Lula has been freed from prison, on the grounds that the appeals against his conviction have not been completed.

This is a good thing, as far as it goes, but it doesn't undo the injustice of the corrupt legal process nor does it undo the danger of having coup-threatening Bolsonaro as president.

India has exiled journalist Aatish Taseer for criticizing Modi, citing an excuse that was never held against him before.

Illustrating the nature of support for the bully, a man slashed a protest balloon with a knife.

Nowadays global heating denialism often takes the form of denying the real solutions, which operate at the level of society and systems rather than through individual sacrifice.

UK citizens: vote for Labour, or Green if it has the better chance of winning your district.

It is a mistake to vote an MP based on whether to exit the EU. There are many other important issues now. US-style unaffordable prescriptions are just one of the nasty things Tories would do.

Therefore, put Labour in power. Labour will do the right thing about most issues, and hold another referendum on whether to leave the EU.