Brazil: Former defence minister arrested in attempted coup probe

 Brazilian police have arrested a former defence minister and top ally of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into an attempted coup to overturn the results of the South American…

USA: RFK Jr.’s lawyer and top ally asked FDA to revoke approval of polio vaccine

Backlash been building in the United States following a news report that links one of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members to an effort to revoke approval for the polio…

Italy: Authorities grant Argentina’s President Milei citizenship sparking outrage

The Italian government has granted Argentinian President Javier Milei citizenship based on his Italian heritage, according to Italian news agency ANSA, sparking outrage across the country. Milei’s sister Karina also…

Netherlands: ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change

 Historic hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague have drawn to a close after more than 100 countries and international organisations presented arguments over two weeks…

Jordan: Eight Arab countries vow to support ‘peaceful transition process’ in Syria

Top diplomats from eight Arab League countries have agreed at a meeting in Jordan to “support a peaceful transition process” in Syria following President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Foreign ministers from Jordan, Saudi…

Mayotte: Several hundred feared dead after cyclone Chido devastated the island

Hundreds of people are feared dead in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by a powerful cyclone. Entire settlements were flattened when Cyclone Chido brought wind speeds…

DRC: Mystery disease kills dozens, mainly children

Just four months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency over mpox – which has overwhelmed health systems in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year –  a…

Sudan: At least nine killed in drone attack on hospital in Darfur

At least nine people have been killed and 20 others injured following a drone strike that hit a hospital in the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s northern Darfur region. The…

Iran: Authorities jail journalist Reza Valizadeh for ‘hostile’ US collaboration

A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of “collaborating with the hostile US government”, according to his lawyer.…

Saudi Arabia: UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought

The 12-day meeting of parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), known as COP16, has ended in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh without an agreement on responding to drought.…