Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations condemned attacks on Iran, Gaza and Kashmir during their summit on Sunday, presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateral diplomacy while indirectly criticizing U.

BRICS leaders are meeting in Brazil for a two-day summit. But China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are skipping the gathering.

By bnl editorial staff Leaders from the BRICS group of developing nations have convened at Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art for their 17th annual summit, touting the recently expanded bloc as a counterweight to Western institutions whilst grappling with internal rifts over key geopolitical flashpoints.