live SCO summit opens in Bishkek as leaders eye deeper economic cooperation
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are gathering in Bishkek for a summit focused on trade, investment and transport as the...
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The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State summit officially began in the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek on Tuesday. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov declared the meeting open at the Yrys Ordo Congress Center, before leaders then moved into a closed-door session.
Iran will “immediately” reciprocate if the U.S. returns to the June deal aimed at ending conflict between the two countries, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said. His comment comes after U.S. President Donald Trump had said Washington would respond if Tehran continues with attacks.
Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding area have killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials have said. The strikes mark the sixth consecutive day of attacks on the Ukrainian capital. Meanwhile, Ukraine hit 54 Russian "shadow fleet" vessels in August, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, said on Tuesday.
U.S. irks G20 ministers by bringing back Russia
European officials have criticised Washington's decision to allow Russia to return to a gathering of G20 finance ministers. Moscow’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended the meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, marking a notable return to a forum from which Russia has been absent in recent years. Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said there could be no return to normal for Moscow while the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued.
Authorities in Nepal have carried out controlled explosions at the Trishuli-3A hydropower plant in an attempt to open up access to the site, where more than 600 workers are believed to be trapped in a vast network of mud filled tunnels. Rescuers were seen arriving by helicopter in the early hours on Tuesday as they launched a daring operation to rescue people feared trapped inside the Chilime Hydropower tunnel.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, with Tehran responding by launching ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Jordan in the first direct U.S.-Iran military escalation in weeks.
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils its commitments, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Russia views NATO’s growing military activity in the Arctic as a direct threat to its national security, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are gathering in Bishkek for a summit focused on trade, investment and transport as the group marks 25 years since its creation.
Iran will immediately reciprocate if the U.S. returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit (SCO) in Bishkek, a city in Kyrgyzstan, the Iranian Student News Agency reported.
Israel and Greece have signed a €3 billion defence agreement that will see Israel build a new multi-layered air-defence system for Greece.
Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region have killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said, marking the sixth consecutive day of strikes on the area.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs that Russian and Israeli networks helped spread disinformation about Spain’s migration policy, contributing to last month’s unprecedented surge of migrants into Ceuta.
A gathering of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, was dominated by sharp disagreements over Russia's presence, as the world's leading economies face mounting geopolitical and economic pressures.
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