The world’s three largest rainforest nations Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Monday formally launched a partnership to cooperate on forest preservation after a decade of on-off talks on a trilateral alliance. Reuters reported in August that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected as Brazil’s president at the end of October, would seek … Read more
Josep Borrell’s neocolonial comparison fails to notice the West’s decline, caused by elites like him Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy and security chief, gave an important speech to the European Diplomatic Academy in Bruges, Belgium in mid-October. Being amongst fellow members of the global elites, Borrell felt able to set out his views … Read more
Josep Borrell came under fire for calling the bloc a “garden,” while describing the rest of the world in less flattering terms Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, has issued an apology after his metaphor for the perceived fundamental difference between the bloc and the rest of the world … Read more
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has delivered a speech at the inauguration of a pilot university programme designed to cultivate the next generation of European diplomats, sharing his vision of how they should engage with the rest of the world. Speaking to a group of students at the College of Europe in Bruges on Thursday, … Read more
Amy Murphy has Group One targets in mind for Manhattan Jungle following her fine effort to finish second in the Prix de Cabourg at Deauville earlier this month. The daughter of Bungle Inthejungle was a member of Murphy’s enterprising raiding party that set up base in Chantilly at a satellite yard in the early part … Read more
Bindi Irwin is living her best life. The conservationist has been capturing hearts across the world since she first appeared on TV at the age of 2 alongside her late father, Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin. Bindi went on to land her own show, Bindi the Jungle Girl, in 2007, around the same time that … Read more
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, a collector of sports memorabilia, purchased Muhammad Ali’s 1974 WBC championship belt from a victory over George Foreman. Irsay tweeted out news of his purchase of the belt from the “Rumble in the Jungle,” which took place in Zaire, on Sunday. He said the belt will be put on display … Read more