Global maritime trade is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, the UN trade and development body (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday.Read the full story, “Shipping faces ‘stormy seas’ as trade slows and costs rise”, on gl…

Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Africa’s exclusion from permanent membership of the Security Council is “unacceptable, unfair and grossly unjust.”Read the full story, “Kenya’s Ruto demands p…

The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Wednesday that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the use of paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during pregnancy, with autism spectrum disorder.Read the full story, “World News in…

UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger.Read the full story, “Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine”, on…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday warned world leaders that international institutions are “too weak” to stop wars, urging more countries to join Ukraine’s security coalition and step up pressure on Russia.Read the full story, “We have no choi…

Greetings from Guatemala, where one person’s trash becomes another’s colorful art  NPR

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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Allied Defence Ministers will meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 15 October 2025. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte.

Most businesses don’t make it past their fifth birthday – studies show that roughly 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years. So when KNP Logistics Group (formerly Knights of Old) celebrated more than a century and a half of o…