The BRICS group of nations is driving worldwide economic growth quicker than innovative Western economies, Russian President Vladimir Putinsaid at the group's company online forum on Friday.The five initial members of BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa-- together with its four newbies represented 37.4% of worldwide GDP compared to 29.3%

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As Moldova gears up for its presidential election and EU referendum this Sunday, President Maia Sandu is banking on both her victory and a successful EU referendum, which would mark a decisive moment in her efforts to bring Moldova into the European Union. 

In total, 11 candidates are vying for the presidency in the Oct. 20 vote. Current opinion

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Latvia enforced an indefinite entry ban for pro-Kremlin designer Artemiy Lebedev and comedian Valery Ponomarenko, a month before he was because of perform in the country, Latvia's Foreign Ministryannounced Friday.Latvian authorities did not mention the specific factors for blacklisting Lebedev and Ponomarenko, noting just that the former is known in c

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North Korea is sending out large-scale troop deployments to support Moscow's war versus Ukraine, with 1,500 unique forces currently stationed in Russia's Far East where they are going through training, Seoul's intelligence company stated Friday.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) launched comprehensive satellite images of what it said was Pyongyang's very first

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend this month's BRICS summit in Russia, India's Foreign Ministry said Friday, months after the Indian leader met with President Vladimir Putin in a meeting that drew condemnation from Ukraine.

Modi's government has longstanding ties with Moscow that have persisted despite India's attempts to forge closer

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Washington unveiled new sanctions Thursday targeting China-based companies linked to the production of drones that Russia has deployed in its war against Ukraine.

It marks the first time the U.S. sanctioned Chinese companies “directly developing and producing complete weapons systems in partnership with Russian firms,” the U.S. Treasury Department s

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