Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
November 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The Feminist Know-It-All: You know her. You can’t stand her. Good thing she’s not here! Instead, this column by gender and women’s studies librarian Karla Strand will amplify stories of the creation, access, use and preservation of knowledge by...
Owner: Feminist Majority Foundation
Fines, disgorgement, injunctions, debarment: the US perspective
1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the potential fines, penalties and other collateral consequences to corporates and individuals facing enforcement actions brought by authorities under US federal law. The transition from the...
Owner: Nick Brailey
From the Caribbean to Jalisco, Trump Takes Aim at Cartels — But Will He Strike the Kingpins?
“Targeting fast boat operators will not stop major drug trafficking kingpins from sending multi-ton quantities of drugs to our country and around the world,” Michael Chavarria, a former DEA supervisor who spent 26 years investigating drug cartels...
Owner: Suzanne Kelly
Highlights and goal of PSG 1-0 Niza in Ligue 1 2025-26
EVENT ENDED It was a tough, hard-fought night at the Parc des Princes. PSG controlled the game but struggled to break through Nice’s disciplined defense. Just when a goalless draw seemed inevitable, Gonçalo Ramos rose high in stoppage time to head...
Owner: Javier Robles
LVMH renews UNESCO partnership to protect global biodiversity
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 31, 2025 On October 30, LVMH and UNESCO renewed their five-year partnership. Initiated in 2019 as part of the Group’s Life 360 environmental program, this agreement aims to support the...
Owner: Jean-Philippe Boudy
Belgium's descent into a narco state: How cartels have taken control, with machine-gun street battles killing kids as young as 11 and so much cocaine flowing that police incinerators can't destroy it all
At 21, Zakaria El Kasmioui was already the boss of a young criminal gang that generated an estimated £25 million by importing tonnes of cocaine through the port of Antwerp - the drugs gateway of Europe. At 29, the kingpin appears on Belgium's...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
At Lagos Photo 2025, Artists Present 50 Shades of Incarceration
Yinka Olatunbosun The 15th edition of the LagosPhoto Festival has opened across multiple venues in Lagos and Ibadan, bringing together about 50 artists and collectives under the thought-provoking theme “Incarceration.” Organised by the African...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
COFAAA calls for African-led reforms and fair pricing for cocoa
The Global President of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA), Comrade Adeola Adegoke, has called for an urgent and united African action to transform the continent’s cocoa industry from dependency to prosperity. Speaking at...
Owner: Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
COFAAA calls for African-led reforms and fair cocoa pricing
The Global President of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA), Comrade Adeola Adegoke, has called for an urgent and united African action to transform the continent’s cocoa industry from dependency to prosperity. Speaking at...
Owner: Non-transparent
Noboa retracts his earlier suggestion of putting a foreign military base in the Galapagos Islands
President Daniel Noboa has backtracked on his plan to locate a foreign military base in the Galapagos Islands. On Tuesday, the president had suggested that an “ideal location” for a base would Baltra Island, which had hosted a U.S. base during...
Owner: David Morrill
Lit Picks: Books That Illuminate the Human Experience
Some stories simply linger with a person. These are the tales that challenge assumptions, shift perspectives and often reveal corners of the human experience most of us will never see … The following seven memoirs and nonfiction works dive deep...
Owner: Meryl L. Moss
Morning Brief: Trump Moves Needle With Xi, Illegals Endanger U.S. Roads, & South America Shifts Right
Trump brings home some major W’s from his Asia trip, the administration looks to crack down on commercial driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, and South America trends toward the Right. It’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and this is the news you...
Owner: Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing, Caleb Robinson and Farris Wilks
China, Spain, and the Netherlands are the leading global exporters of fruit and vegetables
In 2024, global exports of fresh fruit and vegetables reached 148 million tonnes. The leading exporters were China with 13.4 million tons, Spain with 12 million tons, and the Netherlands with 11.4 million tons, according to data from the United...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
MoS Pabitra Margherita to visit Cuba next week
During his visit to these three nations, from November 4 to 10, Margherita is expected to meet with political leaders to discuss issues of mutual interest and review progress in bilateral relations, the Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed. New Delhi...
Owner: Cuban Government
Cork to welcome another iconic American fast-food brand as Taco Bell set to open
Center-right
Irish Independent
·
Cork’s fast-food scene heats up as Taco Bell joins the growing list of US chains expanding into Ireland. Taco Bell, the Tex-Mex experts, is set to open its very first outlet in Cork — but its first venture won’t be in the city centre. Instead, the...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
FAO honours 28 Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems across 14 countries
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked a milestone celebrating 28 sites across 14 countries that have been designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) over the past two years. The...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
African cocoa summit 2025: COFAAA calls for African-led reforms and fair pricing
Accra, Oct 31, GNA-The Global President of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA), Comrade Adeola Adegoke, has called for an urgent and united African action to transform the continent’s cocoa industry from dependency to...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Lucknow named UNESCO Creative City for its rich culinary heritage
UNESCO has named Lucknow a Creative City of Gastronomy, recognising its rich culinary traditions from Awadhi cuisine to street delicacies. The designation, announced on World Cities Day, celebrates the city’s contribution to cultural diversity and...
Owner: K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Pacific Defence Ministers escalate militarisation across the region
The 10th annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) convened in Viña del Mar, Chile from October 22-24, amid the escalating imperialist war drive across the region, led by the United States, aimed against China. Delegates to the South...
Owner: International Committee of the Fourth International
Man behind the DIA tents, local Jim Bradburn, passes
Architects Curtis W. Fentress and Jim Bradburn (on right) stand with a model of the iconic Denver International Airport skylight. – Courtesy photo by Fentress Architects 1999 The Tribune learned on October 16 that local resident Jim Bradburn...
Owner: Jordan Hedberg