Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog: strong reaction from the US
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday signed into law a bill passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watc...
Pedro Lucas Fernandes has declined President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s offer to become Minister for Communications—a key post that oversees the country’s telecoms and postal system.
Fernandes, who leads the conservative União Brasil party in the lower house, said he was honoured but would serve the country better from his current position.
The offer was no surprise. Lula had agreed to let União Brasil choose the successor to Juscelino Filho, who stepped down earlier this month after facing public allegations of embezzling public funds.
The decision was meant to keep political balance. Filho, like Fernandes, belongs to União Brasil. Government minister Gleisi Hoffmann had previously confirmed Lula’s intention to name Fernandes, based on the party’s proposal.
But Fernandes declined. The reasons remain political—and personal.
“I believe I can contribute more to Brazil where I am,” he said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
Filho’s departure followed a probe into misuse of public money, linked to actions before he joined Lula’s cabinet. His exit triggered a reshuffle Lula hoped would stabilise relations with Congress.
For now, the Communications Ministry remains vacant—and Lula, once again, must negotiate.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
The European Commission is set to propose allowing carbon credits from other countries to count towards the EU’s 2040 climate target, according to a leaked internal document.
The Pentagon says U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have degraded Tehran’s programme by as much as two years, following attacks last month that used heavy bunker-buster bombs.
A CIA review has identified procedural flaws in a 2016 assessment that Russia sought to help Donald Trump win the U.S. presidency, but it did not challenge the core conclusion that President Vladimir Putin directed the influence campaign.
Scientists have sequenced the full genome of a man buried in pharaonic Egypt over 4,500 years ago, revealing that about 20% of his ancestry came from Mesopotamia, in a rare discovery linking the two early civilisations.
Vietnam is set to confirm the purchase of 50 Boeing planes worth $8 billion, alongside agreements to import $2.9 billion in US agricultural products, as part of a wider trade deal. The announcement follows high-level talks between US and Vietnamese officials, signalling strengthened economic ties be
G7 foreign ministers urged Iran to urgently resume nuclear talks and full cooperation with the IAEA, condemning calls to arrest its director. The statement reaffirmed the commitment to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and highlighted the need for regional stability.
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