South African official says drills with Russia, Iran, China and others key to protecting ‘maritime economic activities’.

The handover of the BRICS presidency is steeped in symbolism. In 2024, Brazil had received from Russia a steel gavel — a symbol of industrial strength. As Brazil passed the presidency to India last ...

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China, Russia, and Iran are conducting joint naval exercises in South African waters. This BRICS Plus operation aims to ...

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of ...

Among the projects impacted by the hold on FEMA funds, officials say, are repairs to a sea wall protecting Stamford’s transfer station, sewage treatment plant and other critical infrastructure from ...

BOSTON Massachusetts, December 12, 2025 (ENS) – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 20 states Thursday won their lawsuit against the Trump administration over its ...