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A demonstrator holds a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a Russian flag to protest against the visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron in front of the French embassy in Kinshasa, Congo, on March 1, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2024
Putin promises Africa 'total support' in anti-West pitch to continent
Facing isolation in the West following its full-scale offensive against Ukraine, Moscow has tried to build new partnerships across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Officials gather at the BRICS summit in Russia on Oct. 24. It it estimated that by 2040-2050, the gross domestic product of the Group of Seven countries will be surpassed by that of emerging economies, raising questions as to whether the U.S. is prepared for this shift.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 1, 2024
The U.S. is unprepared for a multipolar world
There is little acknowledgement in the U.S. that the world it now made up of multiple centers of power, which risks making Washington's foreign policy ineffective.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, pose with other leaders for a group photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Thursday. The summit illustrated a collective dissatisfaction with the current global power structure dominated by the U.S.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2024
BRICS once again meet to complain and vent frustrations
While the summit gave the appearance of unity, there are significant differences in how member states perceive issues.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2024
Spurred by shared grievances, BRICS group gathers pace
BRICS' first summit, with its new batch of members, showed clear signs of the group's growing weight.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2024
At Putin-hosted summit, one guest stood out: Erdogan
President Vladimir Putin has rolled out a red-carpet welcome in his pursuit of partners interested in ending U.S. dominance over the international financial system.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2024
Xi-Modi breakthrough followed months of pressure from India's CEOs
Indian businesses have increased pressure this year on Narendra Modi’s government to relax the restrictions on China.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at an official welcoming ceremony at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2024
BRICS summit shows a ‘multipolar world’ is emerging, Putin says
Some members that include India, South Africa and the UAE oppose any perception of BRICS as an anti-U.S. body.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2024
Indian, Chinese and South African leaders bolster Putin at key summit
Putin is hosting around 20 world leaders for a three-day gathering of the BRICS group in the central city of Kazan.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with the heads of leading media outlets from BRICS member countries in the Moscow region on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2024
Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin's BRICS summit in Russia
Partners from Brazil, India, China, and the Arab world are urging the Russian president to find a way to end the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a BRICS business forum in Moscow on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2024
The rise of BRICS and the emerging multipolar world
The diversity among BRICS members presents challenges in forming a unified agenda, especially given differing political systems and goals.
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the first China-Arab States forum in Riyadh in 2022
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2024
Xi hosts Arab leaders as China-Mideast ties widen beyond trade
As the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden backs Israel in its war in Gaza, China sees eye-to-eye with Arab nations.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2024
BRICS gets boost as Saudi Arabia joins group of emerging nations
Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the BRICS club of nations that was extended during a summit last year.
Given that developing countries’ domestic markets are much smaller than that of the U.S., liberal trade policies play a larger role in driving their economic growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2024
Developing countries should reject American-style protectionism
America’s current industrial policy poses an existential threat to the multilateral trading system it worked so hard to build
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Aug. 24, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2024
Saudi Arabia officially joins BRICS bloc
Saudi Arabia's entry comes amid geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, and the expansion of China's influence within the kingdom.
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in South Africa on Aug. 23
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2023
What does Xi really mean? Chinese diplomacy’s true intentions
Decoding the true meaning behind Xi Jinping's words, and his silences, reveals an increasingly isolated China.
Brazil's President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva meets with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow in May 2010.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2023
Lula says Putin can visit Brazil for G20 without fear of arrest
Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who is subject to an international arrest warrant over his invasion of Ukraine, skipped India’s G20 summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the China-Africa leaders’ roundtable on the closing day of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg on Aug. 24
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2023
China and doubling of BRICS size challenges the U.S.-led global order
Although China is the world’s second largest economy, it still claims to be a developing country and depicts itself as the champion of the Global South.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen on a screen during a video address for the Global Trade in Services Summit, at the media center for the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2023
The U.S., allies see opportunity and risk in slowing China economy
The U.S. and other G7 nations increasingly see evidence of deep-seated structural problems that ultimately will strengthen the West’s hand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his remarks during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2023
Bigger isn’t necessarily better for the future of BRICS
Shared grievances may bind them, but they are not enough to fuel concerted action to challenge the dominace of the West.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, during the 2023 BRICS summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2023
BRICS expansion to boost bloc’s clout, but political rifts remain
While expanding may be a step toward challenging the G7, experts have mixed views over whether the BRICS summit was a success.
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Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
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A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
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