BRICS leaders emphasized the need for increased financial resources and stronger partnerships to combat land degradation, desertification, and drought, ahead of the upcoming UN environment conference in Saudi Arabia this December.
The leaders from (...)
For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity.
But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly showcased just how far it has come.
Top leaders from 36 countries, as well as the UN (...)
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro was welcomed as a guest by Vladimir Putin — but he left empty-handed
CARACAS — Venezuela has criticized Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies.
Venezuela's foreign ministry (...)
The Italian government has been criticized for praising fascist soldiers who fought in El Alamein, on the 82nd anniversary of the World War Two battle.
In a social media post, the defense ministry said that the troops who took part "sacrificed their (...)
An expanded meeting of emerging economies taking place in Kazan, Russia, is sending jitters among EU policymakers.
The club formed in 2009 now includes not just Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa – original members whose acronym gave it (...)
This week in the city of Kazan President Putin will greet more than 20 heads of state at the Brics summit of emerging economies. Among the leaders invited are China's Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud (...)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to Russia after injuring his head in an accident at home on Saturday.
The 78-year-old was scheduled to travel on Sunday afternoon for the Brics summit — a grouping of major developing (...)
Starvation in war-stricken Sudan "is almost everywhere", the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC's Today program after visiting the country.
"The situation in Sudan is very alarming... the massive displacement - it's now the (...)
RIYADH — The Federation of Saudi Chambers announced the formation of the Saudi-Ethiopian Business Council, following the approval of the General Authority of Foreign Trade (GAFT). Abdullah Al-Ajmi has been elected chairman of the council, while Omar (...)
UN chief António Guterres has called for Africa to be given a permanent seat at the UN Security Council as part of reforms to correct historical injustices.
The Security Council — the five permanent members of which are China, France, Russia, the UK (...)
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war.
With local officials warning that more than two million people are now at risk of starvation, the (...)
The death toll from devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to more than 250 and could rise as high as 500, the UN warned, citing local authorities.
The landslides hit thousands of people in Gofa Zone on Sunday and Monday and are the (...)
Nearly 5 billion people worldwide endured extreme heat from June 16 to June 24, a consequence of climate change exacerbated by emissions from fossil fuels, according to a report from Climate Central, a US-based nonprofit news organization focused on (...)
At least 38 people from the Horn of Africa have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, local officials say.
Survivors have told rescuers that the vessel, which was carrying around 250 people, sank due to strong winds.
The search (...)
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) says it is considering whether to prosecute Boeing over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
The aviation giant breached the terms of an agreement made in 2021 that shielded the firm from criminal (...)
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened – heightening growing fears of famine and "widespread death" from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies (...)
At least 33 Ethiopian migrants — including an eight-year-old boy — have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials have told the BBC.
They were among 77 people crossing the Red Sea from Yemen to Ethiopia, the UN's migration (...)
Fighting over disputed land along borders of Ethiopia's Tigray and Amhara regions has displaced close to 29,000 people, the United Nations says.
Fighting began last week between forces from the two regions in Raya Alamata district, which is claimed (...)
Rwanda's president said the international community "failed all of us", as he marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed around 800,000 people.
President Paul Kagame addressed dignitaries and world leaders who had gathered in Rwanda's (...)
MAKKAH — In a development marking the ties between Saudi Arabia and the Federal Republic of Somalia, a joint statement was issued on Sunday at the end of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's official visit to the Kingdom, underscoring the mutual (...)
Ethiopia's largest bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m (£12m) it lost in a glitch that allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts.
Abe Sano, head of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said on (...)
Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank is scrambling to recoup large sums of money withdrawn by customers after a "systems glitch".
The customers discovered early on Saturday that they could take out more cash than they had in their accounts at the (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Tuesday in Riyadh, examined the recent endeavors carried out by the Kingdom in the economic, cultural, and social domains, and expressed pride in the large international presence (...)
Two missiles have hit a ship off Yemen and caused a fire on board, authorities say, in another apparent attack by Yemen's rebel Houthi movement.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said the unnamed vessel was in the Gulf of Aden when it was (...)
Israel has condemned Brazil's president after he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions to the Holocaust.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Israel's military campaign was between a "highly prepared army and women and (...)
