Venezuelan officials are looking to strike debt, energy, and mining deals at this week’s UN General Assembly, underscoring the country’s ambitions to return to international markets. Caracas was a pariah state for years, and foreign direct investment flows plummeted. But investors have begun returning since the Trump administration took effective ...
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Secretary-General Guterres set for UN exitSecretary-General Guterres set for UN exit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ final general assembly as the body’s leader opens today, capping a tumultuous decade in which the global, rules-based order it represents has been called into question. A former Costa Rican vice president is the frontrunner to replace him, meaning the UN could be led by a ...
Trump readies diplomatic push at the UN General AssemblyTrump readies diplomatic push at the UN General Assembly
US President Donald Trump is due to address the UN General Assembly and meet with a raft of global leaders in New York, with the specter of his war in Iran hanging over the world economy. Along with holding talks with Venezuela’s interim leader, the US president will also meet ...
AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert ReichAI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich
It’s becoming obvious to many Americans that corporations have been raking it in while workers take it on the chin Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon both spoke before a Washington group demanding a stop to AI and its datacenters. Notably, both lambasted the corporate ...
Middle East crisis live: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns it will ‘change geography of war’ if US escalates conflictMiddle East crisis live: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns it will ‘change geography of war’ if US escalates conflict
The US president said in an interview ahead of the United Nations meeting that he was considering ‘wiping Iran out’ The statement comes ahead of the first debate of the annual UN General Assembly in New York, where representatives from 193 countries are gathering for an intense period of high-stakes ...
Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein HamdiehTrump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh
If anything, the ongoing war is uniting a divided country against the foreign invaders. Washington seems a long way from grasping this point The US president, Donald Trump, asked recently on one of his Truth Social rants: “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” So frenetic ...
Major US outlets boycott shared Trump coverage in protest at media banMajor US outlets boycott shared Trump coverage in protest at media ban
Regular coverage of the president has been disrupted after he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. ...
Martha’s Rule rolled out at every A&E department in EnglandMartha’s Rule rolled out at every A&E department in England
The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, whose family’s concerns about her care were not listened to before her death. ...
Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellorUnexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor
Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget. ...
Iran war’s peacemakers also have skin in the gameIran war’s peacemakers also have skin in the game
The News The countries trying to broker an end to the Iran conflict — Oman, Pakistan, and Qatar — are themselves facing military attacks and economic strain from the war, an unusual dynamic that factors into the incentives and urgency behind their mediation. Strait of Hormuz disruptions have hammered Qatar’s ...