Geopolitics

From Thursday 1 January, Brazil's new national minimum wage of R$1,621 comes into force, replacing the previous floor of R$1,518....

India and Pakistan carried out their annual exchange of sensitive information on New Year’s Day, continuing a long-standing practice designed...

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar travelled to Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former Bangladeshi prime minister...

India will hold assembly elections in five states in 2026, a set of contests with the potential to shift momentum...

Donald Trump’s recent comments after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky have drawn attention to a possible diplomatic pathway that would significantly...

Brazil has begun the year with fiscal changes intended to ease pressure on household finances. From 1 January a wider...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vetoed a provision in Brazil's 2026 Budget Guidance Law (LDO) that would have...

Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday refused a new humanitarian request for home detention for former president Jair...

A major overhaul of Brazil's personal income tax system comes into force on Thursday, raising the monthly exemption to R$5,000...

Brazil has entered a decisive transitional year for its consumption tax framework with the operational testing of the new dual...