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Narendra Modi will be in Johannesburg for the Brics leaders’ summit, starting today. The five-nation grouping will meet amid disagreements on expansion and a common currency. Questions persist over the bloc’s relevance, too.

Brics bloc of emerging economies to counterbalance Western influence, while others in the group are reluctant to admit new entrants, such as Iran and Cuba, for fear of alienating Washington. The debate among the Brics nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—about whether and how to expand will likely feature prominently during the group’s first in-person leaders’ summit since the pandemic. The presidents of Brazil, China and South Africa, as well as the Indian prime minister, are set to attend the gathering here starting Tuesday.

Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week

Moon of Russia's Luna-25 probe is the latest twist in an international push to return to the Earth's natural satellite that has drawn in the world's top powers and new players. Technology, science and politics are all essential factors in the Moon race. Here is the latest on various missions: — Russia's Luna — The launch of Luna-25 on August 11 was the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years and marked the beginning of Moscow's new lunar project.

Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in what the UN called a «heinous» attack hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders. «It is heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians,» said Denise Brown, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine. She was referring to the Orthodox holiday of the Transfiguration of the Lord which saw some in Chernihiv attending church services in the morning. «I condemn this repeated pattern of Russian strikes on populated areas of Ukraine… Attacks directed against civilians or civilian objects are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law,» she added. Chernihiv, 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv towards Belarus, has been largely spared from major attacks since the first months of Russia's invasion as fierce fighting rages in the east and south.

China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week's summit of the BRICS nations in Johannesburg, to be followed by a state visit to South Africa

Vivek Ramaswamy will first contest against popular former President Donald Trump in Republican primaries for US presidential polls. He has already laid out his vision on certain issues like the Russia-Ukraine war, cryptocurrency, immigration, etc. “The Biden administration is so stubbornly attached to the idea of getting Xi Jinping to drop Vladimir Putin.

15th annual summit of the BRICS—a group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—takes place in Johannesburg. For the first time one of the bloc’s leaders will be absent. As host, South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, felt he had a responsibility to welcome his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

journalists and politicians, from entering the country due to their alleged involvement in «propaganda support of the activities of the (Ukrainian) Zelensky regime» and of being "Russophobic". «We would like to emphasise again that any efforts by London to further spin the anti-Russian sanctions flywheel will inevitably receive a decisive response from our side,» CNN quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement late Friday.

BRICS Summit in South Africa between August 22-24 will see the largest gathering so far at an event of the bloc, with the hosts inviting more than 60 countries, enabling Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a series of meetings including with some of the African leaders on the sidelines of the Summit. Prospective new members of BRICS have been invited to the summit that will focus on BRICS expansion among other issues, ET has learnt. The PM's presence will give a major push to India's Global South agenda and its African outreach.

deboosting operation successfully on Friday. As per the video feed provided by Roscosmos, the Luna-25 embarked on its journey seamlessly from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, situated in the Far East of Russia.

Prime Minister Modi reiterated the commitment to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, including realising the full potential of Chabahar Port as a connectivity hub. Prime Minister Modi highlighted that the India-Iran relationship is underpinned by close historic and civilisational connections, including strong people-to-people contact.

BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month. Here are some key facts about the summit.

Anne Frank wrote her World War II diary while hiding with her family from the brutal Nazi occupation is hosting an exhibition about the Ukraine war with grim echoes of her plight more than three quarters of a century later. The exhibition that opened at Amsterdam City Hall on Thursday offers a vision of the war in Ukraine as experienced by children caught in the devastating conflict. «This exhibition is about the pain through the children's eyes,» Khrystyna Khranovska, who developed the idea, said at the opening. «It strikes into the very heart of every adult to be aware of the suffering and grief that the Russian war has brought our children,» she added. "War Diaries," includes writings like those that Anne Frank penned in the hidden annex behind an Amsterdam canal-side house, but also modern ways Ukrainian children have recorded and processed the traumatic experience of life during wartime, including photos and video. Among them is the artwork of Mykola Kostenko, now 15, who spent 21 days under siege in the port city of Mariupol. The relentless attack on the southern port city became a symbol of Russian President Vladimir Putin's drive to crush Ukraine soon after Russia invaded its neighbor in February last year, but also of resistance and resilience of its 430,000 population.

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a geopolitical force that can challenge the West's dominance in world affairs. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who faces an international arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, will not join leaders from Brazil, India, China and South Africa amid rifts over whether to expand the bloc to include dozens of «Global South» nations queuing up to join.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals between North Korea and Russia as Washington cracked down on those seeking to support Russia's war in Ukraine.

Switzerland’s government has lined up with the European Union’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine

A Russian coal miner listed on the ASX will keep digging and shipping coal from Siberia to China despite the Foreign Affairs Department advising they are “likely” to be in breach of Australian sanctions imposed following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia’s central bank made a big interest rate hike of 3.5 percentage points on Tuesday, an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen the ruble after the country’s currency reached its lowest value since early in the war with Ukraine.

BRICS Leaders’ Summit is set to be held from 22 August to 24 August, with leaders from Brazil, South Africa, India and China expected to meet in Johannesburg. Mint looks at what is the agenda. – Leaders of the BRICS nations, minus Russian president Vladimir Putin, will meet in later this month in South Africa for the 15th Summit.

Reuters reported. The Russian rouble, having experienced a depreciation of over 20% against the US dollar since the commencement of the Ukraine conflict, exhibited a 0.2% decline, settling at a rate of 97.82 against the dollar. On Monday, the currency reached a point close to its lowest value in 17 months, reaching 101.75, and briefly exhibited a trading rate of 92.60 on the following Tuesday morning, displaying considerable volatility as market response followed the unexpected intervention by the central bank.