Month: October 2026

China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in October, with weakening domestic demand and declining export orders adding pressure on Beijing to ...

Brazil faces mounting debt crisis as Lula’s re-election sparks economic uncertainty

Less than a week after securing a historic fourth presidential term, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces growing resistance within ...

Record tides flood California coast as officials warn worse may still come

Exceptionally high tides have flooded roads, homes and businesses from Southern California to the Bay Area, forcing emergency measures in ...

Uganda’s inflation hits three-year high as currency crisis threatens economic stability

Uganda's annual inflation has surged to 5.8%, its highest level since June 2023, as a weakening shilling, rising food prices ...

Zelenskyy welcomes $2.1bn US Patriot missile deal but warns Ukraine cannot wait years

Washington approves the potential sale of 500 advanced Patriot interceptor missiles, but Ukraine's president warns that deliveries could take years ...

Europe’s riots expose a deeper crisis: What if the real problem is not the protesters, but the system they no longer trust?

As governments deploy riot police and political leaders condemn violence, a more uncomfortable question is emerging across Europe: have decades ...

Indonesia shifts financial inclusion strategy from bank accounts to household prosperity

President Prabowo Subianto launches a new National Council for Financial Well-being as Indonesia moves beyond expanding access to banking services ...

US cancels G20 family photo as Western ministers refuse to stand alongside Russia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancels the traditional G20 group photograph after Britain, Australia, Canada and several European nations ...

Riot police deployed as Poland’s constitutional crisis erupts in Warsaw