BRICS bloc adds six new members

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) delivers the XV BRICS summit declaration flanked by from left, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi and Russia's Sergey Lavrov, in Johannesburg, Aug. 24, 2023. [Via VOA]

The BRICS group of emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - is admitting six new members, its leaders announced Thursday on the final day of their annual summit. The group considers itself an alternative to the U.S.-led world order.