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Prince Andrew – now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor – leaves Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom, on May 6, 2023.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: King’s brother loses royal title, Japan-China tensions surround leaders’ summit, Deadly Rio raid becomes national political issue

Trump orders Lula to free Bolsonaro
Puppet Regime

Trump orders Lula to free Bolsonaro

Trump tries Brazil. #PUPPETREGIME

People walk out of the West Wing of the White House with "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" binders, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We're Watching: Trump under fire for Epstein scandal, Brazil raids Bolsonaro's home​, North Korean beaches close to foreigners

US-Brazil relations in crisis
Quick Take

US-Brazil relations in crisis

In this episode of Ian Bremmer’s Quick Take, Ian breaks down the growing crisis between the US and Brazil, sparked by Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky applauds U.S. President Joe Biden during the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly.
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UN General Assembly debate kickoff

The UN General Assembly debate, where world leaders are given time at the podium to outline their respective global priorities, launched with a bang on Tuesday.

An aerial view shows trees as the sun rises at the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.
News

Lula celebrates big drop in deforestation

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell 66% in August compared to the same month last year – a huge achievement reflecting the ambitious climate goals of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. What’s more, cumulative deforestation for the first eight months of 2023 was down 48%.

Ecuador's Foreign Minister Gustavo Manrique, Guyana's Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolivia's President Luis Arce, Peru's President Dina Boluarte, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Suriname's Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin at ACTO
Climate

Amazon nations can't agree on deforestation goal

Leaders of eight Amazon nations converged in Brazil this week for the first time in 14 years to devise a plan to save the Amazon rainforest, but they appeared to fall short of finding common ground on how to end deforestation.

EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Brazil's President Lula da Silva in Brasilia.
Europe

EU woos Latin America

Brussels will host Latin American and Caribbean leaders for a long-overdue summit eight years after they held the last one.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro talks with media
News

Bolsonaro gets benched

Brazil’s electoral court has forbidden the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, from running for public office until 2030.

Displaced families from the north of Burkina Faso
Africa

Hard Numbers: Burkina Faso warns of humanitarian crisis, Afghan girls poisoned at school, Lula unveils Amazon rescue plan, Saudi Arabia makes soccer “sovereign”

The number of internally displaced people in the West African nation of Burkina Faso has soared by more than 2,000% since 2019 and now surpasses 2 million people.