ANALYSIS
BRICS summit: Is the bloc truly challenging a Western-dominated world?
Some experts say BRICS need not replace the West to succeed – only make Western dominance harder to exercise.
![Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te and Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Raymond Greene pose for a photo at a reception in Taipei, Taiwan [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-05-27T152242Z_1652848305_RC2MHLADDFR7_RTRMADP_3_USA-TAIWAN-1788922377.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Qatar says reopening Strait of Hormuz ‘unconditionally’ is a priority
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry says Doha working towards diplomatic solutions to end US war on Iran.
Next BRICS summit can get an Iran ceasefire
Its members and partners have brokered every ceasefire so far and hold the relationships needed to build the next one.
Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spike to six-week highs as US-Iran strikes disrupt traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Philippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cuts
Manila defence chief says Washington gave ‘definite assurances’ that its commitments to the Philippines remain.
![South Korea's K-2 tanks fire during a South Korea-US joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea [File: Jung Yeon-je/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2023-06-15T084135Z_259957800_RC2KJ1ARKAUO_RTRMADP_3_SOUTHKOREA-USA-MILITARY-1788746460.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’
Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang’s nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency [KCNA/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T220958Z_1520531840_RC2XDNABDUIX_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-WARSHIP-1788736478.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
China, Nepal race to find thousands still missing 12 days after floods
More than 5,500 people are still missing in China and Nepal after catastrophic floods across the two countries.
![Flash flood survivors rest inside a relief shelter at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 6, 2026 [Pedro PARDO / AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260906__C7G94DY__v1__HighRes__NepalDisasterFlood-1788694621.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees
BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence.
From: NewsFeed
Mudslide in eastern China kills one, leaves 11 missing
A mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain in Jiangxi province, China, has killed one person and left 11 missing.
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US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat
US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran.
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Moment three-storey building collapses amid flooding in China
Severe flooding in China’s Fujian province has caused a three-storey building to collapse.
Published On 4 Sep 2026
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