President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration is intensifying efforts to levy taxes on Brazil’s rapidly expanding online gambling sector, aiming to bolster revenue for the 2026 national budget. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad’s initiative, branded under the “billionaires, banks and bets” agenda, targets R$35 billion (€6.2 billion) through levies on companies that
Ethiopia faces renewed instability as its relationship with Eritrea rapidly deteriorates, nearly seven years after their 2018 peace accord. The peace, once a cause for celebration and a Nobel Prize, now seems superficial, overshadowed by escalating hostility, clashing geopolitical interests, and unresolved issues from the devastating Tigray War. What was
As the geopolitical spotlight turns to India’s oil diplomacy, a deeper story emerges, one that reveals not dependence, but strategic design. The question is no longer whether India can do without Russian oil, but rather how its energy pragmatism is reinforcing a multipolar world order and strengthening its partnership with
As the geopolitical spotlight turns to India’s oil diplomacy, a deeper story emerges, one that reveals not dependence, but strategic design. The question is no longer whether India can do without Russian oil, but rather how its energy pragmatism is reinforcing a multipolar world order and strengthening its partnership with
Ethiopia’s coffee exports saw a significant increase between July and September, with 113,542 tons shipped. This volume represents 75 percent of the target. However, according to Adugna Debela, Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, the country exceeded its earnings projections by 23 percent. Revenue for this period
Brazil’s beef exports to China surged by 38.3% in September 2025, reaching 187,340 tonnes, according to industry group Abrafrigo. This jump comes as Beijing strategically pivots away from U.S. agricultural imports during a trade standoff with Washington. Total Brazilian beef exports hit a record 373,867 tonnes, valued at $1.92 billion,
Brazil’s beef exports to China surged by 38.3% in September 2025, reaching 187,340 tonnes, according to industry group Abrafrigo. This jump comes as Beijing strategically pivots away from U.S. agricultural imports during a trade standoff with Washington. Total Brazilian beef exports hit a record 373,867 tonnes, valued at $1.92 billion,
As international scrutiny intensifies over Tehran’s nuclear activities, Iran is doubling down on its partnership with Russia to advance a new generation of nuclear power projects, even as the threat of renewed United Nations sanctions looms large. This week, Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy OrganiSation of Iran (AEOI),
The reinstatement of United Nations sanctions on Iran this week, triggered by the “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal, is being sold to the world as a necessary step to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. It is nothing of the sort. It is the latest act in a
When Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met in Beijing for the 22nd Intergovernmental Russian-Chinese Commission on Energy Cooperation, the tone of the discussions made one thing clear. Moscow and Beijing are not simply trading energy, they are deliberately building a long-term partnership rooted
