US warns South Africa not to issue G20 statement at summit

The United States formally warned South Africa against pushing for a joint statement at this weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg that the Trump administration is boycotting, according to a document... Read more »

Brazil creates new Indigenous territories during protest-hit COP30

COP30 host Brazil has created 10 new Indigenous territories, with the climate summit hit by protests in recent days. The designation means the areas, including one in part of the Amazon, will... Read more »

New data reveals hidden patterns of deprivation within inner London by factoring in housing affordability

The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD25), published by the Ministry of Communities and Local Government, is more accurate than former studies because it includes the criteria of housing affordability. This is... Read more »

Hedge funds reap gains on Argentina bets as Trump steps in

Hedge funds that wagered big on Argentina in recent months notched bumper gains in October after a US rescue package and a resounding win for President Javier Milei’s party in midterm elections... Read more »

Bangladesh’s test: After Hasina conviction, will it repeat her mistakes? | Sheikh Hasina News

Sheikh Hasina is a convicted fugitive. Until August 2024, she was the most powerful leader in Bangladesh’s history, after 15 years of iron-fisted rule. On Monday, the 78-year-old former prime minister was handed... Read more »

Epstein files: Who is Clay Higgins, US congressman who voted no on release? | Donald Trump News

Democrats and Republicans alike anticipated a clean, unanimous vote on Tuesday to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files. But one member did not join the consensus: Republican Representative Clay Higgins... Read more »

Crime, economic woes push South American voters to right

The reasons why South Americans are electing right-wing candidates this year differ in each country: Empty fuel tanks and scarce dollars in Bolivia, chronic economic crises in Argentina, fears over runaway migration... Read more »

‘Our future is being burnt down’: youth activists call for fossil phaseout at Cop30 – as it happened | Climate crisis

Ministers join together for the Mutirão call for a fossil fuel roadmap So many ministers gathered today, to join the Mutirão call for a fossil fuel roadmap, that there were challenges fitting... Read more »

Texas A&M University bans “race and gender ideology”

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. [AP Photo/Albert Pezzali] Last Thursday, the Texas A&M University System’s board of regents voted to ban “race and gender ideology” in the classroom across... Read more »

Judge who caused Maradona death mistrial removed from post

Julieta Makintach, the disgraced judge who caused a mistrial in the negligence case against the medical team in whose care football legend Diego Maradona died in 2020, has been removed from her... Read more »