Article https://apnews.com/article/india-brics Summary This article focuses on the 2026 BRICS summit in India and how member countries responded to conflicts and criticized unilateral sanctions that were not approved by the United Nations security council. Iran, represented by President Masoud Pezeshkian participated in the summit while tensions in the Middle East continued. The countries also discussed reducing their dependence on Western… Read more »
Link https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iaea-board-draws Summary This article focuses on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has officially ended its investigation into Syrias past secret nuclear activities. Under former President Bashar al-Assad, Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor in Deir el Zour with help from North Korea. Israel destroyed the reactor in 2007. After Assad was removed from power Syrias new government began… Read more »
Link https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/ Summary This article focuses on the renewed fighting in Yemen, where Yemens government launched airstrikes against Houthi forces as they advanced towards the Red Sea coast and the Bab el Mandeb Strait. This is significant because the area is a major shipping route for oil, fuel, and other commodities traveling between the Gulf, the Red Sea and the… Read more »