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BRICS invites Iran, five other countries to join as new members

Iran has been invited to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, whose leaders are in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss the bloc’s expansion. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that the BRICS member states agreed…

Luisa González, on her way to becoming the first woman President of Ecuador

The candidate of Revolución Ciudadana won the first round of the elections with more than 33% of the votes, and in the run-off ballot she will be able to add votes from indigenous and progressive sectors. The right-wing candidate, who…

Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh heads for Johannesburg, sees BRICS as big opportunity to balance West

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is prepared to participate at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22 to 24. The BRICS 2023 summit is the fifteenth upcoming annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the…

The dilemmas of the popular movement

Every election is a democratic possibility and hope for real change in Guatemala cannot be lost. However, bad omens abound and are not without well-founded reasons and motives. By Frank Ulloa On Sunday 20, Guatemala must choose its rulers once…

The BRICS’ ‘Tectonic Change’: A Momentous 72 Hours

The BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 22-24, moves center stage in the world, and in history. Some 22 nations have applied to join the original five, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The issue is reformulating the…

Joe Biden’s disastrous diplomatic gamble

In a series of swift and ill-conceived diplomatic moves, US President Joe Biden has plunged into catastrophic decision-making, most notably concerning Afghanistan. By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury Biden’s first significant move involved the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a…

Argentina: A desperate cry for change, on the edge of a precipice

After the primary elections on Sunday 13 with the partial victory of the far-right Javier Milei, Argentina is going through weeks of uncertainty: the electorate’s weariness with politicians seems to bring the country closer to the edge of the precipice.…

Cannon fodder for the Empire

The United States dreams of a unipolar world and of global hegemony. It intervenes everywhere to support dictatorships, provoke coups d’état, encourage rebellions and finance opposition. Let’s start by recalling some of their major feats since the end of the…

Poll: Most Americans Say Enough Guns to Ukraine

A majority of Americans would be against sending more funding to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, according to a poll conducted by CNN in July of this year. In fact, 55% of those interviewed believe that Congress should…

UN to support clandestine schools for girls in Afghanistan after Taliban ban

Since coming to power in Afghanistan two years ago, the Taliban have banned more than 1.1 million young girls from secondary and university education. By Leonardo Buitrago The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday announced its decision to support clandestine schools…

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