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Brazil dismisses US trade concerns over Bolsonaro conviction

bnl Sao Paulo bureau September 15, 2025

Brazilian officials have downplayed suggestions that former president Jair Bolsonaro's conviction would complicate trade negotiations with the US, while President Lula challenged the US' characterisation of the trial as a "witch hunt".

Nepal appoints Sushila Karki, its first woman prime minister amid political unrest

Ben Aris in Berlin September 15, 2025

Nepal has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as its interim prime minister, marking the first time in the country’s history that a woman has led the government.

“They are bankrupting hope in this country” – Imamoglu issues warning ahead of fateful day for Turkish democracy

bne IntelliNews September 14, 2025

“I’m so free in my 12-square-metre cell that it would make those in their palaces burst with envy,” he says ahead of big protest in Ankara.

Skopje residents rise up against landfill fires and toxic pollution

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje September 14, 2025

Combination of heat and toxic smoke from multiple fires has left residents trapped inside their homes.

Mexico’s tariff proposal on Chinese cars opens new front in trade politics

Alek Buttermann September 14, 2025

Mexico’s plan to sharply raise import duties on Asian goods, particularly Chinese automobiles, has triggered an immediate diplomatic warning from Beijing.

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