The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
The fragile diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered a prolonged period of uncertainty, with negotiations over a permanent peace agreement increasingly overshadowed by disputes over strategic leverage, maritime
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Global foreign direct investment returned to growth in 2025 after two years of decline, reaching $1.6 trillion, but the recovery has been marked by sharp disparities between countries, sectors and projects, according
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Latin America and the Caribbean attracted significantly more foreign direct investment in 2025, but the rise in capital flows was accompanied by a decline in new project commitments, creating a complex picture
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Africa attracted about $70 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, marking the continent’s third-highest annual level since 1990 despite a decline from the exceptional inflows recorded the previous year. The latest
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Developing Asia retained its position as the world’s largest developing-region destination for foreign direct investment in 2025, attracting $644 billion in capital as investment patterns within the region continued to shift. While
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has used a major NATO defence industry forum in Ankara to renew Kyiv’s push for membership in the alliance, arguing that Ukraine’s experience fighting Russia has transformed the
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The European Parliament has given final approval to a major overhaul of European Union airline passenger rights rules, introducing new protections designed to make air travel more predictable for families, vulnerable travellers
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US President Donald Trump has reignited his campaign for greater control over Greenland, declaring that the strategically important Arctic island “should be controlled by the United States and not Denmark” as tensions
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Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has unexpectedly suspended the transition process with outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s government, breaking off talks between the two administrations just one month before the scheduled transfer
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Priscilla Mussa is three months old, but she has already spent most of her life sleeping on a pavement in Durban. Wrapped in a bright pink winter jacket, a wool hat and
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Nigel Farage has stepped away from his role as a member of the United Kingdom’s Parliament in a high-stakes attempt to defend his political future, announcing that he will contest a by-election
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As borders become easier to cross for those with wealth, citizenship itself has become part of a growing global marketplace. Countries are increasingly offering passports and residency rights to investors, creating new
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by Durga Velayudham The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has become more than a moment of mourning for the Islamic Republic of Iran. It has been transformed into a political and ideological
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Harumichi Maruya stops his car on a quiet roadside surrounded by forested hills and lakes on the western edge of Tokyo. He steps out, takes a deep breath and looks around at
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Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has long been known in Cuba for his proximity to power rather than for public political ambitions. The 42-year-old grandson and former bodyguard of ex-president Raúl Castro, known
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