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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five initiatives on "greater BRICS" cooperation in areas of AI, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart manufacturing, and talent development.

Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China At Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit

On the morning of September 13 local time, President Xi Jinping attended Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, and delivered an important statement titled "Cementing the Foundation for BRICS Cooperation and Bolstering the Strength of the Global South."

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has become the world's most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries, the Xinhua New Agency reported.

Canada is accelerating efforts to deepen economic and strategic ties with Europe as its relationship with the US faces its worst trade tensions in decades, according to a Sunday report by the Wall Street Journal.

Ola Ishtiwi sits with her children in front of the remains of her home in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, a few metres away from a series of painted cement blocks Israel has placed to mark what has become known as the "yellow line".

The US State Department has urged American companies to exercise extreme caution when considering business transactions with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan after a former US official attended the signing of a deal between a Saudi energy group and the hard-line authorities.

Solemnly marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the "cowardly terrorist act" on 11 September 2001, senior United Nations officials today called on the Security Council, Member States and the entire international community to uphold their responsibilities to remember the profound human cost of the international scourge and fight collectively to end it.

The United States and Iran have sharply escalated their confrontation, with Washington destroying five Iranian oil tankers and Tehran responding with missile attacks on US forces in Jordan and claims of strikes against American warships and other vessels.

The United States has struck additional Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), US officials told reporters on September 8, as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated following further attempted Iranian missile attacks on US Navy ships.

Australia's integrated air and missile defence capability has been strengthened with the achievement of Final Operational Capability for Army's National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability.

The Albanese Government is investing $2.4 billion to strengthen Australia's air and missile defence capabilities while building a resilient sovereign defence industrial base.

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A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft and crew are taking part in a multinational warfare exercise around the island of Guam, honing their ability to work with other nations and cope with the Western Pacific heat and humidity.

Regarding the previous press release, we provide the following clarifications concerning the dynamics of the events and the measures adopted:

On Tuesday, September 8, at 16:47, the MoND's radar surveillance system detected an aerial target 18 km north of the town of Roman.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) ability to defend the country's territory and sovereignty will not be affected by the recent transfer of major US naval assets from the Pacific to the Middle East.

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that its Aerospace Force targeted two US vessels, eight oil tankers, and ten violating ships attempting to pass through the restricted and unsafe zone of the Strait of Hormuz.