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Tue, 12 May 2026 23:32:00 GMTLula seeks his own security recipe to counter Brazilian right wing's tough-on-crime narrative
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday unveiled in Brasília a public security plan worth around USD 2.25 billion aimed at weakening the finances of organized crime, regaining control of prisons, curbing arms...
Tue, 12 May 2026 23:20:00 GMTThe Trump-Xi summit in Beijing turns on five fronts: Iran, Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths, and AI
The summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that begins on Wednesday in Beijing will unfold around an agenda concentrated on five main fronts: the US war against Iran, the Taiwan question...
Tue, 12 May 2026 14:14:00 GMTStrait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tighte...
Tue, 12 May 2026 13:31:00 GMTBrazil's inflation accelerates to 4.39% in April driven by food and pharmaceuticals
Year-on-year inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.39% in April, up from 4.14% in March, pressured mainly by rising prices for food and pharmaceuticals, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Tues...
Tue, 12 May 2026 13:28:00 GMTUK Defense minister “sick and tired of journalists and armchair generals” talking our military are ‘unprepared’
In a contradictory remark he would later retract, UK Defense Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard said he was sick and tired of "journalists and armchair generals" talking down the military, as he was pressed in response ...