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China's foreign minister calls on BRICS to strengthen strategic minerals cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks with the media at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks with the media at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

India and China say ties are moving towards improvement

India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a BRICS security officials’ meeting in New Delhi.
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a BRICS security officials’ meeting in New Delhi.

India says ties with China normalising as top officials meet in Delhi

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval looks on in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 12, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS
India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval looks on in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 12, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS

BRICS talks end without joint statement, exposing divisions over war in Iran

Host India, in a statement, said there were differing views among some members as regards the situation in the West Asia/Middle East region.
Host India, in a statement, said there were differing views among some members as regards the situation in the West Asia/Middle East region.

Iran and UAE clash at BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) argued that neither US bases nor an alliance with Israel provided the UAE with security and that it should reconsider its policy toward Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) argued that neither US bases nor an alliance with Israel provided the UAE with security and that it should reconsider its policy toward Iran.

Iran urges BRICS to condemn US, Israel for war, exposing bloc divisions

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addresses the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addresses the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Iran war and oil dominate BRICS meet in India

The sun rises behind buildings on a hazy morning in New Delhi, India, on Feb 27.
The sun rises behind buildings on a hazy morning in New Delhi, India, on Feb 27.

Iran war to cast a shadow on BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Delhi

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders, attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders, attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Сombines harvest wheat in a field in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region, Russia, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov
Сombines harvest wheat in a field in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region, Russia, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

Asian Insider

10 questions on what 2026 holds for Asia

America’s waning appetite for global leadership is spawning levels of uncertainty and unreliability that many countries are unaccustomed to navigating.
America’s waning appetite for global leadership is spawning levels of uncertainty and unreliability that many countries are unaccustomed to navigating.

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