Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s Premier Li Qiang, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders, attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. Ricardo Moraes |…
Leaders expected to decry US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs while presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism. Leaders of the growing BRICS group are gathering in Brazil for a summit overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies while presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism. The leaders, mainly from…
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…
Putin has ramped up attacks on Ukraine, putting Trump’s hopes of a ceasefire even further away The US has suspended arms sales to Ukraine, the latest twist in Donald Trump’s changing approach to the war. President Donald Trump has been attempting to broker an end to the three-year conflict, having pledged to bring about a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said as he raised the prospect of more sanctions on Russia. The U.S. president told reporters aboard Air Force One that he was “very unhappy” with his earlier phone call with the Russian leader as Moscow said it would…
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats,…
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats,…
A deputy commander of the Russian navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin has been killed in action, Moscow has confirmed. Major General Mikhail Gudkov — who was handed the Kremlin’s highest honour by Mr Putin in February and appointed to the top naval post — was killed “during combat work in…
Russian president says future talks need to be between Kyiv and Moscow amid signs latter does not want US involvement. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, that Moscow will not give up on its goal of eliminating the “root causes” of the war in Ukraine. “Russia will not back…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters President Donald Trump said he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. The call, announced by Trump in a Truth Social post, comes two days after the U.S. said it would halt…