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Russia on Saturday called for the earliest possible normalization of the military and political situation in the Middle East, urging all parties involved to prevent the situation from developing into a catastrophic scenario.

India saved pilferages worth $40 billion in the last eight years with the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes of the government, according to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. 

Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall, in a recent letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed his concern regarding the remarks made by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik about the Christian community and their faith during his recent visit to the country as a state guest.

Expressing concerns over the situation in Middle East and West Asia, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that there remains a "widespread anxiety" that the ongoing conflict would spread further in the region.

The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League, after a demand by a student group that led the July-August uprising under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.

Five people were killed and 22 others injured in a terrorist attack at the production facility of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) in Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six persons is Indian and the world cannot ignore India's economy.

During the summit - themed 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security' - the BRICS leaders will discuss three main areas of cooperation outlined by the Russian chairmanship - politics and security, economics and finance, and cultural and humanitarian contacts.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes "good neighbourly relations" between India and China will be strengthened following their agreement on border de-escalation, his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday held bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan.

Highlighting the time-tested India-Russia partnership and his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday emphasised that the bond between the two countries is so strong that PM Modi would understand him without needing the help of any translator.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated to Russian President Vladimir Putin that India is ready to provide any possible assistance in the future to resolve the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Israeli Cabinet ministers have been informed that a planned counter-attack against Iran will take place "very soon", state media has reported.

The UN humanitarian agency has said that airstrikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians and displace a growing number of families.

The US Space Force’s Space Systems Command issued Launch Service Task Orders (LSTOs) totalling $733,566,001 to SpaceX under the “National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1.”

The autopsy reports of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's body revealed that he was killed by a gunshot wound to his head during an intelligence-based ground raid in southern Gaza. 

"Sinwar stood in the way of a ceasefire in Gaza. His death can create a momentum to end the conflict. All hostages must be released," they said after their meeting in Berlin earlier on Friday.

Nikhil Gupta who has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to attack Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has reiterated his innocence and asked a federal judge for a Hindi-speaking lawyer saying that he was not fluent in English.

Two simultaneous objectives are key to providing Ukraine with the assistance it needs to counter Russian aggression, Austin said, with the first being focused on the present.

The egg import duty cut would reduce import costs of eggs by 13.8 takas per dozen, making the country's cheapest source of protein affordable for the commoners, the NBR said in a statement after issuing an order in this regard.

US prosecutors have charged a former Senior Field Officer of RAW, Vikash Yadav, in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun residing in New York City.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency have jointly confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. No official confirmation has been made by Hamas.

The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on October 8, 2023, has reached 2,412, and the number of wounded individuals has increased to 11,285, according to a report by the Lebanese Council of Ministers.

In yet another blow to Hamas, Israel on Thursday evening confirmed that it has eliminated Yahya Sinwar -- the chief planner of the horrific October 2023 attacks that killed 1200 people in Israel and resulted in over 250 being taken as hostages.

US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has requested a briefing from the State Department on reports of "the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus" and other minority communities in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.