MEA Fact Check has warned against misleading social media posts claiming several world leaders, including Cyril Ramaphosa and Xi Jinping, fell ill or suffered food poisoning after the BRICS Summit in India, urging users to avoid such malicious claims.

At a Democratic-led hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers said commercial interests should not eclipse concerns over repression in China. They also criticised cuts to programmes supporting human rights groups and independent information for Chinese audiences