Ethiopia’s accession to BRICS is pivotal for the development of multilateral diplomatic relations and ensuring mutual benefit, senior researcher the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Tesfaye Boyesa said

Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has defended the move, saying it would lower the price of fuel and was based on South Africa’s partnership with BRICS nations to increase trade and investment between them

Xi Jinping's and Li Qiang's attempts to nudge the talks more toward economic topics were ignored by von der Leyen and Michel. Virtually every Chinese offer of cooperation was not only rejected, but was also met with completely unreasonable demands that had nothing to do with economic relations. Political considerations were the only thing the EU was interested in.

According to a recent report, London plans to improve Ukrainian Navy’s capabilities in the Black Sea, creating high tensions with Russia.

Kiev will hold out for ‘a couple of months' without financial support from the West – IMF.