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Brazilian President Lula has repeatedly said that the trade body needs a revamp to be enabled to mediate in conflicts.

The disruption was triggered by a small aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing at approximately 1:40 pm local time.

In the wake of U.S. tariff and fragile China ties, PM Modi is heading to China on August 31 for the SCO summit seeking strategic space between Washington, Beijing and Moscow.

The plane has been removed, and Birmingham Airport's runway reopened shortly before 20:00 BST.

Despite a nearly 20% drop from last year, Saudi Arabia led the GCC debt market in H1 2025, raising $47.93 billion and accounting for 52.1% of total issuances. The region collectively issued $92.04 billion, with the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, ...more

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the president has "very little role to play" in the vice president Sara Duterte's impeachment process. On being asked if he thought Duterte was capable of hatching an alleged assassina ...more

The US tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50% on Wednesday, but Lula said that his country won't announce any reciprocal measures.

Quornelius Radford has been identified as the suspect who opened fire at Fort Stewart, the U.S. Army base in Georgia. Radford is a 28-year-old Army sergeant.

Tottenham Hotspur confirm that Son Heung-min has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Los Angeles FC on a permanent transfer.