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BRICS May Add More Countries to the Group. Here’s What to Know.

New York Times Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of them seeking stronger ties with non-Western powers. Iran is also interested. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/asia/brics-nations-new-members-expansion.html

In Photos: Greece’s Catastrophic Wildfires

New York Times Firefighters are struggling to quell deadly flames, part of a crisis of wildfires in the nation this summer. Here are photos from the latest blazes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/europe/greece-wildfires-photos.html

Greece Battles Its Most Widespread Wildfires on Record

New York Times Extreme heat has turned much of the country into a tinderbox. More than 350 fires have broken out in the past five days, the government said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/europe/greece-wildfires-athens.html

Putin Again Blames West for Ukraine War In Speech to BRICS Summit

New York Times President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia would assume chairmanship of the group made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa next year and host a summit in the city of Kazan in October 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/europe/putin-ukraine-war-brics-summit.html

Manliness, Prestige and Cash: How Military Service Is Sold on Russian TV

New York Times The Times tracked several months of Russian state messaging in the Kremlin’s effort to recruit soldiers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/europe/russia-war-military-recruitment-campaign.html

The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty

New York Times How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened their storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/magazine/wildensteins-inheritance-case-art.html

Manliness, Prestige and Cash: How Military Service Is Sold on Russian TV

New York Times The Times tracked several months of Russian state messaging in the Kremlin’s effort to recruit soldiers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/world/europe/manliness-prestige-and-cash-how-military-service-is-sold-on-russian-tv.html

At BRICS Summit, Putin Tries to Rally Support

New York Times Leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa addressed other topics, but Russia’s president, unable to attend in person because he is wanted for war crimes, put the war in Ukraine at center stage in the meeting. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/africa/putin-xi-brics-summit-russia.html

British Museum Was Warned Gems Were Being Sold on eBay, Emails Show

New York Times An antiquities dealer contacted the museum with concerns in 2021, but the institution swiftly closed the case, according to documents seen by The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/arts/design/british-museum-thefts.html

The Wagner chief re-emerges in an apparent recruitment video.

New York Times The fate and whereabouts of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the Wagner chief, have remained largely shrouded from public view since he led a short-lived mutiny in June. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/wagner-group-prigozhin-video.html