Brazil plays host to a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies Sunday and Monday during which pressing topics like Israel’s attack on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and trade tariffs imposed by U.

The Brics Summit has entered its second day in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the event and will also hold meetings with other world leaders on the sidelines. Meanwhile,

Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are meeting in the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for a two-day summit. The BRICS acronym is derived from the initial letters of the founding member countries: Brazil,