The bloc’s member states should further strengthen economic ties, according to FM The sustainable development of financial relations and settlements within the BRICS organization is very important for all member states, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said.

The US will not go through with plans for a “foundational” trade agreement with the UK, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources close to the discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity. According to the news outlet, a preliminary version of the deal had been prepared by the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) office earlier…

The long-range missile test comes after Pyongyang said US-South Korean drills were a “preview of a nuclear war” North Korea has test-fired a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of striking any target in the mainland United States, Japanese defense officials said. It is Pyongyang’s latest missile launch to have drawn international condemnation…