Embattled Milei faces critical midterm elections in Argentina | Elections News

Voters in Argentina are heading to the polls in midterm legislative elections that will gauge support for President Javier Milei’s sweeping free-market reforms, which have caused austerity pains for many, at a... Read more »

Sunday’s midterm elections – five things to know

Two years after a stunning election victory, President Javier Milei faces a tough legislative election on Sunday. The results will determine whether Milei’s budget-slashing cuts and attempts to deregulate the economy will... Read more »

Nonprofit group maps coffee-driven deforestation in Brazil : NPR

Coffee plants are seen at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation experimental farm in Brazil in 2022. Coffee production in Brazil is leading to deforestation, a nonprofit group says. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty... Read more »

Australian care workers speak out against wage-cutting award “reform”

On Thursday, social, community, home care and disability service (SCHADS) workers participated in a National Day of Action called by the Australian Services Union (ASU) to protest retrogressive award restructuring proposals from... Read more »

Make or break for Milei as nation votes in key midterm election

Citizens across the nation will cast ballots later today in midterm elections that could determine whether President Javier Milei enters the second half of his term strengthened or weakened. After weeks of... Read more »

Lula reaches deal with Progressive Party to keep sports minister | Politics

Just over a month after the Progressive Party (PP) announced that its members should resign from positions in President Lula’s administration, the party and the Planalto Palace have reached an agreement. Sports... Read more »

ASEAN summit in Malaysia: Who’s attending and what to expect | ASEAN News

Nearly two dozen world leaders are descending in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur for a three-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from Sunday to Tuesday, and multiple... Read more »

Milei spent around US$7.4bn protecting dollar pre-election

z Elections in Argentina are expensive – perhaps more so than in any other country in the region. And tomorrow’s vote has proven especially costly: an estimated US$7.4 billion, possibly even US$7.5... Read more »

Lula, Prabowo invest big in new era of South-South solidarity

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made headlines in Jakarta on October 22-23 with a visit that combined commerce, industry, and geopolitics. The two-day trip resulted in eight memoranda of understanding... Read more »

FBI arrests NBA coach and player in sprawling sports betting and gambling probe

On Thursday, two days day after the professional basketball regular season tipped off, the National Basketball Association (NBA) was hit by a sweeping federal investigation that led to the arrests of more... Read more »