Top news of the day: Bangladesh says PM was not invited for BRICS Summit; Houthis reach Yemeni island in Bab el-Mandeb, and more
This report covers several major international developments, including Bangladesh's exclusion from the BRICS summit and Houthi movements in Yemen. It also touches on upcoming India-China diplomatic talks, Supreme Court scrutiny of food labeling in India, and the economic impact of Nepal's recent glacial flooding.
Why it matters
These events represent significant shifts in regional geopolitics, international shipping security, and domestic policy that affect global stability and public health.
Bangladesh will not be represented at the BRICS summit in any official capacity, said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Humaiun Kobir on Thursday (September 10, 2026). Speaking to reporters in Dhaka, Mr. Kobir said that India had invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in his capacity as the head of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) and not as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday (September 11, 2026) reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes.
Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had withdrawn from Perim and that the Houthis had also taken the mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab, which faces the island.
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