President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia would assume chairmanship of the group made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa next year and host a summit in the city of Kazan in October 2024.
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China Works to Expand its Sway in Africa Amid Rivalry With the U.S.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, pitches his country as a leader of the developing world, rallying support for an alternative to the U.S.-dominated global order.
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BRICS Debates Adding New Members
China wants to expand the five-nation bloc, but the members’ conflicting interests may get in the way.
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Jacob Zuma Released From South Africa Prison After Brief Return
The authorities said Mr. Zuma, the former president, was a beneficiary of a new program to relieve crowding. His political opponents called the timing suspicious.