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  Putin: brics has outperformed g7 economically The group’s combined GDP is $20 trillion greater than that of the Western bloc, the Russian president has said BRICS has already outstripped the Western-dominated Group of Seven in terms of combined GDP, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.    Speaking via video link at a plenary session of the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Putin said the  “BRICS member states not only account for a third of the Earth’s land, and almost half the planet’s population, but also 40% of the global economy.”   BRICS’  “combined GDP measured by purchasing power parity already stands at $77 trillion, that’s according to 2025 IMF data,”  he added, noting that  “on this metric, BRICS considerably outstrips some other groups, including the Group of Seven.”   The Russian president cited recent IMF data as indicating that the corresponding figure for the G7 is $57 trillion.   He also...

 Is rael launches attack on houthis in yemen The strikes hit the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif, as well as the Ras Qantib power plant on the coast, in response to repeated Houthi attacks on Israel, the military said. Hours later, Israel said two missiles were launched from Yemen. Attempts were made to intercept them, though the results were still under review. The Iran-aligned Houthi forces said they had fired missiles and drones at multiple targets in Israel in retaliation for the strikes on Yemen. The Israeli ambulance service said it had not received any calls regarding missile impacts or casualties following the launches from Yemen. Since the start of the  war in Gaza  in October 2023, the Houthis have fired at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade, in what the group says are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians. Most of the dozens of missiles and drones fired toward Israel have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried o...

  26/11 MASTERMIND TAHAWWUR RANA CONFESSES THAT HE’S A PAKISTANI AGENT, WAS IN MUMBAI DAYS BEFORE ATTACK Tahawwur Rana, who was extradited to India from the US, told police that he was a trusted agent of the Pakistan Army and conducted reconnaissance of several areas in Mumbai. 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana made some explosive revelations to the Mumbai Crime Branch, saying that he was a trusted agent of the Pakistan Army and was in Mumbai during the 2008 attacks. Rana was extradited from the United States to India on April 10 after the US Supreme Court rejected his review plea against the extradition on April 4. He is now facing a trial in the 26/11 terror attacks case. At least 166 people were killed in the gruesome bloodshed on the streets of Mumbai and in the Hotel Taj. While under the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Rana’s statement was recorded by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, where he made significant revelations, such as being a trusted agent of the Pa...

 TRUMP REACTS AFTER ELON MUSK LUNCHES NEW POLITICAL PARTY! "It is a Great Bill but, unfortunately for Elon, it eliminates the ridiculous Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandate, which would have forced everyone to buy an Electric Car in a short period of time," he said. He said he has been "strongly" opposing the EV mandate from the "very beginning". "I have campaigned on this for two years and, quite honestly, when Elon gave me his total and unquestioned Endorsement, I asked him whether or not he knew that I was going to terminate the EV Mandate - It was in every speech I made, and in every conversation I had. He said he had no problems with that - I was very surprised," he wrote. He also attacked Mr Musk for recommending his "blue-blooded Democrat" friend for leading NASA. In December, President Trump named a billionaire private astronaut, Jared Isaacman, as NASA administrator but withdrew the nomination on May 31, before his Senate confirmatio...

  ENGLAND BATTING COACH: I AM FED UP WITH WATCHING SHUBMAN BAT England batting coach Marcus Trescothick praised India captain Shubman Gill after he scored 269(387) and 7 161(162) in their second Test, saying that the 25-year-old has played "brilliantly well". "I'm fed up with watching him bat, really," he stated, adding, "Getting sort of 250 and then another 150, now that is pretty special."  Shubman scored 155 runs in the first Test.

 Trump on Putin Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday that he was “very unhappy” with the call with his Russian counterpart. "It’s a very tough situation... I was very unhappy with my call with President Putin. He wants to go all the way, just keep killing people - it’s no good," news agency Reuters quoted Trump as saying. The US president also hinted at sanctions against Russia after Moscow launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine. Russia's largest missile and drone attack on Kyiv Russia on Friday targeted Kyiv in the largest aerial assault since the invasion of Ukraine began three years ago. According to the Associated Press, waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight. One person was killed and at least 26 others, including a child, were wounded in the attack Trump told the reporters that he and Putin talked about sanctions “a lot" during their phone call. “He understands that they may be coming,” he said. The US ...