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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States is racing to improve its messaging to the developing world as the so-called Brics group grows, although few in Washington view an immediate threat from the Chinese-backed club.

"This is one of the most devastating things that can happen to all of us," US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said.

Multiple news outlets reported on Thursday that Xi Jinping is planning not to attend the G-20 leaders' summit in New Delhi, India.

Originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, and China, BRICS was coined by Goldman Sachs in the 1990s to encourage investment in emerging economies. South Africa, the first non-original member, aptly led a summit centered on group expansion.

Beijing’s greater influence over the expanded BRICS may come at Delhi’s cost, observers say.

NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week,...

With a combined 40 percent of the global population, 25 percent of the global GDP, 30 percent of global food production, and 20 percent of global trade, Brics boast considerable economic and...

While it may be argued that South Africa as the 2023 BRICS chair would prioritise those issues more relevant to its geopolitics, it cannot be denied that between them, the three RIC nations abandoned the Afghan issue in their deliberations.

Making a currency a global standard demands deep trust in its issuer’s openness and reliability 

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