A brief look at the six countries which will be admitted in January 2024 to the club of large and populous emerging economies known as the BRICS:

Despite COVID-19, post-pandemic delays and a rise in the cost of raw materials, we have seen a record amount of renewable energy capacity installed in 2021.

The UK unveils its plan to boost energy security and embrace renewables, following a 500% increase in renewable energy since 2010.

UK Space Agency unveils a 10-year Space Exploration Technology Roadmap to strengthen collaboration with international partners, boost commercialization, and advance space capabilities.

A recent report has highlighted how people 50 years of age and above are living on credit to make ends meet due to the cost-of-living crisis fueled by high inflation and energy bills.

The UK government launched the Great British Nuclear on July 18 to develop next-generation nuclear technology, which includes nuclear fuel that will reduce dependency on fossil fuels and provide an alternative to Russian fuel.

China's state intelligence apparatus targets the UK "prolifically and aggressively" but the government in London's response has been "completely inadequate", a parliamentary committee said Thursday.

US President Joe Biden dropped in for tea and climate change talks with King Charles III on Monday, after a garden meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before a NATO leaders' summit on Ukraine.

UN observers appealed on Wednesday for greater access to Europe's largest nuclear plant, after Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations over a possible "catastrophic" act of sabotage at the Russian-controlled facility in Ukraine.

Bangladesh has achieved an extraordinary feat as the government successfully delivers electricity to every household.

Following the COP27 climate summit, a ceremony that commemorated the start of construction for the Menengai Geothermal Power Plant occurred with officials in Kenya.

Caroline Croft, the new Director General of Employment with Economic Recovery and UK Governance, brings extensive experience as a government lawyer.

Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Office Minister of State Anne-Marie Trevelyan have attended Asia's "foremost defence summit".

The future of fossil fuels -- the leading source of planet-heating emissions -- will face scrutiny at UN climate negotiations Monday with an under-fire Emirati oil chief poised to step into the driver's seat.

The Centre for AI Safety has published a statement that emphasises the need for implementing appropriate AI risk-reducing controls.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine committed to respect five principles laid out by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday to try to safeguard Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have launched a new tritium training course to drive forward research of the isotope across the scientific community.

The G7 groups Japan, Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union.

As AI innovation makes the possibility of superintelligent machines seem ever more real, governments and societies around the world face the regulatory challenge of ensuring AI is aligned with human interests.

Looking ahead to the upcoming G7 Hiroshima summit in May, questions remain over the significance and purpose of the organisation amidst the tensions of today's international order.

The Saudi invitation certainly signals an extremely important development that will bring about the reintegration of Syria into the Arab fold.

Germany meanwhile officially ended decades of nuclear energy use by turning off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday.

The UK and South Korea have made a joint statement outlining plans for cooperation on the transition to a clean energy future based on renewable and nuclear technology.

Oil prices climbed in early trade on Monday as concerns over turmoil in the banking sector eased, while comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend ratcheted up geopolitical tensions in Europe.

The British defence ministry said on Monday that it would provide Ukraine with depleted uranium-tipped armour-piercing bullets.

The EU will reveal hotly debated proposals on Thursday to boost spending on clean tech, possibly overcoming internal divisions to include nuclear energy in the mix, to confront growing industrial competition from the United States and China.

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt presented less gloomy forecasts for Britain's economy at his Spring Budget on Wednesday.

Britain on Wednesday unveils a new cost-of-living budget, including more help on soaring energy bills, but the government is set to stand firm on rising public sector pay demands as the country endures a fresh wave of strikes.

The warning from U.S. comes at a time when Russia launched a series of missile attacks on Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will agree closer defence and security ties with French President Emmanuel Macron when they meet on Friday, committing to greater collaboration in supporting Ukraine and in the Indo-Pacific region.