BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi for a summit focused on trade, energy, technology and global conflicts. The gathering comes as wars in Ukraine and Iran, sanctions and U.S.-China tensions test the expanded bloc’s unity.
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Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq hit facilities in the Riyadh and Medina areas. Iraq condemned the strike, dismissed a commander in Maysan province and opened an investigation.
A Los Angeles federal jury acquitted Lil Durk of all charges in a murder-for-hire case involving a 2022 shooting that killed Saviay’a Robinson. Two co-defendants were convicted of stalking-related charges, and Banks remains in custody pending a separate racketeering trial.
A passenger train derailed near Rouen in Normandy, injuring 44 people, including an 18-year-old woman who was airlifted in critical condition. Authorities launched a mass-casualty response and suspended rail traffic while investigators work to determine the cause.
Jackson police arrested Jacques Ratliff in the homicide of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging from a tree in August. Police said the investigation remains active and additional arrests are possible.
Newly declassified CIA briefings show repeated warnings to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush that Osama bin Laden wanted to attack the United States before 9/11. The records include a 1998 warning that al-Qaida “may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city.”
David Rush, a former CIA officer found with 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million, has reached a tentative plea deal with federal prosecutors. The proposed pre-indictment resolution could avoid extensive litigation over classified material.
Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers are clashing over 9/11, with Republicans attacking El-Sayed’s ties to Hasan Piker and Democrats criticizing Rogers’ votes on first responder benefits. The dispute has become a major theme in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.