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Brazil BRICS Summit: Business leaders express optimism for PM Modi’s visit
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 6, 2025
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 6 (ANI): Anticipation is high among Indian business leaders attending the BRICS Summit in Brazil, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit is expected to further strengthen India's global trade ties, particularly with...
Vladimir Putin's war machine 'given £127m in taxes from Glasgow firm shipping Russian gas'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 6, 2025
A Glasgow-based shipping firm linked to Russia’s fleet of “shadow tankers” could have contributed £127million to the Kremlin war machine, it is claimed. Seapeak Maritime Ltd manages seven tankers which ferry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from...
India’s BRICS trade volume up
The New Indian Express
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NEW DELHI: India’s trade with the key BRICS bloc—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—has expanded significantly over the past four years, reaching a total volume of US$ 399 billion in 2024. This reflects a robust compound annual growth...
Sitharaman holds talks with Russian, Brazilian and Chinese counterparts at BRICS meet in Rio
Mint
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July 6, 2025
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], : Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held separate bilateral meetings with her counterparts from Russia, Brazil and China during the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting...
PM Anwar urges BRICS to enhance trade and reform global governance
The Sun Daily
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July 6, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged BRICS nations to expand trade among member states and push for a fairer global order. Speaking at the BRICS Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, he stressed the need for reforms in...
Rutte praises Trump in a NYT interview while warning of Russia's rising threat to NATO
The Kyiv Independent
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July 6, 2025
Europe must dramatically ramp up its defenses against a resurgent Russia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with the New York Times published on July 5, crediting U.S. President Donald Trump for driving the alliance to...
Modi in Brazil after pledges to ramp up bilateral trade, ties with Argentina
The Federal
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July 6, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Rio de Janeiro late on Saturday (July 5) on a four-day visit, during which he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and undertake a state visit. The prime minister was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon...
Brics finance chiefs demand voting reform and end to IMF’s old guard
Malay Mail
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July 6, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 — Finance ministers from the Brics group of developing nations called yesterday for reform of the International Monetary Fund, including a new distribution of voting rights and an end to the tradition of European management...
Thousands call for release of Russian-Armenian businessman
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) On Friday, thousands gathered in the streets of Yerevan to call for the release of Samvel Karapetyan, a Russian-Armenian energy magnate currently imprisoned. Karapetyan, known for his outspoken support of Armenia’s political opposition...
Russia hails favorable fishing conditions in Moroccan waters, eyes stronger maritime ties with Africa
Hespress
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July 5, 2025
The Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries has confirmed that conditions remain favorable for Russian vessels operating in Morocco’s and Mauritania’s exclusive economic zones (EEZs), with scientific projections pointing to continued marine abundance...
Russia increases quota to enable local companies to hire more workers Russian envoy says in an interview
Bangladesh Post
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-Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander G. Khozin has said to enable the Russian companies to hire expat workers, the Russian government has increased the quota of recruiting skilled workers in case of non-CIS countries this year. The non-CIS...
Russia produces several times more ammunition than all NATO countries together — Rutte
TASS
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July 5, 2025
NEW YORK, July 5. /TASS/. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Russia produces several times more ammunition in three months than all NATO member-states in a year. "We have an enormous geopolitical challenge on our hands. And that is first...
Russia first country to recognize Taleban govt of Afghanistan
Kuwait Times
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July 5, 2025
MOSCOW: Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognize the Taleban government of the country. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow saw good...
New Development Bank adds Colombia, Uzbekistan as official new members
Global Times
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This aerial photo taken on September 8, 2024 shows the headquarters building of the New Development Bank in East China's Shanghai. Photo: VCG Colombia and Uzbekistan have officially become new member countries of the BRICS New Development Bank...
BRICS finance ministers make unified proposal for IMF reforms
Nikkei Asia
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -- Finance ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations called on Saturday for reform of the International Monetary Fund, including a new distribution of voting rights and an end to the tradition of European...
World News | UAE Highlights Potential of Deeper Trade, Investment Collaboration Between BRICS Nations
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] July 6 (ANI/WAM): The United Arab Emirates, represented by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, has participated in the BRICS Business Forum on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro,...
Russia becomes the first country to recognize Taliban government in Afghanistan
JURIST
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July 5, 2025
Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local media, with the Taliban flag being hung from the embassy in Moscow. Earlier this year, Russia removed the Taliban from a...
Kremlin's war economy shows cracks as military spending boom fades
The Kyiv Independent
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July 5, 2025
Russia's economy, which defied initial sanctions and saw growth propelled by massive military spending and robust oil exports, is now showing significant signs of a downturn. Recent economic indicators are flashing red, with manufacturing activity...
UAE highlights potential of deeper trade, investment collaboration between BRICS nations
Sacramento Sun - California
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Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] July 6 (ANI/WAM): The United Arab Emirates, represented by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, has participated in the BRICS Business Forum on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro,...
Russia rewrites history: What Putin's bet on Taliban means
The Economic Times
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July 5, 2025
In a move that marks both a dramatic reversal of history and a striking geopolitical realignment, Russia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan, nearly four years after the Islamist group seized...