Global South

Speakers from Global South countries voiced support for Cuba at the United Nations General Assembly, pushing back against the US embargo and Trump administration policy. The remarks came as part of the annual UN debate, where ending the US embargo against Cuba has long drawn near-unanimous backing from member states. The footage, produced by news collective Belly of the Beast, highlights those statements and the divide between Washington and much of the world over Cuba policy.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres held a meeting with South Africa's Minister for International Relations and Co-operation. The United Nations announced the encounter through its official media channels, though no details of the discussion were released. Such meetings typically cover multilateral cooperation, global governance and South Africa's role in African and international affairs.

New data from South Korea shows that nearly four out of ten reported leaks of industrial technology involve semiconductor-related know-how. The figures underline growing concern in Seoul over the theft of critical chip technology, a sector central to the country's economy and to intensifying global competition over semiconductor supply chains.

The UN General Assembly has voted on using a fairer world map, and the result was far from unanimous: 164 votes in favour, one against, with six abstentions. The lone dissenting vote is drawing particular attention on social media, with users highlighting how overwhelming but not complete the support was. The debate touches on how maps represent Africa and the global south more accurately.

Companies developing humanoid robots in the United States, China and South Korea are competing to secure the training data needed to teach their machines to move and work like humans. Access to large, high-quality datasets is becoming a key battleground in the humanoid robotics industry, with each country's firms pushing to build data advantages that could determine who leads the emerging market.

A South China Morning Post exclusive reports that the New Development Bank, the Brics bank headquartered in China and often called the Brics bank, is set to take on a leading role in a global alliance against hunger this year, according to Brazil. The report suggests Brazil has indicated the bank will head the hunger alliance effort within the Brics grouping. Beyond the single headline, there is little detail in the available posts about how the arrangement would work or what the bank's exact responsibilities would be, and broader public reaction is not visible.

Brazilian outlet Opera Mundi has published an opinion column arguing that fashion can be read through the lens of hyper-imperialism, using the industry to examine China's position and influence in today's global order. The piece reflects ongoing left-wing debate in Brazil and Latin America over whether China represents an alternative to Western dominance or a new imperial power itself.