British ruling elite to increase military spending to fight “protracted, industrial-scale war”

The main parliamentary parties, led by Labour, are banging the drum for preparations for war with Russia, regardless of the immediate outcome of the conflict in Ukraine. Not a day goes by... Read more »

Stories that caught our eye: November 14 to 21

  ALBERTO CLOSE TO TRIAL The City Federal Appeals Court has confirmed the trial of ex-president Alberto Fernández for the irregular allocation of the insurance contracts of state agencies during his presidency,... Read more »

What to know about former President Jair Bolsonaro’s arrest in Brazil

By Gabriela Sá Pessoa | Associated Press SAO PAULO — Brazilian police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday on suspicion he was plotting to flee and avoid a 27-year prison sentence... Read more »

Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah official killed by Israel? | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel has attacked the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, killing five people, including Hezbollah’s highest ranking military official. Sunday’s attack, which took place amid an uptick... Read more »

The absent leader strategy and Mr ‘Knee Head’

There’s an unwritten rule in Argentina’s politics that sometimes the leader has to remain absent. It happened with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during the campaign for the 2017 midterm elections, when she... Read more »

How São Paulo emerged from the impoverished periphery of the Empire, overcame the “wall” of the mountains, became a coffee powerhouse, attracted millions of immigrants, and transformed itself into the richest state in Brazil.

São Paulo emerged from the periphery of the Empire by combining coffee production, the arrival of immigrants, the expansion of the railroad, and industrialization, becoming the richest state in Brazil. For a... Read more »

European powers denounce proposed US peace deal on Ukraine

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, center, talks with Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel, right, and Romania’s Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu as they arrive for an EU general affairs meeting at the... Read more »

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warns that rising global instability and the assertiveness of world powers have put a strain on the idea of... Read more »

Brazil’s Bolsonaro detained for damaging ankle monitor | Jair Bolsonaro News

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into police custody after the country’s Supreme Court deemed him a flight risk for tampering with his ankle monitor. The court said on Saturday... Read more »

Israel attacks Beirut suburb two days after Lebanon agreed for talks | Israel attacks Lebanon

Israel has killed a senior Hezbollah commander in an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which comes only two days after Lebanon’s president announced the country had succumbed to an Israeli pressure campaign... Read more »