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An expanded BRICS needs to innovate to show its influence

09-10-2024 14:07 Q&A session with research scientist Mihaela Papa, of Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bolivia natural gas shortage sends economy teetering

09-10-2024 13:57 Bolivia's once powerful natural gas industry is now on the verge of collapse as a result of a lack of investment and maintenance. The fall of the state-supported industry has sent shockwaves through Bolivia's economy.

Sleeper agents tell Russian TV about living undercover as Argentines

06-08-2024 14:52 Two sleeper agents returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange have spoken to state television about breaking the news to their Spanish-speaking children that they were in fact Russian.

US reporter to be freed by Russia in major prisoner swap

01-08-2024 14:37 Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.

Upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland: what Kyiv wants

12-06-2024 13:10 Ukraine is bringing together dozens of world leaders and international organisations in Switzerland this weekend to mount pressure on Russia and outline a path towards peace.

EU-Mercosur deal is ‘win-win,’ says Poland’s ambassador to Argentina

03-05-2024 08:17 Aleksandra Piątkowska, Warsaw’s envoy in Buenos Aires, discusses the stalled free-trade deal between the Mercosur and European Union, bilateral relations with Argentina and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

by Julia Oleszynska

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Gaza, Ukraine loom large as G20 foreign ministers meet

21-02-2024 11:37 G20 foreign ministers begin meeting in Brazil on Wednesday, with bleak outlook as focus remains Gaza and Ukraine wars

Wars to cast pall over meeting of global VIPs in Davos

12-01-2024 10:48 President Javier Milei among the names attending next week's meeting of the world's financial, business and political elite in Davos; Wars in Ukraine and Gaza look set to dominate the conversation.

Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order

30-12-2023 10:19 With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are five key elections to watch in the coming year.

Zelenskyy arrives in Buenos Aires for Milei's inauguration

10-12-2023 09:02 Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Buenos Aires ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Javier Milei.

Henry Kissinger, diplomat who defined US foreign policy, dies at 100

30-11-2023 13:38 Henry Kissinger, the child refugee who rose to define United States foreign policy during the 1970s, has died.

G20 summit: Who is coming to India, and who is not

06-09-2023 09:52 Leaders from the world's top economies arrive in India on Friday for a two-day G20 summit overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, worries over the global economy and climate change. Xi and Putin won't be there, but it looks like President Alberto Fernández will.

Washington’s top Middle Eastern allies move closer to China

27-08-2023 09:45 Some of Washington's top Middle Eastern allies are moving closer into the orbit of China and Russia, further complicating geopolitics upended by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members

22-08-2023 12:56 BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc.

BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South Africa

22-08-2023 10:01 Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for three days in Johannesburg at BRICS summit.

EU salvages Latin American summit after tussle on Ukraine stance

18-07-2023 15:44 EU and Latin American leaders, except Nicaragua, reached a consensus on expressing concern about the war in Ukraine without naming Russia, signaling a potential shift in global dynamics.

France, Brazil and Colombia Seek to Break Venezuela Deadlock

17-07-2023 19:48 Summit of Presidents from France, Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina Aims to Break Venezuelan Political Deadlock

How to give autocracy a bad name

30-06-2023 10:30 Just what is happening in Russia is anyone’s guess. Most accredited experts seem to be as flummoxed as everyone else. Did Prigozhin come near to setting off a new civil war or was there never any real danger?

by James Neilson

With Brazil’s backing, Argentina wins acceptance to BRICs bank

01-06-2023 19:01 Surprise announcement delivered by New Development Bank chief, former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff; BRICS members will formally discuss Argentina’s entry in August, but move has support of institution’s board.