Hossain Meah

'It cost me many friendships': ex-Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro's coup

'It cost me many friendships': ex-Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro's coup

In his final days as Brazil’s president, the far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting. The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, removed a document from

Global Bond Markets Face Growing Instability: Examining the Ripple Effects

Global Bond Markets Face Growing Instability: Examining the Ripple Effects

When Donald Trump was asked recently about the threat of rising interest rates on US government debt, he told baffled reporters: “The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.” Trump’s bellicose words did not soothe fractious bond markets, and his resumption of

Probes opened into polling company tied to Reform UK claims

Probes opened into polling company tied to Reform UK claims

A polling firm at the centre of allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law is being investigated by two industry bodies. JL Partners, which is run by former Conservative aides, has been accused of breaking transparency rules by failing to declare that three separate polls had been commissioned by the

Kimi Antonelli: "F1 environment is great but sometimes very brutal"

Kimi Antonelli: "F1 environment is great but sometimes very brutal"

If Kimi Antonelli feels any pressure as the favourite to take the Formula One world championship at just 20 years old and in his second year in the sport, it is imperceptible. He admits F1 can be brutal but a thing of beauty too, a labour of love for the

Nepal hydropower workers' rescue hailed as a triumph for humanity by tunnelling expert

Nepal hydropower workers' rescue hailed as a triumph for humanity by tunnelling expert

Hope Emerges in Aftermath of Nepal–Tibet Border Flash Floods Nine days after the deadly floods, two workers were pulled out alive from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Nepal. Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharajan were rescued from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project on Friday, more than a week after a

"IDF Strike on World Central Kitchen Convoy in Rafah Leaves Aid Workers Dead"

"IDF Strike on World Central Kitchen Convoy in Rafah Leaves Aid Workers Dead"

On the evening of 1 April 2024, a team of aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) stood on Gaza’s Mediterranean shore overseeing the unloading of a barge full of desperately needed food on a makeshift jetty made of sand and rubble. The Gaza war had been raging for

'The noise was unbelievable': Referee shares perspective on Mexico vs England World Cup match

'The noise was unbelievable': Referee shares perspective on Mexico vs England World Cup match

It was 6pm on 5 July in Mexico City, and Alireza Faghani, a 48-year-old Australian-Iranian, was asleep in the locker room, snoring. His assistants had turned the music down. Had it not been for the muffled roar of nearly 90,000 fans through the concrete walls of