VOA60: August 24, 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says six nations, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Egypt, will join the BRICS group of nations.

North Korea's second spy satellite launch did not reach orbit, but caused warning sirens to sound on Japan's Okinawa Island.

Russia says paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and six top aides were killed in a plane crash near Moscow, although the deaths were not immediately confirmed.

And a court in Moscow extends the detention of American reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months as he awaits trial on spying charges.

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The crash... At last, something for clapping!