China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and possibly even the UN Secretary General are attending a controversial meeting in Russia of a grouping that threatens to dwarf the EU’s economic clout. ADVERTISEMENT An expanded meeting of emerging economies taking place in Kazan, Russia, is sending jitters among EU policymakers. The club…
Some of Moscow’s key allies rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed. Putin is hosting around 20 world leaders — including China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra…
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that challenges the West. The group…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon and urged the United Nations and other international organisations to stop Israel without “wasting any more time”. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen. (Reuters) “Whatever it does, Israel will be stopped sooner or later,” Erdogan told the Turkish parliament at the opening…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Let’s just say the vibe was pretty grim. Leader after leader spoke of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, climate problems, exclusion from U.N. decision making, poor nations struggling to feed…
Published on Sep 22, 2024 12:05 PM IST Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan launched a scathing attack on Israel on September 21 over recent back-to-back strikes in Lebanon amid the Gaza war. Addressing a press conference in Ankara, Erdogan accused the Israeli government of planning to spread the war to the region. He also called on…