Military pensions board denies reports of mass resignation

The global defense budget saw its largest yearly increase in 14 years in 2023, according to the think tank SIPRI. Russia's war in Ukraine, the China-Taiwan crisis and other global conflicts played a significant role.

Six decades after the military coup that plunged Brazil into 21 years of dictatorship, the country is still struggling with its old demons.

Fuel shortages in Nigeria have raised the price of gasoline and caused huge queues in cities like the capital Abuja, in a country already grappling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis.