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Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2 A letter is circulating in the European Parliament warning of the concentration that might result from the system of quotas allocation contained in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement and the potential for major South American agricultural firms to abuse it. The document, sent to EU…

Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.Published On 23 Apr 202623 Apr 2026The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely to increase food insecurity…

Monterrey, Mexico – In July 2024, following the arrest of cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada in Texas, activist Maria Isabel Cruz and her colleagues started to notice a troubling trend.Zambada was the cofounder of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most powerful criminal networks in Mexico. Authorities in the…

Was it Prime Minister Mark Carney or was it AI?That’s a question thousands of Canadians who receive a letter back from Canada’s prime minister may be asking in the not-too-distant future as the government contemplates a plan to replace some of the people who handle his correspondence with new technology…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2•Updated 15:10 A senior Swedish diplomat serving as special envoy to Syria was charged on Friday with unauthorised possession of classified documents which could have jeopardised Sweden’s national security in the hands of a foreign power, prosecutors said. “This concerns highly-classified information that the defendant…

On the outskirts of Somalia’s southern port city, the land has become an open graveyard for cattle. Some are left where they fell, while others are buried in shallow graves after consecutive failed rainy seasons.For many families here, pastoralists who rely on livestock for milk, meat, and income, animals were…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2•Updated 15:10 A senior Swedish diplomat serving as special envoy to Syria was charged on Friday with unauthorised possession of classified documents which could have jeopardised Sweden’s national security in the hands of a foreign power, prosecutors said. “This concerns highly-classified information that the defendant…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom. “The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance at all…

There is no inherent contradiction between the European Union’s mutual assistance clause and NATO’s collective defence, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews as Washington ramps up criticism against the transatlantic alliance over the war in Iran. Article 42.7 of the EU treaties allows a member state under “armed aggression” to…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2•Updated 15:10 A senior Swedish diplomat serving as special envoy to Syria was charged on Friday with unauthorised possession of classified documents which could have jeopardised Sweden’s national security in the hands of a foreign power, prosecutors said. “This concerns highly-classified information that the defendant…

With 50 days to go until the World Cup kicks off, FIFA and the tournament’s host nations face criticism over wide-ranging social, political and logistical issues surrounding the global event.Canada and Mexico will cohost the tournament with the United States, which, alongside Israel, launched a war on World Cup participant…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2•Updated 15:10 A senior Swedish diplomat serving as special envoy to Syria was charged on Friday with unauthorised possession of classified documents which could have jeopardised Sweden’s national security in the hands of a foreign power, prosecutors said. “This concerns highly-classified information that the defendant…

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Angola, an oil- and mineral-rich country in south-west Africa, marked the third leg of his tour of four African nations. On Saturday, after meeting with Angolan President João Lourenço, the Pope delivered his first address to Angola’s governing authorities, repeatedly referring to the country’s turbulent…

Alexandre Ramagem, who fled Brazil in ‌September following his conviction for plotting a coup, was detained by ICE in Florida on Monday.Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem has been freed ⁠from immigration detention in the United States, where he had fled after being convicted…