French prime minister backs suspending unpopular pension reform law | Politics News

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces two no-confidence motions this week as France’s political crisis deepens. Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share France’s... Read more »

Milei heads to White House for political, economic lifeline

President Javier Milei visits the White House on Tuesday, banking on a high-profile show of political and economic support from his US ally President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm elections. With... Read more »

Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soybean superpower, says The Economist — MercoPress

Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soybean superpower, says The Economist Monday, October 13th 2025 – 07:48 UTC China’s embargo on American beans has created a seller’s... Read more »

Australia: Inquiry highlights financial ties between building union and big developers

A recently concluded Fair Work Commission (FWC) inquiry into Master Builders Victoria (MBV), which represents major construction companies and property developers, has revealed that the big-business lobby group derives much of its... Read more »

Doubts remain over who financed Milei’s ‘rock show’ at Movistar Arena

Clarification was posted in the Instagram of the Hojas del Sur publishing house: “Yes, we sell books but we’re not a business. Hojas del Sur was not born as a business but... Read more »

Africa Intelligence Brief — October 13, 2025

Egypt advanced reconstruction diplomacy in Sharm el-Sheikh, while Morocco’s fiscal deficit widened sharply and Nigeria tabled a crude-supply bill to favor domestic refiners. Senegal’s diaspora bond issue exceeded expectations; fighting escalated in... Read more »

US lifeline buys Argentina time as investors urge overhaul

A US$20-billion lifeline from the US is almost certain to keep Argentina’s President Javier Milei from being engulfed by a currency crisis in the run-up to key midterm elections this month.  After... Read more »

Aaron Rodgers leads the Steelers to another home win over the Browns

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows the Pittsburgh Steelers are hardly a finished product five games into the season. Yet the parts are starting to come together, and they were on full... Read more »

Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs rolls out red carpet for fascist demagogue Tommy Robinson

Amichai Chikli, Diaspora Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, has invited Tommy Robinson, the fascist anti-Muslim demagogue who recently mobilized the largest far-right demonstration in British history, on an expenses paid,... Read more »

Bessent’s big gamble on Argentina has a narrow road to pay off

For Scott Bessent’s US$20-billion bet on Argentina to pay off, a lot of things have to go right – things that in the past, in Argentina, have tended to go wrong. The US... Read more »