Israeli war cabinet member threatens Ramadan deadline for Rafah invasion

Israeli war cabinet member threatens Ramadan deadline for Rafah invasion

Israel’s government has not previously disclosed a timeline for a ground offensive in Rafah,where more than a million Palestinians have sought refuge.

  • byWafaa Shurafa andKareen Chehayeb

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Carnival,Rio’s biggest party,makes urgent plea to save the Amazon

Carnival,Rio’s biggest party,makes urgent plea to save the Amazon

With the eyes of the world on the celebrations,samba dancers asked for the removal of illegal miners and “destroyers of mother Earth” from the rainforest.

  • byDiane Jeantet andFabiano Maisonnave
Soccer star Dani Alves on trial for alleged rape of woman in Spain

Soccer star Dani Alves on trial for alleged rape of woman in Spain

The former Barcelona,Juventus and Paris Saint-German player helped Brazil win two Copa Americas and an Olympic gold. He played his third World Cup in 2022.

  • byJoseph Wilson
BHP,Vale and Samarco ordered to pay $15b for Brazilian dam disaster

BHP,Vale and Samarco ordered to pay $15b for Brazilian dam disaster

The decision allows for the companies to appeal the sentence. It states that the damages figure should be adjusted to reflect interest,given the time passed since the disaster.

  • byReuters
China’s Wang Yi visits Brazil seeking a ‘multipolar world’

China’s Wang Yi visits Brazil seeking a ‘multipolar world’

He welcomed Brazil’s support for Beijing’s “One China policy” that states Taiwan is an inseparable part of China,in a sign of stronger bilateral ties.

  • byAnthony Boadle
Another land grab attempt is underway,this time on the other side of the world

Another land grab attempt is underway,this time on the other side of the world

Following massive offshore oil discoveries in the region and with elections coming,the Venezuelan president appears to have taken a leaf out of Putin’s playbook.

  • byRegina Garcia Cano andJorge Rueda
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Local councillors,unaware,approve law written entirely by AI

Local councillors,unaware,approve law written entirely by AI

A major city in Brazil has enacted the nation’s first legislation written by a bot – in secret.

  • byDiane Jeantet andMauricio Savarese
The pro-Israel world leader who is converting to Judaism

The pro-Israel world leader who is converting to Judaism

In his first trip since winning the Argentinian election,Javier Milei travelled to New York to pray with rabbis at the tomb of a famous orthodox rabbi.

  • byPatrick Gillespie andManuela Tobias
Alleged murder victim loved travel,family and teaching

Alleged murder victim loved travel,family and teaching

A year before an ambitious and adventurous woman was allegedly murdered by her partner,she shared a burning desire to live life intensely and take advantage of every moment.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Whatever you desire in a big city,you will find it. Here’s how to embrace (and survive) some of the world’s top megacities.

  • byBen Groundwater
Brazil militarises key ports and borders to ‘suffocate’ organised crime

Brazil militarises key ports and borders to ‘suffocate’ organised crime

The decision comes days after members of a criminal gang set fire to dozens of buses in Rio de Janeiro,apparently in retaliation for the police slaying their leader’s nephew.

  • byDiane Jeantet