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@BRICSinfo Russia and Ukraine exchanged 175 prisoners of war each on Saturday, Moscow said, in a rare moment of cooperation facilitated by the UAE. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said seven civilians had also been freed in the exchange.

JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia and Ukraine exchange 175 prisoners of war each.

@BRICSinfo US vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, with Pakistani Field Marshal Munir, FM Dar, & Interior Minister Naqvi. He is leading the US delegation for talks with Iran.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇵🇰 US Vice President JD Vance meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad.

@BRICSinfo JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Vice President JD Vance officially arrives in Islamabad, Pakistan for negotiations with Iran.

JUST IN: 🇵🇰 Pakistan says US and Iran expected to hold direct face-to-face talks soon as both delegations arrive in Islamabad. 🇺🇸 US Delegation: • JD Vance • Kushner • Witkoff 🇮🇷 Iranian Delegation: • Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf • Foreign Minister Araghchi

🚨Big News : Iran is not able to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz because it cannot find all the mines it deployed:NYT reports. If it is true then other countries should help in finding

🚨Kamala Harris says she is 'thinking about' running for US president in 2028.

🚨World Bank says South Asia growth to slow to 6.3% in 2026 amid Middle East conflict

@BRICSinfo BREAKING: European airports are facing 'systemic' jet fuel shortages 'within three weeks' if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened, according to Financial Times report.

JUST IN: 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Lebanon's Hezbollah launches new missile attack on Israel.

@BRICSinfo Russia,India,china tankers are safely daily passing through Hormuz: CNN

JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russian tanker successfully crosses the Strait of Hormuz.

@Globalstats11 Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and it's often subject to adulteration or substitution with cheaper materials. This is what fake saffron looks like in water vs the real one.

How Expensive is The World vs India 💸 🇮🇳 India - 1x 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 5.11x 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein - 5.11x 🇮🇸 Iceland - 5.02x 🇺🇸 USA - 4.21x 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - 4.13x 🇩🇰 Denmark - 4.09x 🇳🇴 Norway - 3.84x 🇬🇧 UK - 3.84x 🇦🇺 Australia - 3.78x 🇫🇮 Finland - 3.76x 🇸🇪 Sweden - 3.74x 🇮🇪 Ireland - 3.71x 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 3.67x 🇳🇿 New Zealand - 3.67x 🇦🇹 Austria - 3.60x 🇩🇪 Germany - 3.5x 🇨🇦 Canada - 3.48x 🇲🇨 Monaco - 3.41x 🇫🇷 France - 3.41x 🇧🇪 Belgium - 3.16x 🇮🇹 Italy - 3.0x 🇪🇪 Estonia - 2.87x 🇨🇾 Cyprus - 2.86x 🇪🇸 Spain - 2.81x 🇸🇨 Seychelles - 2.77x 🇯🇵 Japan - 2.69x 🇦🇪 UAE - 2.67x 🇸🇬 Singapore - 2.64x 🇵🇹 Portugal - 2.58x 🇶🇦 Qatar - 2.55x 🇰🇷 South Korea - 2.54x 🇬🇷 Greece - 2.54x 🇭🇷 Croatia - 2.33x 🇲🇽 Mexico - 2.27x 🇵🇪 Peru - 2.11x 🇲🇻 Maldives - 2.10x 🇨🇳 China - 2.07x 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 2.07x 🇨🇱 Chile - 1.99x 🇵🇦 Panama - 1.95x 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - 1.92x 🇧🇷 Brazil - 1.87x 🇷🇴 Romania - 1.83x 🇯🇴 Jordan - 1.80x 🇲🇦 Morocco - 1.79x 🇿🇦 South Africa - 1.76x 🇳🇦 Namibia - 1.65x 🇦🇲 Armenia - 1.60x 🇨🇴 Colombia - 1.58x 🇷🇺 Russia - 1.56x 🇰🇪 Kenya - 1.46x 🇵🇭 Philippines - 1.43x 🇲🇳 Mongolia - 1.40x 🇲🇾 Malaysia - 1.39x 🇦🇷 Argentina - 1.38x 🇬🇪 Georgia - 1.37x 🇹🇭 Thailand - 1.37x 🇹🇳 Tunisia - 1.36x 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - 1.27x 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 1.23x 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - 1.22x 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - 1.22x 🇹🇷 Turkey - 1.21x 🇹🇿 Tanzania - 1.18x 🇻🇳 Vietnam - 1.12x 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - 1.12x 🇳🇵 Nepal - 1.03x 🇲🇲 Myanmar - 0.96x 🇧🇹 Bhutan - 0.95x 🇱🇦 Laos - 0.86x 🇪🇹 Ethiopia - 0.84x 🇪🇬 Egypt - 0.53x 📌 Values are based on Chrisl Ross PPP Salary Convertor 📌 The values reflect country averages, tourist sites are likely to have higher PPP, but then that's true for the base country - India, as well

Ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz is still 'well below 10% of normal volumes' according to Reuters report

China is responsible for 'nudging' Iran to agree for talks with US and now has 'diplomatic capital' with Trump, according to Wall Street Journal report.

Iran's president says Israeli attacks on Lebanon 'render negotiations meaningless' and that 'our fingers remain on the trigger'

British Defense Minister says Russia shared intelligence with Iran and trained its forces in drone tactics.

President Trump warns US attacks on Iran will be "bigger, better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before" if Tehran violates the ceasefire. "It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary - NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE."

@BRICSinfo Trump post about Iran

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Secretary of War Hegseth says Iran "begged" for a ceasefire.

Breaking news :Secretary of War Hegseth says Iran "begged" for a ceasefire.

Trump says any country supplying weapons to Iran will have tariffs of 50% imposed immediately

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says Netanyahu failed in war objectives

BREAKING🚨 🇺🇸 Trump said : "We can solve Strait of Hormuz issue in just two minutes faster than your head could spin"

@BRICSinfo Iran plans to use human shields: “Tomorrow at 2pm we will create human circles around the country’s power plants.”said Iran

JUST IN: 🇳🇿🇺🇸 New Zealand says US threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure is "unhelpful."