The World Cup kicks off on Thursday with FIFA betting that the enduring appeal of the greatest footballing show on earth can rise above anger at soaring ticket prices, an uneasy political... Read more »
The Trump administration’s determination to come up with new rationales for old tariffs has now targeted Brazil. This month, the US Trade Representative (USTR) suddenly concluded that a range of Brazilian policies... Read more »
With flags, chants and tears, tens of thousands of people formed queues stretching more than seven kilometres to bid farewell to legendary rocker Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari on the southern outskirts of Buenos... Read more »
Trump has denied climate change but is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over Amazon deforestation
In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump made a special effort to deny the impacts of climate change. In a September 2025 United Nations speech, he called carbon... Read more »
London’s Tate Modern, one of the world’s leading contemporary art museums, will open an exhibition dedicated to artist Julio Le Parc on June 11, less than two weeks after his death at... Read more »
The aviation industry’s landmark pledges to be net zero by 2050 will probably not now be achieved, airline leaders have admitted. The collective goal to eliminate net carbon emissions was declared by... Read more »
All politicians have their little foibles which, they hope, will help endear them to the local electorate, but from the days of the more outrageous Roman emperors, few have boasted as many... Read more »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said... Read more »
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Tomorrow’s Día del Periodista would normally be the obvious topic for a newspaper columnist but since the World Cup is starting this coming Thursday before next weekend’s column is published, what could... Read more »