From left: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira pose for a family photo prior to the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Maxim Shipenkov, Pool Photo via AP)