UNCOVERED: 9 - The Untold Story

This is what Europe must do to call Putin’s bluff on Ukraine

COMMENT: Making Ukraine a member of Nato would send the powerful message to Putin that the West, like the Kremlin, can act with confidence on the world stage, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

South Africa’s G20 presidency: diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. Nevertheless, the 19 remaining countries and regional organisations signed a 30-page declaration. This called for,…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president accused of luring men to fight for Russia

The affidavit alleges they were handed over to a Russian mercenary group

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Donald Trump blasts Ukraine for having ‘zero gratitude’ as officials meet over peace plan

Trump said his proposal is not a ‘final offer’ but the war must end now

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2025

Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row

South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior official

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025

G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism, despite US boycott

The G20 summit in Johannesburg closed on Sunday with South Africa claiming a diplomatic victory after securing agreement on a wide-ranging declaration – despite a boycott by the United States and warnings from several leaders that the forum is struggling to remain relevant in a fragmenting world.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 23, 2025

Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop

For years, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, along with many climate experts, had high hopes for the U.N. climate talks that just finished in Brazil

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025

Developing nations push for climate action and debt relief at G20 summit in South Africa

Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025

UK joins Geneva talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander said allies of Ukraine must ‘open up space for meaningful negotiations’.

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2025

Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn’t countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body set up to assess the science related to climate change? The…

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2025