BRICS & Global South News

South Africa champions practical BRICS outcomes for Global South

South Africa champions practical BRICS outcomes for Global South South Africa is advocating for the delivery of practical outcomes for developing countries at the 18th BRICS Summit. This includes unlocking climate finance, reform…

Simelane calls for integrated approach to human settlements

Simelane calls for integrated approach to human settlements Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says South Africa must move beyond the delivery of individual houses towards integrated and sustainable human settlements that…

Make scientific data more accessible for developing countries, DSTI urges

Make scientific data more accessible for developing countries, DSTI urges Greater international cooperation is required to remove financial and institutional barriers restricting researchers from developing countries from accessi…

Lithuania Will Be in Crosshairs of Russian Nuclear Weapons If It Hosts Such Weapons: Kreml...

🚨🇷🇺 "Lithuania's intentions to lift the ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons will become a new round of escalation", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Other statements by Dmitry Peskov:🔹 Putin using meetings with world lea…

SA uses disease burden to drive medical innovation

SA uses disease burden to drive medical innovation South Africa’s high burden of tuberculosis (TB), HIV and cancer is enabling local scientists to develop nuclear medicine techniques that could improve the early detection and tre…

South Korean, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Strait of Hormuz

Zimbabwe declares President’s birthday an annual public holiday

Australia accelerates integration into US war machine

Australias accelerating military integration with the United States is drawing the nation deeper into preparations for a potential war with China, writes DrWilliam Briggs.AUSTRALIAS MINISTER for Defence,Richard Marles, is well pl…

Australia accelerates integration into U.S. war machine

Australias accelerating military integration with the United States is drawing the nation deeper into preparations for a potential war with China, writes DrWilliam Briggs.AUSTRALIAS MINISTER for Defence,Richard Marles, is well pl…

President Ramaphosa pushes for stronger BRICS trade

President Ramaphosa pushes for stronger BRICS trade President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in New Delhi, India, ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, where South Africa will push for stronger trade and investment ties among member count…

Russia to require content made by, with AI to be labeled as such — GFCN president

The GFCN chief Vladimir Tabak stressed that all countries will regulate content of this kind at some point

Putin lands in India for BRICs summit, shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars

Russian, Iranian leaders due to hold talks with India's Modi at summit dominated by wars in Middle East and Ukraine.

US has become too unpredictable to be taken seriously: Analyst

Analyst Tony Gosling argues that US policy toward Iran exemplifies how finance-driven elite capture has rendered Washington an unpredictable and irresponsible nuclear power.

Yekaterinburg to host International Festival of Youth

The global event to run through September 17 will be attended by 10,000 youth leaders from 191 countries, including 5,000 delegates each from Russia and overseas

Trump sees Iran trying to keep the conflict going expecting a Democrat win

The US president claims that Tehran expects that the Democrats will essentially allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon

How September 11 accelerated the end of American hegemony

Twenty-five years after 9/11, its deepest legacy lies in the wars, surveillance and strategic overreach that hastened the end of US hegemony So much has happened since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on September…

Canada imposes sanctions on eight Russian individuals, including Emergencies Minister

The list includes the head of Rosmolodyozh youth affairs agency, Grigory Gurov, and Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov

Iran war may end after or even before midterms, Trump says

The US leader thinks the conflict is going to end right after the midterms

Putin begins three-day visit to India for BRICS summit

Russian President will address the plenary session of the annual Business Forum

Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit (VIDEO)

The Russian leader will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visit the INNOPROM industrial exhibition during his three-day trip Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit, beginning…

Putin arrives in New Delhi for BRICS summit

The Il-96 flight carrying the Russian leader landed at the Palam Air Force Station

Data farmers taking advantage of Russia's fuel crisis — GFCN

Fake gas station maps have appeared online to farm data from Russian citizens, president of the Global Fact-Checking Network said

Yemeni leader urges to prevent Hormuz scenario in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Al-Alimi claimed that Tehran was using the military campaign by the rebel Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement to shift the burden of the conflict to neighboring countries

Torched ship in China flying Liberian flag

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a prompt investigation into the cause of the fire

What the AfD really wants from China

The AfD is not asking Germany to choose between Washington and Beijing. It is asking Germany to choose itself For decades, German foreign policy rested on a simple assumption: Germany belonged politically to the West, and its rel…

Head home while you still can, senior Iranian lawmaker advises remaining US forces

Iran’s parliamentary security chief says the Islamic Republic’s naval forces have demonstrated its ability to manage security in the Persian Gulf.

German state could face EU fund freeze after AfD win – media

Saxony-Anhalt currently receives more EU regional money per capita than any other German state, according to ARD The eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt could face an EU funding freeze after the right-wing Alternative for Germa…

BRICS urged to lower agricultural trade barriers for South African farmers

BRICS urged to lower agricultural trade barriers for South African farmers NEW DELHI - South African agribusinesses and farming communities are urging BRICS countries to take practical steps to lower import tariffs and remove non…

Innoprom in New Delhi shows Russia, India moving from words to action — minister

Piyush Goyal said the leaders of Russia and India now expect more than just a continuation of the current course from their respective governments and business communities

EXPLAINER | What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

In the 25 years since 9/11, al Qaeda has evolved from a centralised leadership under Osama bin Laden into a network of affiliates active in regions like Africa and South Asia, despite suffering leadership losses and competition f…