Category: Brazil

Ukraine allies criticise G20 statement for not naming Russia’s role in conflict

Scholz, Starmer, Trudeau and Macron among leaders who say communique finalized by Lula ‘not strong enough’Ukraine’s western allies have criticised the final G20 communique as inadequate for failing to highlight...

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Starmer twice declines to directly condemn jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures

UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions listKeir Starmer has twice declined to directly condemn the jailing of dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures,...

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Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growthKeir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, promising...

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Ex-minister Gavin Williamson warned as he takes job at payment card provider

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments tells MP Lanistar role must not make use of contacts within government The former cabinet minister Gavin Williamson has taken a job at firm launching a payment card “built for...

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Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister

Marina Silva welcomes progress but says climate crisis means upcoming regional summit needs to produce real actionDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the...

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Tributes paid to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira a year on from their deaths

Hundreds gather in Rio and Belém to remember two men who worked to defend the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitantsIndigenous leaders, politicians and friends and relatives of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have paid...

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