Brazil’s Lula faces obstacles in push for agreement at climate summit

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pushed for a show of unity at the COP30 summit, where the absence of the United States has underscored the need for…

Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street

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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has said she will press charges against a man who groped her during a public appearance. Mobile phone footage of the incident on Tuesday shows Sheinbaum…

Mamdani kicks off New York City transition after historic victory

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New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced the leadership of his transition team, promising to form a “capable and compassionate” administration to lead the city and turn his election platform…

Russia’s Putin defiant in face of US sanctions over Ukraine war

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed not to bend to pressure from the West after the United States hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions. US President Donald Trump…

Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert

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US President Donald Trump has said he is immediately ending all trade negotiations with Canada. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the country had run an advert…

‘No Kings’ protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US

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Huge crowds have gathered to protest against President Donald Trump’s policies in cities across the US – among them New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. The rally…

Japan coalition set to back Takaichi as first woman prime minister

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Japan’s governing party and the main opposition are set to form a coalition government, setting the stage for Sanae Takaichi to become the country’s first female prime minister, local media…

Zelensky guarded on Tomahawk missile talks with Trump after White House meeting

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President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have come away empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump indicated he was not ready to supply sought-after Tomahawk cruise missiles…

China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge

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Two of China’s highest-ranking officers and seven other senior military officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption,…

Madagascar military says it has seized power as president moves to ‘safe place’

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An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island. Standing outside the presidential palace…