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BRICS summit in Johannesburg set to discuss admitting new members, India on Thursday dismissed as «baseless» reports that it is opposed to the expansion of the grouping. It is learnt that New Delhi is yet to take a final decision on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in-person attendance in the summit of the five-nation grouping from August 22 to 24. The summit is set to extensively deliberate on expansion of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has come up with an action plan to get rid of stray dogs during the G-20 Summit in the national capital. All stray dogs will be picked up from the vicinity of the prominent locations in Delhi in view of the G-20 Summit, sterilized and kept at the NGOs, as per a release issued by the civic body’s Department of Veterinary Services.

India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6, a foreign ministry spokesperson said during a news briefing on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has invited Western nations, Ukraine and some major developing countries to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed his willingness to talk to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that India wanted neighbourly ties with Pakistan but there should be an atmosphere free from terror and violence for such a relationship. During a weekly briefing of MEA, Bagchi said, «We have seen reports regarding the comments by the Pakistan PM on this issue. India's clear and consistent position is well known that we desire normal relations with all our neighbouring countries including Pakistan.

Liontown Resources will start shipping unprocessed lithium ore to bring cash in sooner as it sticks to its timeline and $895 million budget for finishing the Kathleen Valley mine in West Australia.

G20 grouping, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India adopted an unconventional approach to its Presidency, making it much more connected with people. A major highlight of the second day of the Think20 (T20) Summit in Mysuru on Tuesday was a virtual address by Jaishankar, followed by a high-level interaction with him. Speaking on India's G20 Presidency, Jaishankar said that there have been «some achievements, some work in progress, and some hope in progress».

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues as he said “war is not an option” for both countries as they fight poverty and unemployment.

Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered to hold talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues as he said that «war is not an option» for both countries as they fight poverty and unemployment. Sharif made the remarks while addressing the inaugural session of the Pakistan Minerals Summit here. The meeting, organised under the slogan of 'Dust to Development', aimed at bringing foreign investment to the cash-strapped country.

H2X Global, an Australian hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle company, will receive up to $86 million in capital over the next two years from Nebraska-based Verde Mobility as it targets commercial production by 2025.

BRICS Summit in South Africa on August 22-24 rather than a physical presence in the backdrop of geopolitical developments that would see Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing the Summit virtually. While no final decision has been arrived at and no official announcement has been made, there is a possibility that Modi may attend the Summit virtually, ET has learnt. Officials are brainstorming with this idea and a final decision will be taken in due course, a source indicated.

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Greece’s prime minister says his country wants to take full advantage of a developing positive climate with neighboring Turkey in order to improve bilateral relations despite a string of decades-old disputes

MCD will soon float a tender for the procurement of drones that will be deployed for monitoring and concurrent anti-larval spraying on major drains and far-flung areas to prevent the breeding of mosquito larvae, officials said on Monday. The move comes amid a rise in dengue cases in Delhi. According to the latest report issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the tally was at 243 till July 28.

Russia-Ukraine war: Saudi Arabia is set to host Ukrainian-organized peace summit on 5 and 6 August, according to several reports. Saudi Arabia has invited several major countries including India, Britain, United States among others. A report by Wall Street Journal, confirms that Saudi Arabia is set to host talks in August about Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia's war on the country, an official said. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks. The summit will be held in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as no authorization had been given to publicly discuss the summit.

New Delhi: NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) of Papua New Guinea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for sharing India Stack, successful digital solutions implemented at population scale in New Delhi on 28 July. Earlier, MeitY hosted the inaugural Global DPI Summit in Pune on June 12-13.

Rishi Sunak is very much looking forward to attending the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September, UK High Commissioner in India Alex Ellis has said. Interacting with PTI on Friday on the sidelines of a preview of an art exhibition here, Ellis said he thought it was «great» that India is in the chair of the G20. India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022.

G7 summit in Japan. She made a stylish statement with a pink top and green trousers while accompanying her husband, Rishi Sunak.

Russian bailiffs will be allowed to seize digital rubles from citizens, a government chief has confirmed – as the nation readies a “real-world” CBDC pilot.

Russia and Africa reached USD 18 billion in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, according to the Kremlin. Talking about trade ties, Putin said, «Our mutual trade reached approximately 18 billion US dollars in 2022 and increased by nearly 35 per cent in the first six months of 2023.» Russian President Putin on Thursday held a trilateral meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumand the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat. «Russia remains a reliable food supplier for Africa.

G20 Summit in New Delhi and the UN Climate Summit during the high-level General Assembly session are among the “critical opportunities ahead” for accelerated action on climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres said as he warned that the world has moved from the era of global warming into that of “global boiling.” As the World Meteorological Organisation and the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Service released official data confirming that July 2023 is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in human history, UN Secretary-General Guterres said humanity is in the hot seat. Guterres said that for vast parts of North America, Asia, Africa and Europe – it is a cruel summer but it is a disaster for the entire planet. “Climate change is here.