Hello everyone and warm welcome to Amampur. Here's what's coming up.

South Africa supports the expansion of the membership of BRICS.

BRICS leaders consider growing their ranks as they gather in South Africa.

I speak with Oliver Stunkel, who's covered the alliance extensively about Putin's notable absence

and China's growing influence.

They were firing non-stop and I thought the sky was falling on me.

Saudi Arabia is accused of murdering hundreds of migrants at its border in the midst of a major effort to cleanse its image.

I discuss with Sarah Lee Whitson, the Executive Director of Democracy

for the Arab World Now. Also ahead, Space Race 2.0. A Russian Crash gives India the edge in its mission to reach the Moon's

unexplored South Pole. I ask the director of the European Space Agency what this means for future exploration.

And...

If the Americans throw us to the dogs, I will not be taken a lie.

Israel's legendary leader, Golda Meyer Meyer gets the Hollywood treatment in a major new biopick.

I'm joined by one of her grandchildren and the film's director. Direct. And a very warm welcome to the program everyone. I'm Paul Newton in New York sitting in for Christiana.

The leaders of Brazil, China, and... in New York sitting in for Christiana, Manpur.

The leaders of Brazil, China, India, and South Africa

are gathered in Johannesburg for the 15th summit of the BRICS Nations.

The first, in fact, in-person summit of the group since COVID includes one notable absentee.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, now he is participating virtually after his visit was shelved by an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes

tied to his invasion of Ukraine.

The warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court to which South Africa is of course

a signatory.

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