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Pakistan has formally applied for membership in the multinational forum BRICS, as reported by the Russian news agency TASS.Islamabad has filed the application to join the body and has sought Russia’s support, quoting Pakistan's envoy to Russia, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, the agency reported.Pakistan is looking forward to joining the group of developing nations under Russia’s presidency in 2024. https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pakistan-brics-new-membership-russia-2024-islamabad-applciation-china-india-2466320-2023-11-22 U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of Qatar and Egypt on Wednesday in the aftermath of a deal to secure the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas, the White House said. Biden is vacationing with his family on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket for Thanksgiving. The White House said summaries of the calls would be released later. Biden also spoke to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari ...

  Dear Reader, Let's Get Physical Again –Times of India Israel or Hamas? Whose crimes are greater, where did it start, where and why does your sympathy flow, and why are you viscerally threatened by those on the other side? Television and social media agitate us. They pierce our peace, they make us turn on each other.   But if you read a newspaper, magazine or book, it's different. You go beyond simple reflexes to a fuller understanding. Reading a newspaper will provide you with perspective and facts you can trust rather than the web of misinformation and propaganda that social media weaves. Reading a non-fiction book will tell you about how their histories collide. Reading a novel set on either side, you see complex situations, emotions and experiences from the inside, challenging easy judgments of good and bad. Reading, when done right, can make your heart more humane. Humans are a curious species; we are learning animals. And there's nothing like the printed word to ...