The five BRICS nations have reaffirmed their support for an "open world economy" based on the principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as the countries' leaders look to avoid a looming global trade war.
Six Uzbek women were jailed after they tried to approach President Shavkat Mirziyoev to complain about problems they and their families have encountered with police and prosecutors.
Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory for his Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) party in the country's July 25 national elections that were marred by long delays in vote-tallying and allegations of rigging by rivals.
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has said he feels no need to respond to what hecalled "empty threats" from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Media are reporting that early results in Pakistan's elections put opposition leader Imran Khan's party substantially ahead of the current ruling party, whose leaders have already rejected the violence-scarred and delayed election results as "rigged."
The 10th summit of BRICS countries opened on July 25 in Johannesburg, South Africa, with discussions expected to focus on developing international trade wars.
An explosion in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed dozens of people shortly after polls opened in national elections that have been marred by allegations of pre-poll rigging.
Iranian security forces have prevented devotees of fans of late poet Ahmad Shamlou, who pushed for greater freedoms and had some of his work banned under successive governments, from marking the 18th anniversary of his death.
Two days after exchanging harsh warnings with Iranian leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump says he is still eager to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
The leaders of the U.S. Congress, citing Russia's alleged interference in U.S. elections, say they will not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to address Congress or visit the Capitol if he accepts President Donald Trump's invitation to a second summit in Washington this fall.
Polls opened in Pakistan and people started voting early on July 25 in national elections that have been marred by allegations of pre-poll rigging and deadly militant attacks.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met July 24 in Berlin with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.
Pakistan's military has deployed hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations across the country ahead of the July 25 national elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he believes Moscow will try to influence November congressional elections in favor of the Democrats and not his fellow Republicans, although the U.S. intelligence community has concluded that Russia tried to help Trump win the 2016 poll.
At least 74 people have died in wildfires near Athens, in the country's deadliest blazes in more than a decade.
A U.S. federal judge has postponed the trial of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort until next week, and disclosed the identity of five witnesses granted immunity to testify.
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