Argentina’s defense minister Carlos Presti said on Sept. 12 the government plans to establish a naval base in Ushuaia, the country’s southernmost city near the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands. He said construction will begin on Jan. 2 after a public tender. The base, to be operated by the Argentine navy, will host submarines, marines and naval aviation and will serve as a logistics hub linking Argentina’s seven permanent and six temporary Antarctic bases; Presti said it holds strategic value for Arg

BRICS leaders reaffirmed mutual respect, sovereign equality and consensus-based cooperation. Building on 20 years of engagement and the group's recent expansion, they pledged to deepen three pillars of cooperation: political-security, trade and finance, and people-to-people exchanges. They called for promoting peace, creating a more representative and equitable international order, reinvigorating and reforming multilateral institutions, and advancing sustainable, inclusive growth while deepening BRICS strategic partnership.

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