Parliamentary elections in Iran on Friday could see a low turnout, amid widespread discontent in the country over a worsening economy and unrest in recent years.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s agenda for Brazil’s G-20 presidency prioritizes issues important to many Global South countries, including global governance reform, reducing hunger and addressing climate change.
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS said this past weekend it was lifting sanctions it had imposed on Niger, Mali and Guinea following military takeovers in those countries, but which failed to have their desired impact, another sign of the bloc’s waning influence.
