Exclusive|What Are Key Milestones of BRICS Summit? South African Minister Tells

The expansion of BRICS membership, particularly with the addition of African nations, reflects the bloc's commitment to deepening relationships within the global South, Enoch Godongwana, South Africa's Minister of Finance, told Sputnik Africa in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the #BRICSSummit2023.

🗣 "What is done is to assert the BRICS centrality in the geopolitical situation in the global situation. And secondly, we have managed to find to increase the degree and the principle of expansion of BRICS," the South African official said

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Richard D. Wolff, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, explains why the US is no longer the dominant player in the world economy

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📹💥 Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian tank with precision artillery ammunition

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The induction of five new countries from the Global South into the BRICS grouping will transform the grouping into a "forum for a new world order", an Indian think-tanker has told Sputnik India following the major announcement regarding BRICS expansion.

🌐"The BRICS has shown that it is set to play a formidable role in the global politics and shaping a new world order. It is basically west vs the rest now," remarked Commodore (retired) Seshadri Vasan, an Indian Navy veteran the Director of Chennai-based think tank Centre for China Studies (C3S).

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❗Russian air defense systems have shot down a modified Ukrainian missile of an S-200 air defense system over Russia's Kaluga region, the Russian Defense Ministry said early Friday.

❗Trump has officially arrived at the Fulton County Jail, and is set to be formally arrested on his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results

Exclusive|Whole World Will Benefit from BRICS Expansion, Says South African Trade Minister

With the addition of six new members – Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – BRICS heralds a significant milestone in the economic landscape in the conclusion of the 15th BRICS Summit, highlighted Ebrahim Patel, South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry.

🗣"What we have now is a bigger number of people, a bigger market, a bigger investable capability, and that will mean that BRICS' weight in the global economy has clearly increased," Patel said in response to a Sputnik Africa's question on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS summit on Thursday. "Our job now is to ensure that out of the combined BRICS membership, we're able to ensure value to every BRICS member"

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➡️ The former president has been formally arrested, booked and has already left the grounds of the jail

Georgia authorities have officially released Trump’s booking photo, marking him as the first president - former or current - in US history to have a mug shot.

🇷🇺💥 Russian forces destroyed a control point, radar station, and two S-300PS anti-aircraft missile system launchers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Nikolayev region.

The location of the UAF air defense systems was discovered and destroyed by Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces with precision strikes using guided missiles.

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More than two years later, Trump returned to the platform formerly known as Twitter late Thursday with a bang by posting none other than his mug shot - a first for the former president.

Exclusive|SA Police Minister Shares His Impression of Security at 15th BRICS Summit

The South Africa's security representatives are contended with how the 15th BRICS Summit has been held, their experience in preparing events of that kind help them, Bheki Cele, South Africa’s Minister of Police told Sputnik Africa.

According to the minister, the security personnel has brought together various elements of law regulation, and every side has turned out to collaborate

🗣 "The feedback […] comes from the participants and the people that are here. Up to this point, we haven't received any negative kind of input. Everybody seems to be very much happy," he noted

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Exclusive|Egypt's & Ethiopia's BRICS Membership Will Boost Africa's Position in Bloc, Minister Says

Inclusion of Egypt and Ethiopia to BRICS indicates the African continent’s importance to the bloc and will create representativeness of two more Africa's sub-regions apart from the southern one, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, South Africa’s Minister in Presidency told Sputnik Africa.

🇪🇹 🇪🇬 Ethiopia's and Egypt's BRICS membership will boost South Africa's position in terms of negotiating processes with other leaders, BRICS is glad to see other nations invited into the bloc, the minister stressed

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🇷🇺 Russian air defenses down 42 drones dispatched by Ukraine near Crimea

Nine UAVs were destroyed, 33 were suppressed by electronic warfare systems and crashed without reaching the target over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, the MoD said.

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🇮🇷 Iran reveals what percentage of its military equipment is homegrown

Speaking to Lebanese media, Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics spokesman Brig. Gen. Reza Talaei-Nik indicated that since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iran has “transformed from an importer of weapons into a country that manufactures about 90 percent of its military needs.”

Characterizing the Islamic Republic as among the top ten nations in the world in terms of defense technology, Talaei-Nik nevertheless stressed that the country uses its equipment only for defense, and “has not and will never be the initiator of any war.” Iran will also “spare no effort in decisively defending its independence and security,” he said.

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🇷🇺🇧🇴 Bolivian president says considering paying visit to Russia in 2024

Luis Arce said in an interview with Sputnik that he had several phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who invited him to visit the country.

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