With the Iran war casting a long shadow over the Gulf over the past two weeks, what once appeared to be a region of glittering airports, financial hubs and endless construction now looks extremely vulnerable. India has already acknowledged the seriousness of the crisis.
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0 claims checkedLast Tuesday (October 28, 2025), before the sun had risen over Rio de Janeiro’s low hills, two favelas (shantytowns) on the city’s northern fringe were surrounded by heavily-armed troops as their…
When President Lula da Silva announced in 2023 that Brazil would host COP30 in Belem — the capital of Para, better known for its rivers, forests and Amazonian air than for roads, hotels or meeting…
Barely hours after U.S. President Donald Trump had signed the bill ending the longest government shutdown on Friday (November 14, 2025), his Secretary of War, Peter Hegseth, fired off a tweet,…
Just past midnight on November 22, Brazil’s monitoring system received an alert about tampering on Jair Bolsonaro’s ankle device he had been wearing under the terms of his house-arrest in Brasilia.
Nearly two weeks after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, uncertainty hangs over South America. The unease deepened on January 16 when the U.S.
The handover of the BRICS presidency is steeped in symbolism. In 2024, Brazil had received from Russia a steel gavel — a symbol of industrial strength.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on a four-day visit to New Delhi with the largest-ever Brazilian delegation, has said that ties between Brazil and India are poised for a decisive…
Brazil is getting ready for the Carnival this weekend, when the country literally comes to a halt, but hectic preparations are underway in Brasilia for President Lula da Silva’s upcoming visit to…