A keen home cook, Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer -- but ended with three guests dead. 

With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive "America First" approach of US President Donald Trump, expansion of the BRICS has opened new space for diplomatic coordination.

Torrential rains starting the night before the Independence Day holiday caused the river to rise the height of a two-story building in less than hour, flooding parts of Kerr County, including several children's camps, tearing down trees and tossing cars as if they were toys. 

Col. John David Nalasakti Sondakh was installed as the first commanding officer of the brand new KRI Brawijaya frigate during a ceremony in Italy. 

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Djiwandono has said that the BRICS-initiated multilateral development bank will not be similar to the International Monetary Fund, amid calls from BRICS nations for a change to the IMF’s European orientation.

The export plan involves six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts in service by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for more than three decades, the Japanese daily said, citing multiple unnamed government sources.

The army gave thousands of displaced residents just a few hours to retrieve belongings from their homes before demolishing buildings and clearing wide avenues through the rubble.

With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive "America First" approach of US President Donald Trump, expansion of the BRICS has opened new space for diplomatic coordination.

Two previous ceasefires mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States secured temporary halts in fighting and the return of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Any final summit declaration is not expected to mention the US or its president by name, but it is expected to be a clear political shot directed at Washington.

"The movement has delivered its response to the brotherly mediators, which was characterized by a positive spirit. Hamas is fully prepared, with all seriousness, to immediately enter a new round of negotiations on the mechanism for implementing this framework."

The BRICS’ leaders summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday and Monday is expected to become the debut for President Prabowo Subianto after Indonesia joined the bloc early this year.

US attempts to end Russia's war in Ukraine through diplomacy have largely stalled, and Trump has faced growing calls - including from some Republicans - to increase pressure on Putin to negotiate in earnest.

The letter was made public earlier this week  and titled as a "Declaration of Dissent." It accused the federal government of engaging in "harmful deregulation," "ignoring scientific consensus to benefit polluters" and "promoting a culture of fear" within the agency.

Washington went first, recalling its charge d'affaires John McNamara "following baseless and reprehensible statements from the highest levels of the Government of Colombia," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said, without giving specifics.

The Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C), a volunteer group that funds the hospital's operation, and the Indonesian Foreign Ministry condemned an Israeli airstrike in the western part of Gaza that killed at least seven people, including the hospital’s director and his family.

A press statement published by the Presidential Secretariat said that during the pilgrimage, Prabowo took the time to pray inside the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, and got the chance to kiss the Black Stone, also known as Hajar Aswad. 

One key initiative under the plan to improve pilgrimage management is the construction of an “Indonesian Village” near Mecca’s Masjidil Haram Grand Mosque, designed to accommodate the large number of Indonesian haj and umrah pilgrims each year.

The Foreign Ministry continues to advocate for an Indonesian citizen identified as a social media influencer with the initials AP who was sentenced to seven years in prison in Myanmar on terrorism-related charges, amid mounting pressure from lawmakers for stronger diplomatic efforts to secure his release.

The unprecedented war, which broke out on June 13 and lasted for 12 days, has intensified tensions between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Prabowo landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on Tuesday night for a working visit to the Middle Eastern kingdom, his first visit to the country after being sworn in as president in October last year.

Stopping the delivery of munitions and other military aid including air defense systems likely would be a blow to Ukraine as it contends with some of Russia's largest missile and drone attacks of the three-year-old war. 

The four countries, known as the Quad, share concerns about China's growing power and dominance of critical minerals, but relations have been tested by US President Donald Trump's global tariff offensive which has spared none of the members.

The Senate dropped a proposed excise tax on solar and wind energy projects that don't meet strict standards after last-minute negotiations with key Republican senators seeking better terms for renewables.

The intensified operations came after days of mounting calls for a ceasefire, with US President Donald Trump -- whom Netanyahu is scheduled to meet next week -- among those urging Israel to strike a new deal to halt the war and bring home the hostages still held in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump has cut 83 percent of funding for overseas programmes run by development agency USAID, with France, Germany and Britain also slashing their aid commitments.

The senators have accused the 38-year-old premier of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards in violation of the constitution over a leaked telephone conversation with Cambodia's former premier Hun Sen.