Brazil announced on Friday that fewer than 60 world leaders have confirmed their attendance at an Amazonian summit next week, held ahead of the annual UN climate conference, marking a smaller turnout than in previous years. The COP30 climate conference is scheduled to take place in the city of Belém from 10 to 21 November. […]

US President Donald Trump appeared to offer a lifeline on Friday to low-income Americans reliant on food aid, stating he does not want them to “go hungry” a day before approximately 42 million people could lose their monthly assistance. In an extensive post on Truth Social, Trump acknowledged that “Government lawyers do not think we […]

The United Nations Security Council on Friday voted in favour of a resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, describing it as the “most feasible” solution to the decades-long territorial dispute. The decision sparked widespread celebrations in Rabat, while drawing sharp condemnation from Algeria. Western Sahara, a vast and mineral-rich former Spanish colony, remains […]

The fragile peace in the Middle East has been pushed to the brink of collapse following a macabre exchange that has reignited hostilities between Israel and Hamas. On Monday, 27 October 2025, the Palestinian armed group handed a coffin to Israeli authorities containing the remaining body parts of Ofir Tzarfati, a 27-year-old hostage abducted from […]