The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.

In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. They will all be in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday for a meeting of the BRICS bloc…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host leaders for the 16th annual BRICS summit, on teusday aiming to demonstrate that Moscow remains engaged on the global stage showcasing BRICS coalition as a counterbalance to Western influence in international politics and trade.

As more and more countries line up to join BRICS, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is looking to use the summit to showcase an alternative world order and Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to show that he isn’t diplomatically isolated.

West believes Russia using group to expand influence, promote its own narratives about the Ukraine conflict.

In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including those from China, India, Turkey and Iran.

Concerned over attacks on peacekeepers; warns of further intensification in Middle East.

NAPLES, ITALY: G7 defence ministers convened Saturday (Oct 19) against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and mounting pressure on Ukraine as it faces another winter of fighting.

NAPLES: G7 defence ministers convened Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and mounting pressure on Ukraine as it faces anothe...

G7 Defence Ministers meet in Naples to address escalating conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, and beyond.

The G7 gathering marks the group's first ministerial meeting dedicated to defense

MOSCOW: Two dozen world leaders will meet in Russia next week for a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony". The summit will be the biggest in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began and comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin

Two dozen world leaders will meet in Russia this week for a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony". The summit will be the biggest in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began and comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin…