(2024-02-26). Enhancing Global Economic Progress with the Brics Alliance. infobrics.org Larionova and Shelepov's research, titled "Brics, G20, and global economic governance reform" and published in the International Political Science Review (2021), highlights the influential role of the Brics association, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, in reforming global economic governance…
(2024-02-26). Russia receives flag of BRICS Sports Games from South Africa. tvbrics.com 
The ceremony took place at a plenary session at the Russia exhibition and forum…
(2024-02-26). Brazil to host a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers of BRICS countries under Russia's presidency. tvbrics.com 
It will be held on the margins of the G20 ministerial meeting…
(2024-02-26). Germany's call for the bomb. wsws.org Donald Trump's announcement that he would no longer support European NATO states if he becomes president again, unless they rearm massively enough, is being used by the ruling class in Germany for an aggressive campaign in favour of its own nuclear weapons.
(2024-02-26). South Korea sees surge in Russians seeking asylum as Ukraine war grinds on. scmp.com The number of Russian nationals submitting refugee application last year jumped fivefold, in a surge almost matching the total for more than two decades before 2019.
(2024-02-26). Zelensky reveals "major losses" among Ukrainian soldiers. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Two years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian President Valdimir Zelensky addressed the conflict at a press conference in Kiev, the country's capital. | "In this war, 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed," Zelensky stated. No, not 150 000, nor 300 000. But we still feel a tremendous loss from it."Criticizing Russia's disproportionately high losses to Ukraine in the conflict, Zelesnkiy declared he would not be able to reveal the number of soldiers injured in the fighting since doing so would benefit Russia. Zelensky added that tens of thousands of citizens have perish…
(2024-02-26). Ukraine's Zelensky says 31,000 soldiers killed in first official death toll. scmp.com The Ukrainian president said Russia was preparing a new offensive against Ukraine starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan of its own.
(2024-02-26). New York Times report demolishes the narrative of the "unprovoked war" in Ukraine. wsws.org Over the weekend the New York Times published a lengthy article revealing that the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 was instigated by a systematic and widespread campaign of military-intelligence aggression by the United States.
(2024-02-26). Fury Over Foreign Aid Budget Being Used to Train Russia's Future Leaders at British Universities. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-26). Belarus' ambassador meets with Russia's Omsk Oblast governor. eng.belta.by Dmitry Krutoi told reporters after the meeting that work is underway to arrange a visit of the Omsk Oblast governor to Belarus. "We hope that this visit will give a strong impetus to our relations," he said.
(2024-02-26). Lukashenko calls for further removal of barriers in EAEU, scaling up Union State best practices. eng.belta.by "Belarus and Russia would like the EAEU to learn more from the Union State and adopt its best practices that might fit the EAEU," the head of state said.
(2024-02-26). Afghanistan: Taliban release 84-year-old Austrian extremist who liked to visit 'dangerous' places. scmp.com Herbert Fritz travelled to Afghanistan last year and published an article titled 'Vacations with the Taliban'. He was arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of espionage.
insideclimatenews.org (2024-02-26). Chemours and DuPont Knew About Risks But Kept Making Toxic PFAS Chemicals, UN Human Rights Advisors ConcludeNine independent U.N. human rights advisors put blame for widespread contamination in the area from a Chemours plant near Fayetteville, a Dupont spinoff, and said "even as DuPont and Chemours had information about the toxic impacts of PFAS on human health and drinking water, the companies continued to produce and discharge PFAS."
english.almayadeen.net (2024-02-26). Malnutrition, hunger kills 7 infants in Gaza due to Israeli war, siege>Seven Palestinian infants died from malnutrition and starvation in 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, according to the Information Office in Gaza, as reported by Anadolu.
In a statement released on Saturday, the office warned of an impending catastrophe unless the Israeli genocide halts and the blockade on Gaza is lifted.
(2024-02-26). Putin on elections in Belarus: Confident victory of Belarusian patriotic forces. eng.belta.by Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to congratulate him on the successful conduct of the elections in Belarus.
(2024-02-26). The Mongol Eurasian Empire 1206‚àí1405: The Greatest Continental State in the World's History. pressenza.com History remembers the Mongols as a pastoral nomadic people from Central Asia who made a significant impression on the world's history. In essence, the Mongol territorial occupation was of a scope and range never equaled as stretching from Central Europe to the Korean Peninsula and from the middle of Siberia to Asia Minor and the Persian Gulf. The Mongols even attempted seaborne military invasions of Japan (in 1273‚àí1274 and 1281) and Java (1292‚àí1293). The Mongol invasion during two centuries (from the beginning of the 13th century to the beginning of the 15th century) wa…
(2024-02-26). Defiant protests mark two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. greenleft.org.au 
The U.S. has announced new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of imprisoned opposition activist Alexei Navalny and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This is the largest package of U.S. sanctions since the conflict in Ukraine began two years ago.
Based on a talk by Sara Flounders to a webinar held on Feb. 18, 2024, Peace Delegates Report Back from China, organized by Friends of Socialist China and the International Manifesto Group. To see the webinar, go to 
The United Nations Secretary General says it's "high time for peace" in Ukraine. | Speaking at the UN on Friday, Antonio Guterres joined several foreign ministers for the two-year anniversary of the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. | At least 10,500 civilians have died in Ukraine during the course of the fighting, and many more have been injured.
"We will win," he said at a ceremony at Kyiv's Gostomel airport, which was targeted by 
Country: Ukraine | Source: Direct Relief | Please refer to the attached file. | More than 1,900 tons of medical aid have been provided in response to the war in Ukraine over the past two years, and more than $42 million in financial assistance has gone to health providers offering services to impacted patients. | February 24, 2024, marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Believed to have so far claimed several hundred thousand lives, including those of tens of thousands of civilians, this violent and destructive war shows no signs of ending. | Apart from the devastating human losses,…