FGN24 US-JAISHANKAR-BRICS

BRICS must defend multilateral trading system amid tariff volatility: Jaishankar New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on BRICS to defend the multilateral trading system amid increasing protectionism and tariff volatility during a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers here on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.

FGN14 UN-LD INDIA

Pak military pleaded for cessation of fighting during Operation Sindoor: India United Nations: Pakistan’s military “pleaded” for a cessation of fighting during Operation Sindoor in May, India has said in a hard-hitting response from the United Nations General Assembly, asserting that there is “no room for any third party” to intervene in issues between New Delhi and Islamabad.

FGN32 IBSA-ISRAEL-GAZA-CONDEMN

IBSA strongly condemns Israeli attack on Gaza; deplores 'use of starvation' as method of warfare New York: India, Brazil and South Africa have strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza and expressed grave concern over the situation in the "occupied" Palestinian territory.

FGN29 IBSA-COERCIVE-TRADE

IBSA voices serious concern over discriminatory & coercive trade measures New York: In a thinly veiled criticism of Washington's tariff tussle, India, Brazil and South Africa have expressed serious concern over imposition of unilateral tariff and other coercive measures as they risk destabilising world markets and trigger instability.

FGN30 US-BRICS-STATEMENT

BRICS nations express concern over indiscriminate rising of tariffs, coercive measures that threaten global trade United Nations/New York: The BRICS nations have expressed concern over the proliferation of trade-restrictive actions in the form of “indiscriminate rising" of tariffs, particularly measures used as a means of “coercion”, cautioning that such practices risk marginalising the Global South countries.

FGN27 PAK-SAUDI-DEFENCE

Pak says defence pact with Saudi 'formalised' relationship that was 'transactional' Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the recently signed strategic mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia has “formalised” a relationship between the two countries that was previously “a bit transactional”.

FGN38 NEPAL-OLI

Deposed PM Oli speaks publicly for first time since ouster, denies giving shooting order during 'Gen Z' protest in Nepal Kathmandu: Nepal's deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday denied giving shooting orders during the 'Gen Z' protests, as he spoke publicly for the first time since his ouster earlier this month.

FGN22 PAK-MILITANTS

Pak security forces kill 17 TTP militants in joint operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar: Pakistan security forces killed 17 militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a joint operation in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday.

FGN37 BANGLA-HILLS-PROTESTS

Schoolgirl’s rape prompts protests in tribal-dominated SE Bangladesh hills, paramilitary called in Dhaka: Tribals staged protests with road blockades using burning tyres over an alleged gang rape of a young student in a hill district in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting authorities to restrict movement and deploy paramilitary forces on Saturday.

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Protectionism risks to multilateral trade: calls to resist coercive tariff measures that threaten Global South markets. Calls to protect the multilateral trading system from rising protectionism and tariff volatility are central. BRICS and IBSA warned that indiscriminate tariff increases and unilateral coercive trade measures destabilise markets and marginalise the Global South, urging states to avoid discriminatory restraints and to uphold rules-based trade governance through collective multilateral mechanisms.