Putin’s BRICS summit: What’s on the agenda and why it matters.

The summit, which leaders from two dozen nations will attend, is the largest event Russia has hosted in years and a signal to the West amid the war in Ukraine, analysts say By Sarah Shamim Updated On 24 Oct 202422 Oct 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the annual BRICS summit, which started on Tuesday, in Russia’s…

UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base. The United Kingdom has announced it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will secure the future of a key US military base on the atoll of Diego…

International Civil Aviation Organization launches first-ever public art exhibition at its Montreal Headquarters Museum

By Susan Namayanja MONTREAL, CANADA  The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Consulate General in Montreal and Permanent Mission to ICAO of the Republic of Korea will jointly inaugurate “Somewhere Out There,” ICAO’s first-ever public art exhibition, on 1 October 2024. This landmark exhibition, hosted at ICAO’s newly re-opened Museum at its Montreal Headquarters,…