Top US and Chinese officials met in Malta over the weekend to smooth strained relations and clear a path for a potential meeting of their respective presidents in November.
Pakistan's Foreign Office on Monday confirmed that a member of the five-nation summit BRICS "blocked Pakistan's participation" in a dialogue on Global Development held virtually on June 24 for non-member states.
The High-level Dialogue on Global Development was attended by leaders...
Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.