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Brazil hosts BRICS summit, eager to avoid provoking Trump’s ire
- The 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit took place from July 7 to 9, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, addressing global peace, security, and economic issues.
- The summit followed a recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, perpetrated by Pakistan-backed forces, which intensified calls for unified anti-terrorism efforts.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need for BRICS to adopt a clear stance against terrorism, reform global institutions, and ensure representation reflecting today's economic realities.
- Modi highlighted that the inclusion of new members demonstrates BRICS' ability to adapt to evolving global circumstances and emphasized that reforms should be substantive rather than merely symbolic.
- The summit concluded with a unified condemnation of terrorism, a call to end double standards, criticism of rising tariffs, and an invitation for BRICS leaders to India next year.
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BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects
The 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro issued Sunday a new declaration advocating for a two-state solution, one Palestinian and one Israeli, like on previous occasions.
The summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Brics in Brazil will not go down in history as a turning point in the world order. The Rio de Janeiro Declaration, signed at the end of the work by the representatives of the eleven countries that today make up the bloc of emerging economies, has distinguished itself by cautious tones, generic formulas and a clear intent to avoid friction with the United States on all the issues addressed. O…
Global South unity on display at BRICS summit, leaders avoid criticising Russia
The BRICS leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6 for the annual meeting, where they condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, the US airstrikes on Iran, and Ukraine’s drone strikes on trains, but not Russia's war in Ukraine.
In Rio de Janeiro, representatives of the eleven Brics countries meet. At the summit, they make a joint statement, criticizing Ukrainian attacks on Russia, but not its daily attacks on Ukraine.
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