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New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (961+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance…...

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Xi pushes 'Greater BRICS' economic ties to give bloc larger global role

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (522+ words) (Corrects spelling of headline tag) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping…...

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China, Russia, Iran leaders gather in India as BRICS nations seek common ground

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (592+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping joined the leaders of Russia, Iran, India and other BRICS nations in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking common ground on the Middle East war as deep divisions test the 11-member bloc. Xi told the summit that…...

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BRICS agrees to joint declaration in test of unity despite Mideast tensions

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (729+ words) By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - TheBRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday,a significant diplomatic breakthrough asits leaders began summit talks in New…...

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BRICS agrees on joint declaration before New Delhi summit, sources say

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (504+ words) By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - TheBRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, hours before its leaders began a summit in New Delhi, aiming…...

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BRICS bloc agrees on joint declaration, sources say

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (132+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The BRICS group of countries has agreed on a joint declaration, which is unlikely to name any country but will condemn unilateral war by any country, four sources told Reuters on Saturday. The bloc, which includes…...

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Houthi gains in Yemen are testing Saudi Arabia’s security strategy

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (265+ words) The advance toward Bab al-Mandeb threatens a vital Saudi oil route and risks drawing Riyadh back into a Yemen war it has spent years trying to leave. Houthi gains in Yemen are testing Saudi Arabia’s security strategy Subscribe for as…...

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Egyptians budget for bread after mass food aid cuts

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (813+ words) Standing outside a bakery in Cairo's working-class El-Marg district, Eman Abdel Fattah thumbed a handful of crumpled banknotes, calculating how much bread she could afford after her family's food subsidy card was suspended. "We used to worry about having enough…...

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Gulf oil threatened anew as Houthis reach key island and pipeline is shut down

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (940+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on…...

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Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (178+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq attacked its East-West pipeline, but said it would not retaliate for now following a request from Iraq's prime minister, while reserving the right to take all necessary measures to protect its…...