BRICS summit opens in Brazil; Pezeshkian, Xi, and Putin skip it

BRAZIL is playing host to a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies Sunday and Monday during which pressing topics like Israel's attack on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump are expected to be handled with caution.

- AP

Analysts and diplomats have said the lack of cohesion in an enlarged BRICS, which doubled in size last year, may affect its ability to become another pole in world affairs.