Brazil probes alleged US funding of far-right causes ahead of presidential vote
Brazil's attorney general has called for a law-enforcement investigation into allegations that the United States sought to channel funds to right-wing groups in Brazil. The move follows a report that the Trump administration planned to award $1m to civil groups opposing Brazil's Supreme Court. The allegation comes at a sensitive moment, with the country heading towards a presidential election and debate intensifying over foreign pressure on domestic institutions.Attorney General Jorge Messias said the reported plan amounted to an important warning for Brazilian sovereignty. In a social media post, he said foreign meddling "cannot be tolerated" and described the claims as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 00:30 LONDON
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Trump signals 200 billion dollars in Korean-backed US energy and infrastructure investment
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social at 1 October 2026 at 03:25 BST: "RT @realDonaldTrumpIn New York, I met with Lee Jae Myung, the President of the Republic of Korea, and we agreed to launch 200 Billion Dollars of new Investments in AMERICA! We will build American Energy and American Power across the United States under my 350 BILLION DOLLAR Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal that I reached with President Myung last year.We are turning Korea's Investment commitments into HUGE Construction Projects, and tens of thousands of AMERICAN JOBS." "These are massive Energy Projects, adding Power Capacity in... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 01 Oct 2026 02:00 LONDON
Norway parliament opens probe into 11 senior officials over Epstein-linked files and grants
Norway's parliament has opened an investigation into 11 current and former senior officials over alleged ties and state grants linked to Jeffrey Epstein-related files. The hearing began on Wednesday and includes Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, who has denied any wrongdoing. The case has drawn attention because it involves both senior political figures and public funding decisions.The inquiry centres on reports that the Foreign Ministry allocated more than 130 million kroner, or about $13.5 million, to the International Peace Institute between 1997 and 2018. The institute was led from 2005 to 2020 by Terje Rod-Larsen, a prominent Norwegian diplomat and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 21:00 LONDON
Day News Recap: Russia escalates Ukraine strikes as Iraq pullout ends and Gaza ceasefire frays
Russia intensified pressure on Ukraine with its largest attack on energy infrastructure since spring, killing at least six people and injuring 33, while Kyiv said the strikes were hitting power systems and civilian life across the country. Separately, Ukraine's economy minister said air raid alerts are costing the economy about $45m an hour as businesses are forced to stop work. đź”— đź”—Ukraine's Zaporizhstal steelworks has been shut down indefinitely after four waves of Russian missile attacks in August and September, underlining the damage to industrial capacity as the war grinds on. Moscow also warned NATO it could resort to nuclear... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 30 Sep 2026 18:23 LONDON
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MI5 warns UK universities over China-linked research funding and espionage risk
MI5 has issued a public warning to UK universities and academics over a China-linked organisation it says has funded research that may be feeding Beijing's intelligence services. The security service said more than 100 academics linked to British institutions had contributed to projects connected to the group, which it identified as China General Technology Research Institute, also known as the China Academy of General Technology. It said continuing ties could expose institutions and individuals to criminal liability for helping a foreign state.Security minister Dan Jarvis said the warning showed attempts by Chinese intelligence agencies to use British academic research to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 15:30 LONDON
UN extends Haiti gang suppression force mandate until March 2027
The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti until 31 March 2027. The decision comes as armed criminal groups continue to control much of Port-au-Prince and violence remains stubbornly high. China, Russia and Pakistan abstained from the vote.The force is currently operating at about 30% of its intended size, with around 1,500 troops on the ground and a further 4,000 expected in the coming months, according to the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, who co-sponsored the resolution. Waltz said the council was trying to do something "genuinely different"... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Sep 2026 00:30 LONDON
Israel election committee votes to bar Arab parties and candidates ahead of October 27 vote
Israel's Central Elections Committee has voted to disqualify the country's two main Arab-majority political lists from next month's parliamentary election. The decision affects the Joint List and Ra'am, and also bars two individual candidates, Ofer Cassif and Sami Abu Shehadeh, pending review by the Supreme Court. The move could leave Palestinian citizens of Israel without their principal representatives in the Knesset if it is upheld.The committee's vote came on 26 September, ahead of the 27 October election. The Joint List is an alliance of Hadash, Balad and Ta'al, while Ra'am, also known as the United Arab List, is running separately.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 26 Sep 2026 12:01 LONDON
Sudanese refugee arrivals surge into eastern Chad as UN warns of funding shortfall
More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into Chad this year, with arrivals into the country's eastern border areas rising sharply in recent days, according to the UN refugee agency. The agency said about 400 people a day are now entering via Adre and Tine, around 20 times the rate seen in previous months. It said the increase is adding pressure to an already strained humanitarian response in eastern Chad.UNHCR said the surge has accelerated over the past week and is outpacing available support. The agency said the Tine transit centre is under severe pressure and is currently hosting more... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 25 Sep 2026 17:31 LONDON
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Nepal PM tells UN catastrophic floods were a warning to the world
Nepal's prime minister has told the United Nations that last month's catastrophic floods were a warning to the world about the growing climate risks facing the Himalayas. Balendra Shah said the disaster showed how warming is destabilising fragile mountain ecosystems and creating hazards that Nepal cannot confront alone. He addressed the General Assembly during its high-level week in New York, where the scale of the disaster and the country's appeal for support were central to his remarks.Shah said the flooding was triggered by a high-altitude glacial mountain collapse along the Nepal-China border. He described the event as a tsunami-like flood... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 25 Sep 2026 03:00 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
