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BRICS chair India opposes common currency to counter US dollar 

Over the past few years, some BRICS nations, particularly Russia and China, have favoured an alternative to the US dollar or creating a dedicated BRICS currency.

Thousands of migrants gather in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta after crossing from Morocco, triggering a political and border security crisis across Europe. Photo: BSS

Spain, Italy suspend Schengen travel arrangements amid migration dispute

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 6, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ahead of the expected signing of a defence deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, "Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, US, August 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

Trump renews effort to fire Fed's Cook, continuing attacks on central bank

Bhumjaithai Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Anutin Charnvirakul arrives at the parliament ahead of the vote for a new prime minister, following the Constitutional Court's removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Patipat Janthong/File photo

Thailand PM pledges tighter gun controls after school shooting kills eight

U.S. President Donald Trump gives thumbs-up as he walks to board Marine One following his arrival aboard Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., July 31, 2026.

White House draws backlash over Spider-Man imagery in ICE post

A damaged civil defence car parks in front of a house damaged by an Israeli strike, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Mansouri village, southern Lebanon, April 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Investigations raise war crimes concerns over Israeli attack on Lebanese journalists

Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, on 2 April 2026. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia appoints commander for maritime defence coalition

Emergency personnel carry the body of one of the grandparents fatally shot by a Thai teenager, before he opened fire at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, in Bang Bua Thong District of Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, 7 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Thai teenager's deadly rampage from his quiet home to a shooting spree at school

Construction of a ballroom at the White House seen from a window at the Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 4, 2026. REUTERS

US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project

'Toxic' work environment: Series of suicides among French PM's office staff

'Toxic' work environment: Series of suicides among French PM's office staff

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is received by Deputy Governor of Mecca region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 6 August 2026. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Reuters

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil