Major US trading partners scrambled over the weekend to finalize trade deals or lobby for extra time as President Donald Trump said he’s notifying about a dozen countries on Monday of the new tariff level on their shipments to the US. “I signed some letters and they’ll go out on Monday – probably 12,” Trump…
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The 17th Brics summit has begun in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and leaders, including Prime Minister Modi and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are in attendance. However, for the first time since taking power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping is skipping the meet. His absence has now given rise to rumours that a political transition…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has lauded his country’s growing ties with Brazil as at their “best in history”, as both nations brace for a battle with the US over trade and the global order. Meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for talks on Saturday ahead of the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro on Sunday, July 6. While Xi Jinping sent China PM Li Qiang to attend the Summit; Vladimir Putin is attending online due to an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. As an ICC member,…
Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are meeting in the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for a two-day summit. The BRICS acronym is derived from the initial letters of the founding member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In early 2024, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt and the United…
While both countries have aimed to expand their influence in the Middle East, they have remained silent after the Israel-Iran War. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. The call was initiated by the French side, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “It was the French side’s idea,” he…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in July, according to officials familiar with the matter. Beijing informed the Brazilian government that the Chinese delegation to the summit will be led by Prime Minister Li Qiang, News.Az reports, citing the South China Morning Post. The Chinese president will…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources on Tuesday. According to officials familiar with the matter, Beijing told the Brazilian government that Xi had a scheduling conflict. Instead, Premier Li…
President Xi Jinping urged China to focus on technological self-reliance and closer ties with the Global South as he visited Shanghai on Tuesday – his first inspection trip since sweeping US tariffs prompted an escalation of the US-China trade war. The selection of the financial and industrial powerhouse as his first stop highlights China’s determination…