Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and for a summit thats demonstrating a strong show of unity among Global South leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China for the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. He joined leaders from eight member nations, including Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The U.S.-born pope spoke in English as he denounced the attack and the “logic of weapons” fueling wars around the world.

Lithuania has installed “dragon’s teeth” – pyramids designed to stop tanks – on the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. “The installed barriers are only part of a larger, integrated picture,” said Lithuanian army commander Raimundas Vaiksnoras.

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The iconic containers have become a staple in many Asian restaurants and takeaways around the world.

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