BRICS

Why the bloc has been so quiet about the war in the Middle East

A small country alone has no bargaining power against the US, the Brazilian president has said

The event is expected to attract some 4,000 people from 37 member-nations, partner states, and international organizations

Nigeria has officially joined the economic bloc as its ninth “partner state,” Brazil has announced

Thailand has confirmed its readiness to become a partner state, local media has reported

Ankara’s cooperation with the economic group does not contradict its membership in the US-led military bloc, Mark Rutte has said

He hopes this week’s summit will spark a sanctions-busting big bang.

Turkey’s application to join the BRICS bloc, led by Russia and China, is sparking concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's commitment to NATO. The move, by a member of the world’s most powerful military alliance, highlights the geostrategic shifts straining the post-war order at a time of heightened international tensions.

Turkey has submitted a request to join the BRICS group of major emerging market nations, the spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party said Tuesday. 

Relations between Moscow and Ulaanbaatar are developing in all areas, the Russian leader has said

Vladimir Putin has said cooperation between Beijing and Moscow does not pose a threat to other nations

The first meeting between Ethiopian and Russian representatives in Moscow was welcomed by the African country

Newly elected President Javier Milei had previously expressed his reluctance to join the bloc

The BRICS groups of nations called for a truce in Gaza during a virtual meeting, during which South Africa accused Israel of 'war crimes' and acts 'tantamount to genocide.'

As Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin grow ever closer, their mutual distrust of the US may be their strongest bond.

Following the Johannesburg summit, the continent will become a major focus for the organization

Leaders of some of the developing world's most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa, a day after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge that officials had been hoping to avoid. 

The Chinese leader has flown out to South Africa for the summit but asked his commerce minister to read out his remarks.

Putin won't attend BRICS summit this week because he could face arrest over alleged war crimes in Ukraine