Nigeria seeks South Africa's support to join G20, BRICS
Nigeria seeks South Africa's support to join G20, BRICS

The Nigerian government on Monday signaled their expectation for South Africas endorsement to join theG20andBRICSgroups of leading and emerging economies. Nigerias Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, officially made the request on a trip to Cape Town for bi-annual...

Trump demands BRICS reject new currency or face 100% tariffs
Trump demands BRICS reject new currency or face 100% tariffs

US President-elect Donald Trump warned BRICS countries on Saturdayto avoid creating or backing a new currency that could replace the US dollar, or else face 100% tariffs, reports Reuters. We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back...

Serbian minister: BRICS becomes world’s fastest-growing alliance
Serbian minister: BRICS becomes world’s fastest-growing alliance

BRICS has managed to become the most quickly developing association across the globe, Minister in charge of international economic cooperation matters in the Serbian government Nenad Popovic told TASS in an interview. I can express my personal opinion - I would like very much for Serbia to...

Russia will back Bangladesh's enhanced role in BRICS
Russia will back Bangladesh's enhanced role in BRICS

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey A Ryabkov has pledged to advance the matured relations with Bangladesh to a new height, reports UNB. Ryabkov thanked the government of Bangladesh for its renewed commitment to remain engaged with the BRICS process. He assured that the...

Modi and Xi agree to enhance ties in their first bilateral talks in five years
Modi and Xi agree to enhance ties in their first bilateral talks in five years

On Wednesday, India and China took a significant step towards improving their bilateral ties, hinting at a possible thaw in relations since the 2020 clashes over a border disputed. In their first formal meeting in five years, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Putin to meet Guterres as allies called for terminating Ukraine war
Putin to meet Guterres as allies called for terminating Ukraine war

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years, as the president faces calls from his BRICS allies to end the war in Ukraine, reports AFP. The meeting takes place on the final day of the BRICS summit in the Russian third...

Will India support Pakistan’s bid to join BRICS?
Will India support Pakistan’s bid to join BRICS?

As Pakistan made a formal request to join the BRICS last year India may yield to the move at the groups summit that kicked off in Russias Kazan, on Tuesday, reports the Dawn. As new members are admitted by consensus, Indias opposition had worried the other founding members of BRICS. In...

Putin hosts BRICS summit in Russia under shadow of Ukraine war
Putin hosts BRICS summit in Russia under shadow of Ukraine war

Russia intends to highlight the growing power of non-Western nations at the BRICS summit. However, its alliesChina, India, Brazil, and Arab countriesare pressing President Vladimir Putin to seek a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. The BRICS group makes up 45% of the global population and...

Brazilian president cancels BRICS trip due to head injury
Brazilian president cancels BRICS trip due to head injury

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit due to medical advice following a head injury that resulted in a minor brain hemorrhage. The 78-year-old president will now attend the meeting via videoconference instead of departing as planned on...

Putin hosts summit to notify “West can’t keep Russia off global stage”
Putin hosts summit to notify “West can’t keep Russia off global stage”

In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be meeting with multiple world leaders, reports UNB. Leaders including Chinas Xi Jinping, Indias Narendra Modi, Turkeys Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Irans Masoud Pezeshkian will be in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday for a meeting of the...

Foreign Secretary to lead Bangladesh delegation at BRICS Summit in Kazan
Foreign Secretary to lead Bangladesh delegation at BRICS Summit in Kazan

Bangladesh will attend the BRICS Summit, a bloc of developing economies, in the city of Kazan, Russia, from Tuesday to Thursday this week. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin is scheduled to lead the Bangladesh delegation at the Summit, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the...

Russia calls on BRICS partners to create alternative to IMF
Russia calls on BRICS partners to create alternative to IMF

Russia has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month. Russia is now chairing the BRICS group. BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, and...