President Lula heads into Brazil’s 2026 election cycle as a strong but tested candidate, facing a painful gap between economic data and daily hardship for millions of voters. King’s College London expert Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos breaks down what’s really driving Brazil’s polarised political moment.
A UN Human Rights Council expert is warning that Zambia’s post-election crackdown, including at least 17 detentions and radio station shutdowns, threatens the country’s democratic foundations. The intensifying repression comes nearly three weeks after disputed presidential and parliamentary elections.
Two people are dead and 81 injured after two explosions ripped through a Bolivian army base in Cochabamba on Thursday. The Defence Ministry confirmed the first blast involved stored pyrotechnic black powder, while the cause of the second, larger explosion is still under investigation.
Fresh US airstrikes and Iranian-backed retaliation have escalated tensions with no clear end in sight. Three leading experts break down what an exit from the US-Iran conflict might actually look like.
Pedro Sánchez faced a furious parliament after thousands protested across Spain over the Ceuta border crisis. The PM insists no warnings were ignored — but opposition parties and many voters aren’t convinced.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under fire after an online post that appeared to ridicule Canadian cadets drew swift condemnation from officials in Ottawa. Canadian politicians called the behaviour ‘below the dignity of the office.’
Six South Africans are missing after a deadly glacial flood devastated communities on the Nepal-China border, with Africa Disaster Relief racing to locate them. Tonight’s edition also covers illegal mining tearing apart South African towns and Kenya’s electric vehicle surge.
Born without arms near Kazakhstan’s Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, Karipbek Kuyukov has spent decades putting a human face on the cost of nuclear weapons. This week, survivors from across the globe gathered to demand that disarmament move from rhetoric to reality.
Oil prices jumped Monday as US-Iran tensions flared in the Persian Gulf and Kevin Warsh’s hawkish rate stance added fresh uncertainty to global markets. Brent crude hit $87.40 a barrel as traders weighed supply risks and a potential shift in US monetary policy.
Humanitarian agencies have delivered food and supplies to more than 300,000 people in Gaza, but aid workers warn the scale of need is vastly outpacing deliveries. With famine-like conditions spreading, access remains the central obstacle to relief efforts.
