Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (Brics) gather this week at what is often called the wealthiest square mile in the African continent. But the first in-person summit since 2019 of the grouping once seen as a credible counterweight to the western-led blocs begins with more than a sense of unease. China, the […]
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Since he first took office in 2012, President Vladimir Putin appeared to face the strongest challenge to his rule over Russia so far during the weekend as the head of the Wagner Private Military Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, suddenly seized control of Rostov-on-Don, one of the main cities in the country’s south, and sent his fighters […]