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Brazil to impose sanctions on Israel over Gaza genocide
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Brazil has announced a series of sweeping sanctions against Israel over what it has described as the regime’s ongoing genocide in Gaza since October 2023. Speaking at a high-level United Nations conference on...

Brazil’s B3 Exchange Holds Ground as Risks Loom Over Trade and Central Bank Moves
Brazil’s financial markets showed resilience on July 29, with official B3 data confirming that the Ibovespa climbed 0.45 percent to close at 132,726. Despite global equity weakness and ongoing trade concerns, heavyweights Petrobras and Embraer...

Colombia’s Uribe found guilty of bribery
BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- Álvaro Uribe, one of the most influential and controversial leaders in Colombian history, was found guilty of bribery in criminal proceedings as well as procedural fraud on Monday in a witness tampering scandal, becoming the...

Brazil withdraws from International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, joins ICC genocide case against Israel
View of "Sugarloaf" mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, as seen from the Corcovado mountain. November 14, 2015. Photo by Nati Shohat/FLASH90 Late last week, Brazil officially withdrew from the International Holocaust Remembrance...
Brazil updates biofouling guidelines to match international norms

México Quetzales - Armadillos FC Crowned Champion at Phygital Contenders: Abu Dhabi - Football
In the span of 5 days, 21 clubs battled it out on both physical and digital stages to crown an overall winner Six clubs head to the Games of the Future 2025 this December taking place at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI, UAE, July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/...

Brazil to sanction Israel over genocide in Gaza
Addressing a high-level United Nations conference on Palestine in New York, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said, as part of the punitive measures, Brasilia was to halt exports of military equipment to the regime. The nation, he added, had also...

HSBC profit slumps 29% after China charge but UK business sees 'recovery'
HSBC, Europe's largest lender, saw a 29% annual drop in profit in the second quarter of the year due to a significant impairment charge related to its business in China. The FTSE 100 giant reported a pre-tax profit of $6.3bn (£4.72bn), falling...

500km-long Indigenous pilgrimage route in Mexico joins Unesco World Heritage list
Mexico’s Wixárika route through sacred sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé) was added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites earlier this month, becoming the country's 36th listed site and, in many ways, its most unique. Spanning 500km across...

Could copper tariff hurt US more than Chile?
Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, is hoping for a last-minute deal to stop the United States from imposing a 50-percent import tariff on the red metal. If not, the South American country should be able to easily find other buyers for a...

Breaking it Down with Barron: The New York City Mayoral Race, New York City Politics, and a Primer for an Independent Black Revolutionary Polity
Charles Barron dissects the NYC mayoral race, Mamdani’s struggles with Black voters, and why an independent Black radical politics is essential to confront a broken system. Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to chop it up with the venerable and...

Who Is the Failed State? Cuba, Revolutionary Ethics, and the Moral Bankruptcy of Western Capitalism
Haitian women having their blood pressure taken at a mobile clinic staffed by a Cuban medical brigade in Salomon market in Port-au-Prince. Cuba sends doctors abroad during shortages while the US hoards vaccines. One system sees people as burdens,...

Querétaro Leads Real Estate and Industry Growth in Mexico’s Bajío Region
Querétaro, Mexico - Querétaro is emerging as the economic powerhouse of the Bajío region, outpacing its neighbors in both real estate development and industrial expansion. With sustained population growth, competitive household income, and record...

Scala Secures $328M For Chile Hyperscale Data Centre Expansion
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Scala Data Centers has secured $328 million in international financing to fund the construction of three new hyperscale data centres and a critical power substation in Chile. This significant...

Nigeria commits $538 million to agro-industrial zones, unveils 10-year youth-led agricultural plan
Nigeria has committed $538.05 million to the first phase of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme and unveiled a youth-driven 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) to transform its agricultural sector, according to Vice...

Ex-president Álvaro Uribe of Colombia Is convicted of bribery
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe in Medellín, Colombia, Nov. 9, 2020. Uribe, Colombia’s conservative former president who shaped the country’s politics more than anyone over the past 25 years, was found guilty on Monday, July 28, 2025, of...

How Cultural Crossover Drives India’s Role In The Global Taste Economy
Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 12:55 IST India’s instant noodles market tends to offer a dizzying variety — from fiery Korean Samyang Buldak ramen and Japanese UFO noodles to Singapore’s KOKA and Indonesian Indomie. AI generated image: Global market...

Why Indians were discouraged from migrating to Cuba in the early 20th century
On a summer morning in 1926, twelve exhausted Indian men disembarked from the SS Croya at the British port of Liverpool. They had boarded the steamship in Cuba, disillusioned by their life on the Caribbean island. As subjects of the British...

Ambassador of Mongolia presents credentials to President of Colombia
AKIPRESS.COM - Non-resident Ambassador of Mongolia to Colombia Zoljargal Seseer presented a Letter of Credence to President of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego on July 24, Montsame reported. Ambassador Zoljargal Seeser conveyed the...

Nissan to stop production at its CIVAC plant in Mexico
Nissan Motor says it will stop vehicle production at its CIVAC Plant in Mexico by the end of this fiscal year, and integrate its functions with another factory in the country. Nissan announced the plan on Wednesday after the CIVAC Plant's low...