South Africa

Singing the genocidal anti-apartheid song "Kill the Boer, the farmer," Malema sparked tensions by targeting the White descendants of Dutch settlers or "Boers" in South Africa.

This new development is expected to be officially announced during the BRICS summit in South Africa in August.

"By tracking every financial transaction, they will have access to every detail of our spending, the recipient of our money, and how we allocate our resources. In essence, it replicates George Orwell’s dystopian society depicted in 1984," critics have argued.

Egypt is the latest country applying to join BRICS, an alliance made up of countries pushing to switch to alternative global trade currencies.

He's asking Americans to let him "finish this job."

"The dollar suffered a stunning collapse in 2022 in its market share as a reserve currency, presumably due to its muscular use of sanctions," says CEO and co-CIO of Eurizon SLJ Capital.

"Who decided that the dollar was the (trade) currency after the end of gold parity?" asked President Lula.

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) "grease the slippery slope to financial slavery and political tyranny," says Kennedy.

The new trade policy began April 1.

Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing levels of distrust in institutions among low-income households.