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CONDOR Secures Historic Deal to Supply 10 mm Pistols to Bahia Military Police
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – September, 2025 – CONDOR Non-Lethal Technologies, a Brazilian company and part of the UAE’s EDGE Group, announced the signing of a landmark contract with the Bahia Military Police for the supply of its new 10 mm pistol....

This Powerful Political Netflix Documentary Is One of the Most Chilling Movies You’ll Watch This Year
Netflix releases more content than any other streaming service, and a significant portion of that output is non-fiction material. Although there are certainly a number of exploitative docudramas meant to shock viewers with their buzzworthy titles...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for September 8, 2025
Brazil’s financial markets open today under a cloud of investor caution, driven by looming U.S. tariffs and uncertainties surrounding the 2026 presidential election, which cast long shadows over trade and policy stability. Global capital continues...

Minister George expects delivery on more climate commitments in Africa during summit
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has confirmed he will attend the second Africa Climate Summit that will be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 8 to 10. He expects South African representatives at the...

Prioritising the Burden of Geographic Atrophy and Treatment Expectations: A Modified Nominal Group Technique Study with International Patient-Led Organisations
Nabin Paudel, Ellen M Moran, Sinead Stafford, Kelly McVicker, Petia Stratieva, Avril Daly Aim: Geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of dry AMD, impacts over 5 million people globally and leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss. Current...

PICTORIAL: Tinubu, Macron Hold Private Lunch Meeting At Élysée Palace
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris, as his 10-day working leave entered its fifth day. Photographs released by the State House showed the two...

NFL expected to add Rio de Janeiro to its docket of international games in 2026
Later tonight the NFL will kick off its second-ever South American game when the Chiefs and Chargers play in Brazil's most populated city, São Paulo. And when the NFL continues its international efforts next year in Brazil, it is likely to do so...
Brazilians "masters of our own destiny," Lula tells Trump
BRASILIA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil is a "sovereign country" and Brazilians are "masters of our own destiny," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday in a message addressed to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. The statement came a...

Brazil: Bolsonaro backers rally ahead of coup trial verdict
Tens of thousands of supporters of the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rallied across the country on Sunday. The mass gatherings occurred just days before a Supreme Court ruling in Bolsonaro's trial over an alleged coup attempt. At a...

Brazilian president denounces Washington’s deployment near Venezuela
Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Regional / World September 9, 2025 Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has criticized the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean during a virtual BRICS summit yesterday, Monday,...

Geopolitical and Military Lessons
“History is the best prophecy, but only for those who know how to read it.” – paraphrase after Thucydides/Santayana By Corneliu Pivariu The present paper aims to highlight the main geopolitical and military lessons resulting from the...

Pre-bunking an effective way to combat election misinformation
This is no magic messaging to completely protect the public from election misinformation, explained Jason Reifler, a professor of political science at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. But, it’s important to enact multiple...

Exclusive: China-Brazil ties expand beyond economy co-op to strategic dimensions, says special advisor to Brazilian President
Celso Amorim, chief advisor to the President of Brazil Photo: Zhao Yusha/GTChina-Brazil relations have expanded beyond traditional economic and trade cooperation to encompass political and strategic dimensions, with broad space for collaboration...

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro's supporters took to streets ahead of coup verdict
The high court is set to rule this week on whether Bolsonaro conspired to cling to power after losing 2022 elections to his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro...

Marfrig-BRF merger approved “without restrictions” in Brazil
The merger of BRF with Marfrig Global Foods has been approved by Brazil’s competition regulator and now moves to the final sign off stage. The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) issued its seal of approval on Friday (5 September),...

BHP pays $110m to settle class action brought by Australian investors over Samarco dam disaster in Brazil
BHP will pay $110 million to aggrieved Australian investors who bought shares in the Big Australian just before the deadly Samarco dam collapse in Brazil. The class action was launched in 2018 on behalf of shareholders who acquired BHP stock...

'Both Israel, India Are Negotiating With US': Israeli Finance Minister Amid Tariff Row
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Israel and India are both holding discussions with the United States over tariff-related disputes, expressing optimism that the negotiations will eventually lead to an agreement....
The New Icons of Travel: TOURISE Awards Unveils Shortlist of World-Leading Destinations
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – SEPTEMBER 2025 – The shortlist for the inaugural TOURISE Awards has been revealed today, putting the spotlight on destinations rewriting the rules of travel. From pulse-raising entertainment capitals and world-class shopping...

Patrick Mahomes can’t do it alone, but where was his help in Brazil?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The quarterback who has worn a yellow no-contact jersey for the past six weeks sprinted to the sideline, not in search of reprieve but in search of risk. Patrick Mahomes could have stepped out of bounds on a third-quarter...

Who is Barron Trump's superfan? Meet 19-year-old girl from Brazil whose ‘biggest dream’ is…
Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump, has long intrigued supporters of the MAGA movement with his reserved demeanor and low public profile. But for one 19-year-old Brazilian schoolgirl, he is more than a political figure, as...