Earlier this week, 10 countries recognised Palestinian statehood. With them, the number of UN member states recognising Palestine as a state have reached 157 out of 193. This means the vast majority... Read more »
A 33-year-old police officer was charged last week with assault occasioning bodily harm over the violent arrest of Hannah Thomas at a small pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney last June. Hannah Thomas, hospitalised... Read more »
Until US President Donald Trump and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intervened, Argentina was in a death spiral that, had it continued for much longer, would in all probability have had quite... Read more »
Leading climate figures and Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to attend the crucial Cop30 climate summit this November, after aides advised him not to attend for fear of attracting the ire... Read more »
Letter urges UN climate meeting in Brazil to consider costs of climate crisis, colonialism, slavery. Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups and activists have penned a letter urging the upcoming UN... Read more »
MILEI’S BIG APPLE President Javier Milei’s trip to New York (formally to address the annual General Assembly of the United Nations but in real terms far more geared to rallying United... Read more »
Thursday, September 25th 2025 – 09:28 UTC The Brazilian coffee industry is also facing uncertainty regarding surcharges on coffee exports to the United States Leading representatives of Brazil’s coffee industry mentioned on... Read more »
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to attendees during the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 in Sedalia, Missouri. [AP Photo/Charlie Riedel] Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced... Read more »
The Donald Trump administration’s US$20-billion lifeline for Argentina leans on a Treasury fund that’s been successfully used to bail out troubled allies in the past – but it could still carry risks... Read more »
Today’s tape mixed hard economics with geopolitical cross-currents. Botswana’s Q2 output slumped due to weak diamond production. The South African rand tracked a firmer dollar. In Egypt, a deadly industrial fire unfolded... Read more »