BRICS Leaders to Meet as India Prepares to Host 2026 Summit
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Leaders from four big countries will meet soon. They are China's Xi, Russia's Putin, Iran's Pezeshkian, and India's Modi. They are all part of a group called BRICS.
People are talking about money at this meeting. China and Russia want less use of the US dollar in trade. This is a big topic for many countries.
India's leader spoke about the future too. He said India is ready to host the BRICS summit in 2026. Many people around the world are watching this group closely.
Vocabulary5 words
- BRICS
- a group of big countries that work together
- summit
- a big meeting of important leaders
- dollar
- money used in the United States
- host
- to have a meeting in your country
- leader
- a person who is in charge of a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Biden 2. Use of the US dollar 3. India
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Leaders from four big countries will meet _____. They are China's Xi, Russia's Putin, Iran's Pezeshkian, and India's _____.
They are all part of a group called _____.
People are talking about _____ at this meeting. China and Russia want less use of the US _____ in trade.
India's leader spoke about the _____ too. He said India is ready to _____ the BRICS summit in 2026.