Britain’s government has abandoned one of the most controversial elements of its proposed criminal justice reforms, dropping plans that would have significantly reduced the number of defendants entitled to have their cases heard by a jury. The decision follows months of opposition from lawyers, politicians, legal organisations and campaigners who warned that the proposed changes risked weakening …
The Group of Seven has agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and refined petroleum products through the International Energy Agency in an attempt to ease severe pressure on global energy markets, with a substantial quantity of diesel to be released within the first 20 days. The decision comes as governments confront exceptionally tight fuel supplies, elevated diesel price…
Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters have retaken control of the main airport in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to multiple sources, marking a major reversal in the rapidly changing conflict between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF. The development comes only days after Tigrayan forces seized the airport and other strategic lo…
Brazil heads to the polls in one of the most closely watched presidential elections in Latin America, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holding a narrow advantage over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the final surveys before the first round. The numbers point toward a competitive contest rather than a decisive victory, however, and the most consistent message emerging from the latest polling i…
The Flydubai flight that descended thousands of feet over Saudi Arabia on September 30 has now become the subject of a far more serious investigation after United Arab Emirates authorities said the co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft. What initially emerged as reports of a cockpit altercation has developed into an officia…
