Leaders of the nations in the BRICS grouping, which accounts for 37% of global economic output, predicted its influence would grow as they met in Russia on Tuesday, outlining common projects ranging from a grain exchange to a cross-border payments system.

Two dozen world leaders are gathering in Russia on Tuesday (today), for the opening of a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging

President Vladimir Putin will play host to Russia’s biggest gathering of world leaders, including the heads of 32 countries, since the invasion of Ukraine.

The summit’s final document said little about the Ukraine war, but several participants were still searching for a way to end it diplomatically.

The European Union on Wednesday urged countries attending the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, to ask President Vladimir Putin to end Moscow's war in Ukraine. More than 20 leaders, including Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping,