Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian PM since 2017, in a move to thaw tense relations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has hailed Canada’s improving ties with China, as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping, declaring that their nations were charting a new course in cooperation at…
Elections are fundamental to democracy but their financial implications are escalating. Between now and 2027, many African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Congo, will hold elections. This is at a time when the rising cost of politics and campaign spending is rapidly changing the electoral landscape across the continent, with implications for democracy’s health. Campaigns,…
The escalating costs of elections in Africa foster corruption and fiscal irresponsibility, undermining democracy and enabling elite control over politics, with dire consequences for public welfare. Elections are fundamental to democracy, but their financial implications are escalating. Between now and 2027, many African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Republic of the Congo, will hold elections….
EXCLUSIVE Speaking to Al Jazeera, Gustavo Petro calls for ‘shared government through dialogue’ in Venezuela, leading to elections. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has stressed the importance of having open lines of communication with the United States despite President Donald Trump’s recent threats of military action against the South American country. In an interview with Al…
The ex-president’s wife says he fell out of his prison bed while sleeping and hit his head. Published On 6 Jan 20266 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Brazil’s jailed ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, fell and struck his head in his prison cell, but his request to go to a hospital…
United States President Donald Trump has kicked off the new year with a typically deranged bang by conducting massive air strikes on Venezuela and reportedly capturing the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, who has apparently been spirited off to an undisclosed location. The attack does not come entirely as a surprise, given Trump’s track record of doing…
While millions of people make the effort to sort their recycling, buy fewer clothes and generally make greener choices, the world’s wealthiest can emit the same amount of carbon as the average person does in a year by going on holiday just once. Among the many things worrying the climate-conscious is the question of the…
Tensions are growing after the killing of a student leader in last year’s revolt, which toppled Sheikh Hasina. Tensions are growing in Bangladesh after the killing of a student leader of last year’s uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Elections for a new government are due in February. So, how volatile is the political…
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump has said the US owns rights to Venezuelan oil and land. The claims follow the US seizure of Venezuelan oil and the declaration of a naval blockade. But is any of this true? Soraya Lennie explains. Published On 18 Dec 202518 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media…
Historian Alan McPherson tells Marc Lamont Hill how the US is carrying out a regime change campaign in Venezuela. Is the United States orchestrating regime change in Venezuela? Could this spark an all-out war? This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Alan McPherson, an author and history professor at Temple University who specialises…
