Ukraine: ‘I was lucky not to die. I had guitars with me on the frontline’ Andriy Zholob, vocalist/guitarist, Beton: When MTV arrived in Ukraine, I heard Nirvana, the Offspring, Bad Brains, Social Distortion and thrash metal, and realised that all this started from punk rock. Our drummer and I were in a ska-punk band first, but when our vocalist became pregnant we started Beton in 2017 and played lots of festivals. Everything changed with the invasion. In 2022, I started military service as a surgeon on the frontline. We were…
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How Asia Has Survived the Energy Crisis
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Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate Disasters
When Tashi Lhazom was 11, a glacial lake overflowed and inundated her home in a high Himalayan valley. Of her family’s hundreds of shaggy yaks, only two survived. In 2025, another flash flood cascaded into the village, the result, scientists say, of melting permafrost on a warming planet. Such natural disasters spurred Ms. Lhazom’s political awakening. When Nepali young people protested a year ago, she joined other climate activists on the forefront of a Gen Z revolution that eventually ushered in a youth-dominated government in March. Last month, when a…
‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
Asian governments are rushing preparations for the most severe El Niño weather event on record, with hundreds of millions of people bracing for multiple crises at once as extreme heat, heavy rain and food shortages hit the region. Fuelled by exceptionally warm ocean conditions across the tropical Pacific – and developing alongside the human-driven climate crisis – El Niño is virtually guaranteed to grow to a very strong intensity towards the end of this year and into 2027. The World Food Programme has warned that about 50 million people will…
Leaders of Russia, India and China Gather for BRICS Summit
new video loaded: Leaders of Russia, India and China Gather for BRICS Summit <img src="https://www.chinastrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/leaders-of-russia-india-and-china-gather-for-brics-summit.jpg" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width The leaders of Russia, India, China and other nations met in New Delhi for this weekend’s BRICS summit. The coalition of nations was conceived as a counterweight to the West. By Jorge Mitssunaga September 12, 2026 NYT
Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has received a red-carpet welcome in India for a summit of Brics developing nations, as regional rivals Beijing and Delhi make a public display of thawing relations while quietly competing to lead at a time of shaky US global dominance. As Xi stepped off the plane, he was walked past an honour guard of Indian soldiers and traditional dancers in colourful dresses. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, had already been welcomed by the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, who is…
Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree
At a gathering of nations that are challenging the dominance of the United States, Iran’s president took the main stage on Friday, flanked by the leaders of Russia and India, to condemn “military aggression” by the United States. Iran wants to show that Western sanctions have not left it isolated, even as it digs into a war with the United States that has severely restricted the crucial Strait of Hormuz route for oil and other commodities. President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran spoke at the BRICS Business Forum, ahead of the…
Putin arrives in India for Brics summit set to be dominated by Iran and Ukraine wars
Vladimir Putin has arrived in India’s capital of Delhi ahead of an 11-member Brics summit set to be dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as economic challenges. The Russian president and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, were due to hold talks with India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, while Chinese leader Xi Jinping was also expected to attend the two-day meeting. Putin arrived at Palam air force Station in Delhi, where he was greeted by India’s minister of state for external affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, according…
Nepal-Tibet floods: more than 3,000 missing; air pipe inserted to tunnel where large group trapped – follow updates
From 2h ago Opening summary: race to rescue tunnel workers Welcome to our continuing coverage of the aftermath of the deadly flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescuers in Nepal and China are still trying to locate thousands of people who are missing days after a wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region. The combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to at least 750 dead and more than 3,000 people missing after China’s latest update on Sunday. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, while…
Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll rises to 626 and number missing climbs to nearly 3,000 – latest updates
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