Putin thinks he has the upper hand

Afd in Germany
Europe

A test of nationalist right, German AfD victory echoes across Europe

The Alternative for Germany performance in regional Saxony-Anhalt elections will challenge the 'firewall' as well as support for Ukraine War

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
QiOSK

Witkoff & Kushner to spend Labor Day weekend in Russia, Ukraine

The diplomatic duo is hoping that the window has not closed on a peace agreement yet the road still appears to be a hard one