Stories for 2025

Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 08:56 UTC
COP30's final document leaves fossil fuels unmentioned

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, with the approval of a final document that has drawn both consensus and sharp criticism for its lack of ambition, particularly its silence on the future of fossil fuels.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 00:08 UTC
How Arbitrage Betting Breaks the Rules

In the vast ecosystem of the gambling industry, there is a fundamental rule that keeps the lights on: the house always holds the edge. Whether it is the spinning roulette wheel or the fluctuating odds of a football match, the mathematical probability is tilted in favor of the operator.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 19:47 UTC
South Georgia, during the 2024/25 season the island received 15.853 passengers

The 2024/25 season in South Georgia saw 40 expedition cruise ships make 110 visits, and 7 yachts make 8 visits, with a total of 15,853 passengers, and including all staff and crew on both cruise ships and yachts there was an overall total of 30,037 visitors.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 19:31 UTC
London tax for visitors, if Parliament passes community empowerment bill

Visitors to London could soon be paying extra, if they stay overnight in hotels or Airbnb style accommodation by paying a tourist tax. The extra cost could raise hundreds of millions of pounds for mayors to spend on local public transport services as soon as the 2027/28 financial year.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 19:22 UTC
Royal Navy changes rules of engagement following incident with Russian spy vessel

The Royal Navy's rules of engagement have been changed in response to the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Yantar directing lasers at RAF pilots. According to Forces.news UK Defense Secretary John Healey said the vessel was currently positioned on the edge of British territorial waters and was being closely tracked by Royal Navy warships and RAF P-8 Poseidon aircraft.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 16:34 UTC
US labels Maduro a terrorist as Venezuela slams ‘fabricated pretext’ for intervention

The United States escalated its confrontation with Caracas on Monday, officially designating Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and senior members of his government as part of an international terrorist organization. The move places the so-called Cartel of the Suns on the US State Department’s list of foreign terrorist groups — alongside Al-Qaeda and ISIS — and provides “new tools” for Washington’s expanding military campaign in the Caribbean.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Lula foresees Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed on Dec. 20

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday at the G20 Summit in South Africa that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) would be signed on December 20. Lula, who holds the South American bloc's rotating presidency, has made the deal a priority.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Bolsonaro cites mental disorders for tampering with tracking device

During a custody hearing on Sunday afternoon, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was under the effects of his psychiatric medication when he tried to remove his ankle tracking device, resulting in his house arrest's suppression and actual incarceration at a Federal Police facility.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:13 UTC
G20: Argentina does not endorse final document

Argentina declined to endorse the final document circulated during the G20 Leaders' Summit, which concluded on Sunday in Johannesburg (South Africa), citing a breakdown of governing consensus rules and “substantive differences in the geopolitical considerations.”
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 08:50 UTC
Milei picks Army officer as Defense Minister

Argentine President Javier Milei has named Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti as the new Defense Minister, marking the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that a military officer will head the ministry.