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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Priyanka Shankar

    Christa Pike execution fails: What next when a lethal injection is botched? (opens the original)

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    Two doses of a lethal injection drug have failed to kill Christa Gail Pike, a 50-year-old woman who was due to be executed on Wednesday. Pike was taken to hospital after it was found that her heart was still beating following the procedure. Pike would have been the first woman in more than 200 years to be put to death in Tennessee and was the only woman on the state’s death row. Her attempted execution with doses of the sedative pentobarbital went ahead despite a last-minute stay by a federal ap

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Priyanka Shankar

    What is BRICS Pay, and can it rival the West’s SWIFT payments system? (opens the original)

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    The central theme of the BRICS bloc of nations is to push back against the global economic dominance of Western countries. That core value was very much at the centre of this year’s 18th BRICS Summit, which took place last week in India. At the September 12 and 13 summit in New Delhi, leaders committed to expanding local currency trading systems and cross-border payment systems by investing in BRICS Pay, an initiative of the BRICS Business Council. “We acknowledge the work done to study the cros

  3. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Priyanka Shankar

    BRICS meets in India: What’s on the agenda, why it matters (opens the original)

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    India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting the annual BRICS Summit beginning today in the Indian capital, New Delhi, which has been decked out in BRICS-themed signs and illuminated buildings and roundabouts. More than a dozen world leaders are attending the 18th annual summit of the bloc, which is increasingly viewed as a counterweight to economic alliances dominated by wealthier Western nations. In preparation, some 30,000 additional security personnel have been deployed while streets arou

  4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Priyanka Shankar

    Why Nepal is demanding climate justice and compensation after deadly floods (opens the original)

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    Nepal is demanding “climate justice” and $20m in compensation after the recent devastating floods in the country and China’s Tibet region, which led to the deaths and disappearances of thousands of people. The catastrophe, which scientists say was caused by the effects of climate change, was triggered when part of a mountain glacier collapsed and a torrent of water and mud flooded down into Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot regions, as well as into China’s Tibet region on August 26. More than 1,300 peo

  5. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Priyanka Shankar

    Why Jamaica is seeking $10bn in reparations from the UK (opens the original)

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    A Jamaican delegation to the United Kingdom has said it will file a petition addressed to King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the question of slavery reparations. This is the first time a British Commonwealth state will use this legal route “for the cause of reparatory justice”, the Jamaican delegation said, as the visit to London kicks off on Monday. King Charles is Jamaica’s head of state, as the country is yet to transition from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. The Jamaican gov

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