A major diplomatic development has emerged from the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with the BRICS New Delhi Declaration condemning the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and calling for action against cross-border terrorism, terror financing and safe havens. The development carries added significance because China remains one of Pakistan’s closest strategic partners. Beijing’s decision to sign the declaration has therefore created a major diplomatic talking point for India and Pakistan.

A massive explosion has rocked southern Lebanon after Israel said it used around 1,100 tons of explosives to destroy a strategic Hezbollah underground facility beneath the Ali Taher Ridge near Nabatieh. The Israeli military says the tunnel network stretched for more than two kilometres and served as a command centre for Hezbollah’s Badr regional division. According to the IDF, troops found rockets, missiles, drones, anti-tank weapons, firearms and hundreds of mines inside the complex.