Senior Russian and South African officials discussed establishing a "geological platform" of the BRICS countries during a working meeting, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday

Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was elected as new chief of the New Development Bank (NDB), the bank said on Friday

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed on Wednesday military cooperation and the security situation in the Horn of Africa with his Eritrean counterpart, Osman Saleh

Tehran appreciates the importance of developing cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS, as the regional blocs will play a key role in the global economy in the coming decades, Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs Ehsan Khandozi told Sputnik

Europe is damaging its diplomatic potential and diminishing its role in possible future peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by recognizing the arrest warrant, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, for Russian President Vladimir Putin, former German lawmaker and journalist, Armin-Paul Hampel, told Sputnik

Europe is damaging its diplomatic potential and diminishing its role in possible future peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by recognizing the arrest warrant, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, for Russian President Vladimir Putin, former German lawmaker and journalist, Armin-Paul Hampel, told Sputnik on Monday

Aleem Dar has officiated in a record number of international cricket matches during his distinguished career.