BRASILIA: BRICS leaders railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting Monday held amid a damaging trade war with US President Donald Trump. The group of emerging economies met via videoconference at the initiative of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose office said it was necessary to address the “intensification […]
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed the role of the BRICS group of states and bilateral business over a phone call, according to Lula’s office and Chinese state media said. The leaders spoke for an hour on Monday, agreeing on the role of the G20 and BRICS […]
Read MoreBy Abid Hussain Leaders of the BRICS bloc have sharply rebuked the United States and Israeli bombardments of Iran in June, calling them a “blatant breach of international law” while voicing strong support for the creation of a Palestinian state. But their joint declaration on Sunday, issued at a summit in the Brazilian city of […]
Read MoreLeaders of the BRICS group of developing nations prepared to address the shared challenges of climate change on Monday, the final day of their summit in Rio de Janeiro, demanding that wealthy nations fund global mitigation of greenhouse emissions. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has touted the importance of the Global South in […]
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