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Exclusive: With Brazil’s politicians, agribusiness organisations and global traders piling on the pressure, the highly successful 2006 Soy Moratorium is under threatOne of the cornerstones of Amazon rainforest protection – the Soy Moratorium – is under unprecedented pressure from Brazilian agribusiness organisations, politicians, and global trading companies, the Guardian has learned.Soy is one of the most widely grown crops in Brazil, and posed a...

Administration of Michel Barnier likely to fall after far-left and far-right opponents table motionsFrance is staring into the unknown as the minority government of the prime minister, Michel Barnier, faces near-certain defeat in a no-confidence vote that could dramatically intensify the political crisis in one of the EU’s key member states.If the vote on Wednesday is carried, Barnier’s administration, which took office only in...

Rightwing president backs down after most serious challenge to country’s democracy since 1980sLive updates: President Yoon urged to explain his decision South Korea’s rightwing president has been forced to back down after he unexpectedly declared martial law only to face unanimous opposition from the national assembly, in the most serious challenge to the country’s democracy since the 1980s.President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law...

Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party’s 34-year hold on powerNamibia has elected its first female leader, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner of last week’s presidential election in a result that will extend the ruling Swapo party’s 34-year hold on power.Nandi-Ndaitwah, the current vice-president, won with 57% of the vote, according to official results, defying predictions that she might...

It seems Michel Barnier’s experience of negotiating Brexit with the British was no match for the bitter rivalry of French politicsWhen Emmanuel Macron welcomes world leaders to the reopening of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral this weekend, after fire damaged it five years ago, he might have hoped it would serve as a metaphor for people from all backgrounds coming together to prevent a hallowed...

US president remembers ‘stolen men and women and children brought to our shores’ and lauds American investment in countryJoe Biden addressed America’s history of enslavement in a speech on Tuesday at Angola’s National Museum of Slavery, calling it “our nation’s original sin” during a trip in which he also lauded recent US investment in the region.“We remember the stolen men and women and children...

Hannah Kobayashi disappeared voluntarily as she sought to ‘step away from modern connectivity’, LA police sayA Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico, police said at a news conference.Hannah Kobayashi, 30, appeared unharmed as she walked alone with her luggage into...

Canadian government scrambles to ward off tariffs as prime minister briefs politicians on meeting with TrumpCanada’s federal government has redoubled its efforts to ward off potentially disastrous tariffs from its closest ally, but provincial leaders have hinted at divergent strategies in response to the protectionist threat from president-elect Donald Trump.Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, convened a rare, in-person meeting with his political rivals on...

Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad in ‘violent confrontations’ with armed groups in Hama, according to reportsMiddle East crisis – live updatesSyrian insurgents fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have launched attacks in the central province of Hama, threatening to cut off government troops from a key route linking the capital, Damascus, with rebel-held Aleppo.The army was engaging in “violent confrontations” with armed groups...

The White House is trying to disburse last $7bn in aid approved by Congress before Trump begins second termThe Biden administration is rushing military equipment to Ukraine in a last-ditch effort to shore up the country’s defenses against the Russian invasion before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency in January.The newly announced $725m in assistance will include Stinger anti-air missiles, anti-drone weapons, artillery shells...

Downgrading species’ protection status for political gain puts decades of conservation efforts at risk, says WWFEurope’s wolves will lose their “strict protection” status, alarming conservationists who fear for the survival of an animal brought back from the brink of local extinction.A committee charged with saving wildlife took the wolf’s protection status down a notch on Tuesday after members voted through a proposal from the...

Two main Palestinian factions agree during talks in Cairo that politically independent technocrats will run territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas and Fatah – the two main Palestinian factions which have been at odds for almost two decades – have agreed in talks in Cairo to create a committee that will jointly run the postwar Gaza Strip.While Israel had refused to countenance a “day...

Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headachesAn unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November, local authorities told Reuters.Infected people had flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches, Remy Saki, the deputy governor of Kwango province, and Apollinaire Yumba, the provincial minister of health, said on Monday. Continue...

Airstrikes on the city’s hospitals have led to death of at least two patients as well as the evacuation of medics and those being treatedHealth services are no longer functioning in the Syrian city of Idlib after a series of airstrikes on key hospitals damaged intensive care units and specialised services, doctors said.At least two intensive care patients have died because of power and...

As ICJ hears landmark climate case, Grenada’s PM says vulnerable nations expect a long, hard fight for aidIt’s a macabre picture: tombs, headstones and wreaths, lovingly selected by family members, floating into the oblivion of the ocean, and with them the remains of loved ones uprooted from their final resting place. Some are dragged back to land, washed up on beaches on the Grenadian...

People waiting in Tapachula by Guatemala border fear Trump’s election could worsen crisis and spur northward flightOutside the migration office, Tito subtly pointed out the watchful human smugglers leaning against a wall.They had already tried to sell their services to Tito, who was on his way to the US but, like everyone else there, found himself stuck in Tapachula, a town in southern Mexico...

Antoine Armand says politicians have responsibility ‘not to plunge the country into uncertainty’ with no-confidence vote after opposition to cutsFrench prime minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote tomorrow (or possibly Thursday). The high-stakes parliamentary vote could trigger financial crisis for the eurozone’s second-largest economy and powerful EU member. If Barnier loses the vote, he will likely stay in power in a...

Nine people reported killed as military hits Hezbollah targets while the Iran-backed group fires on IDF positionsIsrael responds to Hezbollah rocket attack with airstrikes on south LebanonAirstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forcesIsraeli media reports that the cabinet is set to meet in the coastal city of Nahariya on Tuesday, a symbolic show of renewed security in the north...

Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’, ensuring police tell victims the identity of online stalkers as soon as they canGood morning. Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, was the government voice on the morning broadcast round. She says she is unveiling six measures to protect the victims of stalking, including “right to know” guidance intended...

Carmaker, which has faced backlash over rebrand, will reveal production-ready version of Type 00 in late 2025Experts’ verdict on Jaguar’s electric car launchJaguar unveils much-hyped electric car after online leakBusiness live – latest updatesJaguar’s design boss has said the car brand has shown “fearless creativity” as he unveiled a much-hyped electric vehicle that attracted an online backlash over its unusual marketing campaign.Gerry McGovern, who...

Lawyers and campaigners hail removal of 47 people from remote Indian Ocean island as ‘a big day for justice’Dozens of people stranded in hellish conditions for more than three years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have touched down in the UK.Lawyers and campaigners hailed the arrival of 47 Sri Lankan Tamils on Monday night as a “big day for justice”,...

Further cracks appear in street as hole that opened up in village in Merthyr Tydfil continues to expandPeople who have been evacuated from homes perched precariously close to a large – and growing – sinkhole in south Wales that appeared in the wake of Storm Bert fear they may not get back by Christmas.The sinkhole opened up in a cul-de-sac in the village of...