Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Despite Nicaragua and Venezuela’s ambitions to join the new BRICS-associated 13-nations group, both countries have failed to qualify following tensions with Brazil.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: BRICS is a group of emerging countries formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, created to foster cooperation in areas of trade, finance, politics, and sustainable development.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: As explained by the European Parliament, the six-member delegation led by Austrian MEP Lukas Mandl, of the European People’s Party (EPP), will visit Guatemala from October 28 to 30.