India Consolidates Its Position as World’s Largest Rice Producer with Record Harvest

Police have moved to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of 19-year-old Nhlamulo Sambo, whose killing in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, sparked widespread outrage and intense debate on social media after unverified claims suggested he had been targeted because he spoke Xitsonga.

The Western Cape Police have confirmed that there is currently no evidence that Sambo’s death was linked to tribalism, xenophobia, anti-immigration protests, or his identity as a Tsonga-speaking South African.

Instead, police say preliminary investigationsREAD MORE

In addition to famous works from different countries, the symphonic poem “BRICS – the Commonwealth of Cultures”, written especially for this concert, will be performed

The TV BRICS International Symphony Orchestra will perform at an open-air venue in Russia for the first time. The concert will take place on 5 June 2026 at Palace Square in St. Petersburg and will be one of the flagship open-air musical events of the cultural programme of the 29th St. Petersburg InternationalREAD MORE

China is strengthening youth fitness nationwide through expanded school sports programs, daily exercise requirements and public health policies inspired by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s emphasis on children’s physical wellbeing.

BEIJING, June 02 (Xinhua) — At 7:30 a.m., students and teachers at Beijing Yuying School begin their day with a run around the campus track, a routine the school has maintained for years.

“Running has become a habit for all of us,” said Wang Zuozhou, head of physicalREAD MORE

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is pursuing its Gaza investigation at remarkable speed and is reportedly preparing arrest warrants for Israeli officials. Yet it remains conspicuously silent on Iran’s direct role in the conflict—a silence that becomes harder to defend as the evidence mounts.

Iran has achieved a singular and damning statistic. After launching more than 400 missiles and drones toward Israel over nearly a month, Tehran has apparently failed to hit a single military target. The resultREAD MORE

How is BRICS creating critical medical products, making the latest healthcare technologies accessible to countries across the Global South? And what stands in the way? Read more in the TV BRICS article

Cooperation among BRICS countries in the healthcare sector has produced tangible results in recent years. Experts point, for example, to successes in combating viruses. In March 2022, the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre was established, andREAD MORE

BEIJING, June 02 (Xinhua) — The overlapping visits last week of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to China shone a spotlight on a phrase frequently used to describe Beijing’s relations with both nations — “ironclad friendship.”

As a constant refrain throughout the visits, the phrase dominated media coverage and public discussion, underscoring the exceptional depth and resilience that define China’s ties with Pakistan and Serbia.

FORGED THROUGH TRIALS

Describing his firstREAD MORE