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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off the Cop30 climate summit on Thursday, urging leaders to turn promises into action while highlighting his country’s work within the Brics group to reaffirm the importance of climate finance, capacity building and technology transfer in global cooperation. The meeting comes amid the notable absence by the United States. President Donald Trump, …

The Oval Office has descended into chaos after pharmaceutical executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in front of Donald Trump. The Novo Nordisk exutive collapsed as members of the Trump administration were announcing a new deal for weight-loss medications. Mr Findlay had been standing behind the president when his knees buckled, and administration officials and pharmaceutical representatives rushed to his side to …

New Yorkers will seek refuge in Miami after a self-described democratic socialist was elected mayor, the US president has said New Yorkers will soon run away from their “communist” city, US President Donald Trump has remarked, following the election of progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani as mayor. Trump told supporters in Miami on Wednesday that Democrats had “installed a communist” to …

Three tomato sauces have been urgently recalled due to a link with potentially fatal food poisoning. The US Food and Drug Administration announced the recall on Monday, affecting three tomato sauce products made in Connecticut. The regulator issued the recall after the sauces from First and Last Bakery, LLC, were “manufactured without an approved schedule or otherwise evaluated to determine …

Putin (Image: Getty) Russia has threatened to send hypersonic missiles to Venezuela in a major move against US President Donald Trump. Amid rising tensions over the significant US military presence in the Caribbean, a senior Russian MP suggested Moscow may send hypersonic missiles to help defend the country, run by President Nicolas Maduro. Alexei Zhuravlyov, the deputy chairman of Russia’s …

OPINION — President Trump’s meetings in East Asia last week did more to enhance our relationship with a few allies and partners in the region than the past fifteen years of talking about a “pivot to Asia”. Yes, showing the flag and having the President interact with counterparts is an important part of diplomacy, at the highest level. It has …

EXPERT INTERVIEW — The last few months have seen a series of major cyber incidents which have frozen airports, crippled companies, compromised government systems, and stolen millions from unwitting victims. Cyber leaders are warning that the threat is being worsened as hackers leverage new technology like artificial intelligence for more potent attacks. The Cipher Brief spoke with Robert Hannigan, who …

Russia’s army is reported to be making “rapid progress” in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, according to a Ukrainian military blogger. Ukraine is defending attacks on multiple fronts from Putin’s army, fighting in several regions along a frontline estimated to be over 1,000 kilometres long. Some of the fiercest battles have been fought in the Donetsk region, which along with …

After China and the US reached an agreement on soybeans, Beijing has signalled its intent to seek favourable terms, with the scale of future imports dependent on the competitiveness of American crops, a commerce official said. “With the adjusted tariffs, China will encourage companies to import agricultural products from the US in line with market principles,” said Chen Chao, director …

Lifting sanctions and defunding adversarial NGOs have reset relations, the prime minister has said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban intends to open a new phase of relations with the US during his upcoming trip to Washington this week. The Hungarian leader, a close conservative political ally of US President Donald Trump, noted on X on Thursday that new opportunities have …