Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Western sanctions and asked the BRICS bloc to deepen trade ties.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow is ready to help the two countries normalise ties as disagreements complicate the summit declaration. | World News

India will host leaders including the presidents of China, Russia and Iran for a BRICS summit on Saturday, with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as economic…