By Deirdre McCann The visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in the UK is crystallising an unease about the state of working life.

We need to combat in-work poverty – Brazil and India offer some lessons

By Stephen Chan As China and the US continue their trade war, what will be the outcome for Africa? This trade war should not be seen in isolation, and the new year will bring a changed world.

Will US-China trade war ruin Africa or offer new opportunities?

By Steve Pinkerton The citizens of Ireland voted recently, in a nationwide referendum, to remove a clause from their constitution that had made blasphemy a criminal offence.

Blasphemy law is repealed in Ireland, enforced in Pakistan - and a problem in many other countries

By Scott Lucas America has voted, the results are in, but the country’s future remains uncertain – for now. Tuesday’s Congressional midterm elections were billed – rightly – as among the most important in US history.

US midterm elections: What do the results mean for the country’s uncertain future

By Sahar Khamis The gruesome and dramatic killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey has captivated media outlets around the world. A columnist for the Washington Post, Khashoggi had been living in the United States since 2017 as a Saudi exile.

Jamal Khashoggi’s murder finally brings media attention to plight of Arab world’s exiled critics

By Brendon O'Connor and Dan Dixon From afar, the US midterm elections might seem to be all about Donald Trump, and there is some truth to this. The man, as has been the case for some years now, is unavoidable.

US midterms are being billed as a referendum on Trump, but it’s not that simple

By Andreas Johansson A constitutional crisis has erupted in Sri Lanka, prompting fears of a “bloodbath”. The crisis was triggered when the country’s president, Maithripala Sirisena, sacked the prime minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe, and appointed the former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as his replacement.

Political chaos in Sri Lanka has a long backstory

By Daniel Hough German politics has been dominated by two parties since the end of the war – the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats. Yet, recent election results in the southern state of Bavaria and in the central region of Hesse are evidence that they are in big trouble.

Here's what Angela Merkel's decision to step aside means for Germany

By Valentina Gallo The number of children and infants dying before they reach the age of five is startling. While child mortality varies around the world, 5.9 million children under the age of five died in 2015.

More girls die under age five in countries with high gender inequality

By Helder Ferreira do Vale After the most polarised and divisive campaign in its modern history, Brazil has elected as its next president a right-wing politician who openly disdains human rights and admires military dictators.

Here's what Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency means for Brazil

By Ayona Datta, Nabeela Ahmed and Rakhi Tripathi Spin the globe to India and you’ll see it’s lit up like Diwali: the #MeToo movement is rising, and – like its US predecessor – is largely being played out on social media, with very real consequences for well-known public figures.

#MeToo movement is changing how technology is used to fight injustice

American lawmakers recently created the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) to finance infrastructure projects in low-income countries. The IDFC’s primary aim is to counter China’s growing influence, and it signals a dramatic new chapter in the fragile relationship between the US and China.

US sparks new development race with China – but can it win?

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