According to Agence France Presse, on September 3, Türkiye's Justice and Development Party spokesman Cherick said at a press conference that Türkiye had submitted its application to join the BRICS countries. Earlier, President Erdogan of Türkiye had repeatedly stated that he hoped to become a member of the BRICS countries. At the same time, Türkiye is still an official candidate of the EU. If it is allowed to join the BRICS, Türkiye will become the first NATO member of the BRICS countries.

It is reported that the BRICS countries are Brazil, Russia, India, and ChinaThe cooperation mechanism established in 2009 was joined by South Africa in April 2011. In January of this year, the BRICS countries expanded their lineup to include Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia, with over 40 other countries also interested in joining.

02Three Ukrainian ministers resign together

According to Reuters, on September 3rd, Ukrainian Speaker of Parliament Stefan Chukchi announced that three Ukrainian ministers have resigned together, including Strategic Industry Minister Kameshen, who was responsible for supervising domestic weapons production during the Russia Ukraine war, Justice Minister Malyuska, and Environment Minister Stres. The three ministers did not provide any reasons for their resignation, and the Ukrainian parliament will discuss their resignation.

Analysis suggests that the departure of three ministers has increased uncertainty for the Ukrainian government, with at least five ministerial positions remaining vacant after being dismissed earlier this year. President Zelensky and his political team may immediately fill all positions.

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01Russia attacks Poltava, resulting in 49 deaths

According to reports from Agence France Presse and Reuters, on September 3rd, Russia launched an attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, resulting in at least 49 deaths and over 219 injuries. The attack destroyed some buildings of the Ukrainian Communication Research Institute, leaving many people trapped in ruins.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense issued a statement on social media platforms stating that the time between the air raid warning and the high-speed ballistic missile attack was too short to issue the warning in a timely manner, causing people to take shelter in the air raid shelter. Zelensky once again calls on foreign partners to provide more air defense systems.

01North Korea has earned nearly 6.3 billion US dollars in illegal income in the past seven years

According to Yonhap News Agency,On September 3rd, a report released by South Korea showed that,After comprehensive consideration of factors such as the South Korean government, foreign governments, and professional institutions' analysis and calculation of North Korean cybercrime profits, the scale of information technology personnel and ordinary labor dispatched by North Korea, and the scale of illegal coal smuggling, the National Institute for Strategic Studies of South Koreaobtain,North Korea fromThe revenue obtained through illegal means such as cyber attacks from 2017 to 2023 reached 6.29 billion US dollars.

Specifically, among the illegal proceeds of North Korea, the proceeds from coal smuggling rank first, which is2.15 billion US dollars. Subsequently, the export of labor services to China and Russia amounted to 1.75 billion US dollars, followed by online foreign exchange earnings of 1.35 billion US dollars. In the past seven years, North Korea's legal trade balance has shown a deficit of $8.25 billion, but if illegal gains are included, the deficit size has shrunk to $1.97 billion.