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Brazil’s Lula: Gaza’s ‘pain and trauma’ will last generations
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the “pain and trauma” inflicted by Israel’s government in Gaza.
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US removes Venezuela from drug list, Trump says
Trump says the country has made progress against narcotics since Maduro’s removal, may also remove Colombia and Bolivia.
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What is BRICS Pay, and can it rival the West’s SWIFT payments system?
BRICS Pay is a decentralised digital system for making international payments in currencies other than the dollar.
EXPLAINER
BRICS summit: What are the key takeaways?
The 11-nation bloc avoids condemning the US-Israel war on Iran, showing the divisions among the members.
Trump may be BRICS’s best recruitment agent
The US president wants to weaken BRICS, but he may end up doing the opposite.
Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before Brazil election
The investigation came to light as Brazil’s Supreme Court unseals files related to the Banco Master corruption scandal.
ANALYSIS
BRICS summit: Is the bloc truly challenging a Western-dominated world?
Some experts say BRICS need not replace the West to succeed – only make Western dominance harder to exercise.
Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts
Members of the high court have exchanged accusations after one justice was accused of involvement in a bank scandal.
Last dance? Inside Lula’s strategy to win a fourth presidency in Brazil
The left-wing trade union leader has won three presidential terms so far. Crime may be a hurdle to a fourth.
Brazil Supreme Court rift deepens as justice suspends federal police chief
Allegations of misconduct between two justices threaten to pull court into political battles ahead of upcoming election.
Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees
BRICS, SCO and other organisations can offer relief from great power pressure but do not provide collective defence.
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