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G7 summit in the city, his hometown. During the summit, G7 leaders expressed their commitment to achieving disarmament but also maintained that nuclear weapons should serve as a deterrent against aggression and war as long as they exist. On the commemorative day, a peace bell rang at 8:15 a.m., the exact time the bomb was dropped, as around 50,000 participants gathered for an outdoor memorial ceremony, including aging survivors of the atomic attack.

Ukraine will make a renewed push this weekend at a gathering in Saudi Arabia to win the support of dozens of countries that have remained on the sidelines of the war — the start of a broader campaign in the months ahead to build the diplomatic muscle to isolate and weaken Russia. Ukraine and Saudi Arabia invited diplomats from some 40 governments to talks in the Red Sea port of Jeddah. Notable among them were China, India, Brazil, South Africa and some of the oil-rich Gulf nations that have tried to maintain good relations with both Ukraine and Russia throughout the war, which began in February 2022. Many of the invited governments reject the very concept of choosing sides, framing the war as a contest between global powers that they want no part in, and even with the event fast approaching, it was unclear how many would attend. The meeting is the starting point of what is expected to be a major Ukrainian diplomatic push in the coming months to try to undercut Russia. It began on Wednesday, when President Volodyt the world. He told the ambassadors they must use every tool at their disposal — «official and unofficial, institutional and media, cultural diplomacy and the power of ordinary human sincerity» — to convince both allies and nations that have largely stayed neutral that the only road to a lasting peace is complete Russian defeat.

Both sides said on Saturday that a Ukrainian sea drone full of explosives had struck a Russian fuel tanker overnight near a bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea, the second such attack in 24 hours.Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow would retaliate. «The Kyiv regime, meeting no condemnation from Western countries and international organisations, is actively applying new terrorist methods, this time in the waters of the Black Sea,» Zakharova said in a statement. «There can be no justification for such barbaric actions, they will not go unanswered and their authors and perpetrators will inevitably be punished.»

Agricultural economist and member of NITI Aayog Ramesh Chand says that as long as India exports 20-22 million metric tonnes (MMT) of rice a year, there will be no impact on domestic food security. In an interview with Shantanu Nandan Sharma, he says India had to ban non-basmati white rice as the global demand had skyrocketed, with policymakers estimating that India may end up exporting over 30 million tonnes if no restriction was imposed. Edited excerpts:Why did the government ban the export of non-basmati white rice?After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war last year, food prices started rising.

Russia said Saturday it scrambled an Su-30 fighter jet to «prevent a violation of the Russian state border» by a US Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea. «As the Russian fighter approached, the foreign reconnaissance drone performed a U-turn away from the border,» the Russian defence ministry said. The ministry said the drone belonged to the US Air Force. «The Russian aircraft returned safely to its airbase, there was no violation of the border,» it added. Incidents involving Russian and Western aircraft have multiplied over the Black Sea and Baltic Sea in recent months, as Moscow pursues its offensive in Ukraine.

NIAMEY (Reuters) — France said on Saturday it will support efforts to overturn Niger's military coup, a day after West Africa's regional bloc said it had a plan for military intervention.

Ukraine carried out a drone strike overnight on a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait, a day after one of Moscow's ships was hit in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security source told AFP on Saturday. It was the latest attack around the Black Sea since Moscow exited a deal last month that had protected Ukrainian grain exports despite the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) should continue to hold global significance for being the most populated marketplace, driven by the knowledge, creativity and innovation economy. Addressing the 11th BRICS STI ministerial meeting at Goeberha in South Africa through a virtual medium on “STI Priorities and Policies Updates", the minister said, the grouping could collaborate to identify and explore regional scientific research challenges through joint S&T solutions suited to local economies.

Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30. Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Beijing, adding that 18 people were missing. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon that hit mainland China last Friday, has brought the most severe rains to the region since records began 140 years ago. By noon Saturday (0400 GMT), more than 600,000 of Baoding's 11.5 million residents had been evacuated from areas deemed to be at risk, officials said. The torrential rain that hit northeast China on Saturday battered the provinces bordering Russia and North Korea.

While stock markets have discounted the Fitch downgrade, mixed global cues coupled with a spike in crude oil prices post Ukraine’s drone hit on Russian oil installations, could trigger high volatility in coming weeks, says Aamar Deo Singh, Head Advisory at Angel One. Being selective in investments will be key, he adds.What lies ahead for Nifty after falling 0.66% this week on Fitch factor? Is that priced in now? Most of the major global markets closed in the red last week, on the back of the downgrade of the US credit rating to AA+ by Fitch.

ISTANBUL—Ukrainian sea drones attacked an oil tanker sanctioned by the U.S. for working for the Russian military, potentially bringing the war into a new phase that threatens Russia’s vital shipping lanes in the Black Sea.

Ten-year US yields rose to the highest level since October 2022 as the yields rose to 4.2043% before falling on the US non-farm payroll report released Friday. Global rating agency Fitch, which had kept the US Government's credit on a negative watchlist in May, downgraded the US government's credit rating to AA+ from AA on anticipated fiscal deterioration over the next three years, a high and growing general government debt burden, social security concerns and governance issues. The reaction so far is largely muted in the financial markets.

The ruble has dropped against the U.S. dollar in trading in Moscow to it lowest level since the first month of the war in Ukraine

U.S. gas prices are continuing to rise — giving drivers across the country another headache at the pump

The Opec-plus countries, which pump almost 40% of the world’s crude, have a broader plan to limit supply into 2024 and prop up global oil prices. In October 2022 and April this year, the production cartel decided to cut output of its member countries to tackle the supply glut and boost prices. Saudi Arabia, the top producer of the Opec cartel unanimously cut its output by another one million barrels per day from July.

food prices rose for the first time in three months, as trade disruptions from India to the Black Sea and extreme weather stoke supply concerns anew. The United Nations’ index of food-commodity prices gained 1.3% in July, led by vegetable oil, according to a Friday report. That marks a pickup from the two-year low reached the prior month as fresh threats emerge in the supply chain.

Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting, a related and just as disorienting miasma afflicts those who seek to understand what's happening in the vast war. Disinformation, misinformation and absent information all cloud civilians’ understanding.

Also read: Traces of explosives found on foreign grain ship, says Russia The four men exhausted their food supplies on the 10th day of the voyage and resorted to drinking seawater and their urine to survive, all while securing themselves with a makeshift net to avoid falling into the deep waters below, where they spotted large marine creatures like whales and sharks. After enduring their ordeal, Brazilian Federal Police finally rescued the desperate group at the port of Vitória in southeastern Brazil. Two of the stowaways chose to return to Nigeria upon their request, while Yeye and another stowaway, Roman Ebimene Friday, 35, applied for asylum in Brazil, seeking compassion from the Brazilian government, as reported by Reuters.

Also read: Travel to Russia becomes easier: Indian passport holders can avail e-visa facility from August 1 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that if applicants use DigiLocker to upload their documents, they won't need to carry the original physical copies during the application process, as reported by government scheme info. This move is expected to streamline the processing time and enhance the efficiency of the passport application procedure.

Prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Friday. The move came amid a historic crackdown on dissenting voices as Moscow's assault on Ukraine stretches into its second year. The trial was held behind closed doors at the IK-6 penal colony - a maximum-security prison some 250 kilometers east of Moscow where Navalny is jailed.