A vote under the shadow of distrust and intervention When Hondurans queued outside schools and community centres on 30 November, many carried not only their ID cards but years of accumulated scepticism. The country’s 2017 election was marred by irregularities and violent protests; even the cleaner 2021 contest that brought
Johannesburg, November 2025 — The G20’s first Leaders Summit on African soil ended with a diplomatic rupture that few in Johannesburg had anticipated. Days after members adopted a declaration on multilateral cooperation, President Donald Trump announced that South Africa, the outgoing G20 president, will not be invited to next year’s
The Ninth Circuit halts California climate disclosure law SB 261 pending appeal, creating uncertainty for companies as SB 253 emissions reporting rules continue. A sudden federal court intervention has thrown California’s landmark climate disclosure regime into uncertainty, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit moved to pause
In a packed Brazil Pavilion in the COP30 Green Zone, government officials, UN representatives, advertisers and civil society leaders gathered around a different kind of climate tool. Instead of a new fund or technology, they launched a Statement and Commitment Letter on climate information integrity in digital advertising, treating the
NEW YORK CITY — On election night the cafés of Astoria pulsed with a kind of civic electricity. Taxi drivers leaned out of windows, students spilled onto Steinway Street, and volunteers who had been knocking on doors for months hugged in disbelief. When the final count came in, Assemblymember Zohran
Brussels — The European Union has agreed to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, setting the stage for the bloc’s long-term climate policy ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. But the compromise deal — brokered under Denmark’s EU Council presidency — adds new flexibilities that could allow
A stunning rally in global clean-tech markets has defied political headwinds in the United States, with green stocks soaring nearly 50% this year—outpacing most other equity benchmarks and signaling renewed investor confidence in the low-carbon economy. The surge comes even as President Donald Trump dismantles federal support for renewable energy,
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has postponed full enforcement of its flagship deforestation law, giving companies more time to comply with one of the world’s most ambitious environmental trade regulations. The phased rollout, announced this week, reflects concerns that the EU’s digital infrastructure for processing due-diligence submissions is not yet
La Paz, October 21, 2025 – Bolivia has elected Senator Rodrigo Paz as president, marking the end of nearly two decades of uninterrupted rule by the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). With 54.5 percent of the vote against former President Jorge Quiroga’s 45.5 percent, the result signals a decisive shift
ANTANANARIVO — In a stunning reversal of power, Madagascar’s fragile democracy was upended this week when soldiers stormed the capital and installed Colonel Michael Randrianirina as head of state, prompting urgent calls from the United Nations to restore constitutional order. Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the move as an “unconstitutional change
