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Explained | Why is the BRICS summit important for India?

BRICS 2023: How will fruitful India-China talks have a bearing on Delhi G20 summit? Will Vladimir Putin attend South Africa BRICS Summit?

The Hindu

Xi Jinping to make state visit to South Africa, attend BRICS summit

Trip will be Xi’s second overseas visit of 2023 and comes as China attempts to expand its geopolitical influence.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Kuleba promises to ‘free Africa from Russia’s grip’

Foreign minister says Kyiv intends to conduct a diplomatic ‘counteroffensive’ against Russia’s efforts to woo Africa.

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South Africa and Russia, the 'strange bedfellows'

South Africa's hosting of a BRICS summit next week has turned a spotlight on ties between Pretoria and the Kremlin that are cosy and, for some, a puzzle.

Radio France Internationale

Julius Malema: South Africa’s next kingmaker?

The leader of South Africa’s second-largest opposition party is waging a war of words with the world’s richest person after being accused of “pushing for genocide of white people”.

The Week

PM Modi to travel to South Africa for BRICS summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a journey to Johannesburg this month to participate in a summit of the BRICS group of nations. The meeting, scheduled for August 22-24, will bring together the current five members of BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The Times of India

Morning digest | Govt, opposition try to end standoff over Manipur debate; PM Modi to attend BRICS summit in Johannesburg this month, and more

Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day.

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PM Modi to attend BRICS summit in Johannesburg later this month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, August 3, 2023 confirmed to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that he will be travelling to Johannesburg to attend the August 22-24 BRICS summit

The Hindu

Poland raises fears about ‘dangerous’ situation with Wagner troops near border – as it happened

Poland has been concerned about the spillover of war on to its territory ever since Russia invaded Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Can Africa and China help end the Russia-Ukraine war?

Not right away. But if the mood for talks grows, Africa and China hold advantages that could make them vital mediators.

Al Jazeera

Russia summit is an opportunity for Africa to unite on Ukraine and get Wagner out of the continent

Two critical issues must be top of mind for African leaders when they meet President Vladimir Putin at the second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg this week.

The Conversation

Putin has become a global bogeyman. Russians must exorcise this ghoul

Accursed, ostracised but heedless of the misery he causes, this accused war criminal is dragging his people into a moral abyss

The Guardian - UK

Police clash with anti-government protesters in Kenya

In tonight's edition: Unrest breaks out in Kenya as protesters clash with police over the cost-of-living crisis. Also, facing an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to South Africa. His South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa calls it a "mutual decision". And in his first apparent public…

France 24

Vladimir Putin to miss South Africa summit amid row over possible arrest

Cyril Ramaphosa faced demands for Russian president to be detained under ICC warrant if he attended Brics summit

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WEKU

Putin won't attend a South Africa summit next month, avoiding possible arrest

South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit it's hosting in August, putting an end to questions over whether it would act on an arrest warrant for Putin.

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin to skip South Africa summit where he faced risk of arrest

Russian president to call into summit via video call, with South Africa obliged to enforce warrant over alleged war crimes

The Week

Putin skips South Africa summit: will anyone arrest Russian president?

Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, ducking the possibility of arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment.

Al Jazeera

Putin to miss BRICS summit by mutual agreement, South Africa says

Putin’s absence at the summit has been announced by the South African presidency, ending months of speculation.

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The Independent UK

South Africa says Putin will skip a summit next month because of his ICC arrest warrant

South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS economic summit in Johannesburg next month

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

The Independent UK

South African leader says that arresting Putin if he comes to Johannesburg next month would be 'war'

South Africa’s president says that arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin — should he show up at an economic summit next month in Johannesburg — would amount to a “declaration of war” by his country

The Guardian - AU

Kremlin says it has thwarted Kyiv-backed plot to kill prominent journalists – as it happened

FSB says it has detained people carrying out reconnaissance near the homes of Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak

The Independent UK

Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn't want to have to arrest him

South Africa's deputy president says Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month but the country is trying to persuade him to stay away to avoid the legal and diplomatic fallout over his international arrest warrant

Al Jazeera

‘I lost six people’: South Africans mourn latest mine tragedy

South African authorities have promised to tackle illegal mining after gas kills 17 people, including three children.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 502 of the invasion

Ukrainian forces claim to have registered ‘a definite advance’ on the southern flank of Bakhmut; an investigation suggests Russia has lost 47,000 troops in Ukraine so far

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