Bloomberg Politics

US Backs Niger Diplomacy as Region’s Military Threat Wanes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said America backs regional efforts to bring a diplomatic resolution to the “extremely troubling” situation in Niger, where a junta ignored demands to relinquish power and began announcing a new cabinet.

Lula Enlists Neighbors Into Brazil’s Battle to Save the Amazon

The leaders of South America’s Amazon nations will gather in Brazil this week as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attempts to unite them behind a strategy to save the world’s largest rainforest — and pressure the planet’s richest countries to help.