The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Work therapy: can a branding expert give a serial slashie a coherent way to sell herself?

Alex Kelly is a documentarian, campaigner and impact producer – among other things. Lindsay Rogers runs a creative agency. Together they talk about how someone with a portfolio career can hone their message

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2022

Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s next five years: key takeaways from his speech

President puts China’s expansionist foreign policy and control at home at heart of his plans in address to Communist party summit

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

The floundering of GB News and Talk TV reveals a dark truth about the mainstream media

The only reason fringe channels are failing to flourish in Britain’s rightwing media swamp is because it is already full, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

In wake of nursery killings, Thailand faces reckoning over drugs, guns and mental health

Experts say the authorities must tackle the highest gun ownership rate in south-east Asia, cheap drugs and deep-seated problems within the police

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

What is methane, how much does Australia emit, and will we sign the pledge?

The Nationals say joining the global push to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas by 30% would ‘take away the backyard barbecue’. We look at the facts

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022

The most powerful man in China since Mao: Xi Jinping is on the brink of total power

The Communist party will this week confirm Xi as China’s most powerful leader since Mao. What will his extended term of office mean for the country and for its neighbour Taiwan?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

Why is Russia at war with Ukraine and what does Putin want?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore named transitional president

Just two weeks ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso.

France 24 · Oct 15, 2022

Sudanese Parties Close to Reaching Agreement on Civilian Government

The Sudanese are expecting an imminent agreement to form a civilian government, with a civilian president and prime minister. The current head of the Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, is likely to be named commander-in-chief of the army, and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the Rapid Support Forces,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

Abbas Tells Putin He Does Not Trust America

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russian President Vladmir Putin this week that he does not trust the United States, informed Palestinian sources affirmed on Friday. Abbas met Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022