RT News - August 21 2023 (17:00 MSK)

South Africa endorses new members in the BRICS community, stressing the need for expansion adding that the bloc's importance exceeds the current borders. With just one day to go until the much-anticipated BRICS summit more countries are seeking economic multi-polarity, hoping to get away from a Western-oriented system with a former IMF executive director saying confidence in the US dollar is falling. An Israeli civilian is killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting close to the West Bank city of Hebron. Hamas has stressed the attacks will continue - but stopped short of claiming responsibility. China and Iraq move towards greater cooperation, in economic, trade and infrastructure areas, as Baghdad seeks greater distance from Washington.