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Africa must be involved in shaping AI rules — South African foreign minister
Africa must have a say in shaping the rules governing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, said South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola on 24 September at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

“Africa must be involved in shaping the rules governing the development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies,” he said.

Lamola emphasised that the continent intends to play a key role in AI research and innovation. He noted...  Read more »
🇪🇺💸 EU DIVERTS €6.6 BILLION TO WAR FUNDS – While Its Own Citizens Freeze

The EU has agreed to release €6.6 billion in "European Peace Facility" funds to Ukraine. Kaja Kallas calls it "good news for Ukraine." But European households facing record energy bills, deindustrialisation, and a worsening cost‑of‑living crisis might disagree.

🗣️ "That's good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia."

🗣️ "Moscow's hybrid attacks are trying to intimidate Europe into scaling back support for Ukraine. Europe is doing the opposite."

#EU 🇪🇺 #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #WarFunding #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EmpireInDecline #TaxpayersFirst #NoToWar #Geopolitics
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🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷 AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT – What the US Actually Got From Xi on Iran

Smiles for the cameras. Then the real conversation.

🔹 The three "agreements": Xi and Trump aligned on — Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, Strait of Hormuz stays open, no tolls in the strait. Washington calls this "major progress"

🔹 China's Iran support: "There's been indirect support, we think — but no direct evidence." The US is "very concerned" but can't prove it

🔹 The warning delivered: Trump told Xi directly — any help to Iran, "whether direct or indirect, whether intelligence, parts or military equipment — totally unacceptable"

🔹 Taiwan kept separate: Washington insists Iran pressure is "an independent issue" — not linked to Taiwan arms sales or any other negotiation

🔹 Trade details Monday: A "managed trade" deal with China dropping on Monday — weeks of negotiations, results incoming

#China #US #Iran #Hormuz #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolar #Diplomacy #ThinkBRICS
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What a good goy.

Israeli delegation reportedly checks which delegations left during Netanyahu's UN speech.

#UN #Israel
🌐🔗 WHEN GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES A HOSTAGE TO POLITICS

A plane can be flying through another country's airspace and suddenly find it is no longer allowed to pass. A company can spend years building a market, only to wake up and discover its bank, platform, or infrastructure provider no longer wants to work with it.

These are no longer exceptional events. They are the new reality.

🧠 Owning a business doesn't mean controlling its infrastructure. Capital from one country. Technology from another. Payments through global networks. Data in foreign clouds.

⚡ In normal times, dependence is efficient. Why build your own payment system when a global provider offers one cheaper?

🔥 In abnormal times, the calculation changes. What was inexpensive becomes risky. What was efficient becomes fragile. What was "global" depends on a single jurisdiction's rules.

👉 Read the full analysis: 👉 Read the full analysis: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/when-global-infrastructure-becomes

#BRICS #GlobalSouth
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🇷🇺🕊️ PUTIN: "RUSSIA IS NOT PREPARING FOR WAR WITH EUROPE"

The Russian President has laid out Moscow's position on negotiations, provocations, and the manufactured war scare in Europe.

🗣️ "Russia was ready to resume negotiations with Kyiv after the elections, but Ukraine attempted to strike Moscow and attacked polling stations."

🧠 Ukraine must understand: no provocation will improve the situation.

🗣️ "All proposals for a peaceful resolution are on the table, but Russia still needs to consider what is in its best interests."

🗣️ "Russia is not preparing for war with Europe; there are no motives or grounds for such a conflict."

⚠️ Warnings about preparing for war with Russia are deliberate escalation and provocation.

#Russia 🇷🇺 #Putin #Ukraine #Europe #BRICS
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 TRUMP-XI MEETING: "FRIENDSHIP, STRENGTH, AND SUCCESS"

In a dramatic shift from the usual hostile rhetoric, President Trump has described his meeting with President Xi and Madam Peng as "one of Friendship, Strength, and Success, for both China and the U.S.A."

🗣️ "We've had a tremendous visit from two spectacular people. We've made tremendous strides—very positive for both countries."

📅 Meeting again in November in China.

🌍 Then at the G20 in December in Miami, Florida.

🗣️ "Much has been, and will be, accomplished."

