In a confrontation with China, “we will kick their ass”, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign rally, asserting, “We have the greatest military in the world”. ....

Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia expressed concerns about the dangerous and accelerating escalation in the Middle East, the latest of which was the Israeli attack on Iran. ....

Saudi Arabia on Saturday expressed its "condemnation and denunciation" of the Israeli military's action of targeting Iran, which it said is a violation of its sovereignty and a violation of international laws and norms. ....

Downplaying the impact of Israeli airstrikes that targeted its territory early Saturday, Iran accused the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) of exaggerating claims about the scale of the attack. ....

India rebuked Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) debate, condemning the move as "despicable" and a "mischievous provocation" rooted in Pakistan's "tried and tested tactic of spreading misinformation." It also showed the mirror to Pakistan on the despicable condition of minority women in the country. ....

North Korea sent at least 3,000 troops to eastern Russia earlier this month, a White House official confirmed, raising a "highly concerning" probability that they could engage in combat to support Russia's war in Ukraine after finishing training. ....

Having emphasised that India values the rise of BRICS as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on key issues concerning the global developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday joined the 16th BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan, a day which will see him participating in meetings of the grouping in narrow and expanded formats but also holding significant bilateral discussions, including with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. ....

Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Monday said that it conducted a series of targeted, intelligence-based strikes against dozens of facilities and sites used by Hezbollah's military arm to finance its terrorist activities against Israel. ....

Palestine has requested an emergency meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives amid "intensifying Israeli aggression," a Palestinian envoy said. ....