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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:42:00 GMT
UK Government aims to spend 3% of GDP on defense by 2030, Chancellor says, but not everyone's convinced
The UK Government will aim to spend 3% of economic output on defense by 2030, and will plot a course for the target at next year's spending review, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has said. Work is underway to reach the...

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:33:00 GMT
IMF expects Brazil to become the 8th largest economy in the 2027 ranking
Brazil is expected to return to eighth place in the global GDP ranking for 2027, overtaking Russia and Italy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its World Economic Outlook report, released this month.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT
Bolsonaro’s exit via Argentina further strains relations between Milei and Lula
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s transit through Argentina, after he left Brazil despite a court ban and flew to Miami from Puerto Iguazú following his election defeat, has opened a new front in the strained relationshi...

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:17:00 GMT
“True president”, then “leader”: Bolsonaro’s letter from the United States
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who arrived in Miami on Wednesday after leaving Brazil despite a court ban, released a letter in which he presented himself as “the true president-elect of Brazil”, alleged “electoral ...

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:11:00 GMT
King Charles begins a Caribbean tour overshadowed by calls for slavery reparations
King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday to begin a nine-day tour of the Caribbean, his first since acceding to the throne in 2022, which will also take him to Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda, where he will attend the ...

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:10:00 GMT
Falklands approves bill on oil pollution emergencies in relation to offshore installations, and responsibilities
The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved a set of Regulations 2026 to amend the Maritime (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 2019 (“the OPRC Regulations”) to make provis...

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:50:00 GMT
Argentina confirms Bolsonaro crossed via Iguazú before flying to Miami
Argentina’s government confirmed that Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated in Sunday’s presidential runoff and barred by a court from leaving Brazil, entered Argentina at Puerto Iguazú with his family before flyin...

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:14:00 GMT
Dozens killed as two high-speed trains collide in Spain
At least 68 people were killed on Wednesday when a Renfe AVE high-speed train ran into the back of an Iryo train that was stopped on the Madrid-Seville line near Urda station, in the province of Toledo, according to the preside...

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:28:00 GMT
Adderstone builds on the foundations of hangar success with new Stanley House contract
Adderstone Construction (Falkland Islands) Limited, part of the Newcastle-headquartered property and construction group, has been awarded a further contract by the Falkland Islands Government, shortly after completing the redev...

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:17:00 GMT
Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil despite a court ban and the US will grant him a visa
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated on Sunday by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff, left Brazil with his wife and two daughters despite a Supreme Federal Court order barring him from leaving the country, and...

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