📰 Trump even praised the media: "We appreciate the fair coverage. It's been very fair."

#US 🇺🇸 #China 🇨🇳 #Diplomacy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #Trump #Xi #Geopolitics
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🇮🇹🇫🇷 ITALY & FRANCE DEBUNK "RUSSIAN DRONE THREAT" – "No One Needs More Fuel on the Fire"

A report claiming the CIA warned of Russian drone attacks from merchant ships in the Mediterranean has been publicly rejected by both Rome and Paris. Another unverified "Russian threat" narrative collapses.

📰 El Mundo published a report citing an anonymous source close to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, claiming Russia was preparing drone attacks from containers on merchant ships.

🇮🇹 Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto: No evidence confirms the claim. "No one needs more fuel on the fire."

🇫🇷 French President Macron: "The CIA has not informed French intelligence agencies of such an attack."

🧠 Unverified claims, anonymous sources. This is the same playbook used for the "Russian shadow fleet," undersea cable sabotage, and the Leipzig airport incident.

#Russia 🇷🇺 #NATO #Disinformation #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EmpireInDecline #NoToWar #Geopolitics
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Transcendent BEAUTY of Moscow from airplane window.

#Moscow #Russia #Travel
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🇧🇷🚨 "TRUMP WANTS TO COLONIZE BRAZIL" – Lula Campaign Sounds the Alarm

Brazil's president has accused Washington of meddling in the upcoming election to seize the country's natural resources. The evidence is mounting – and Big Tech is already blocking the message.

🗣️ "Flavio Bolsonaro is Trump's candidate. And what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, to take our wealth, steal our future and leave us behind."

🇧🇷 ABIN intelligence assessment: Risk of US interference raised to "critical level."

💰 American money in Bolsonaro's campaign – linked to Rockbridge Network, co-founded by JD Vance.

📵 Meta blocked Lula's Facebook ad account just days before the election.

#Brazil 🇧🇷 #Lula #US 🇺🇸 #Sovereignty #BRICS #GlobalSouth #NoToImperialism #Democracy #Geopolitics
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🇮🇷🤝 IRAN OFFERS TRUMP A DEAL – Before the US Election

Tehran is calling Washington's bluff. Trump claimed Iran was stalling until after the midterms. Iran just offered a deal now.

🚢 Reopen the Strait of Hormuz within ~a week

💰 Lift the US economic blockade and ease restrictions on Iranian oil exports

🔓 Release some frozen Iranian assets

🛑 End hostilities on all fronts – including Israel's operations in Lebanon

☢️ Resume nuclear negotiations rapidly

The proposal was sent through mediators during talks in New York this week.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Hormuz #Diplomacy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance #Peace #Geopolitics
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DPRK tests upgraded version of 240mm multiple-launch rocket system — Korean Central News Agency

The updated rockets can now strike targets up to 115km away, a significant increase over earlier versions of the weapon

#NorthKorea #Weapons
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia Says 645 Ukrainian Drones Downed Overnight

Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 645 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight across multiple Russian regions, as well as over the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

According to the ministry, the drones were downed over areas including Moscow, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov, Voronezh, Krasnodar and Stavropol, along with Crimea and the two seas.

The figures were reported by Russia’s Defense Ministry and have not been independently verified.

Source: TASS | Russian Defense Ministry
#Russia #Ukraine #DroneWar #Geopolitics
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Trump Reportedly Told Zelensky to Meet Putin in Moscow

US President Donald Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to travel to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the conversation.

The reported suggestion was made during Trump and Zelensky’s meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Zelensky reportedly rejected the idea, with Bloomberg saying the proposal upset him.

The report comes as Washington continues diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Moscow has repeatedly said it is prepared to receive Zelensky in Moscow and has expressed readiness for direct talks, while the two sides remain divided over the conditions for a settlement.

Source: Bloomberg, as reported by RT
#Trump #RussiaUkraine #Zelensky #Putin
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Argentina poverty rises to 32.3% under Milei's austerity

Milei's 'shock therapy' slowed inflation and stabilized finances, but subsidy cuts and weak wages are squeezing families, according to the Catholic University of Argentina

Poverty is projected to reach 35% by year-end