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‘I wanted to look capable,’ actor said

Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels. This was the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa which are responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Wealthy nations owe a…

Following seven rounds of balloting, 60-year-old diplomat Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected the sixth chair of the African Union Commission in February 2025. Politics professor Ulf Engel, who is the editor of the Yearbook on the African Union, explains the role and its challenges.

Anneliese Dodds warns it will be impossible to continue supporting Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan

The chancellor will be talking to European allies at the G20 on the importance of bolstering defence capabilities

PM travelling to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest

European nations must ‘step up and do more on defence’ Rachel Reeves said after the UK pledged to raise defence spending.

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies gathered in South Africa on Thursday and Friday for meetings focused on a packed global agenda, but these were overshadowed by the absence of the US's secretary of state Marco Rubio.

South Africa said Friday that talks to end Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine must involve all parties and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected on a state visit soon for discussions.