WTO: Brazil takes helm at DSB as US maintains Appellate Body blockage (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Yerevan)
Prospects for reviving the discussions on the reform of the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement system seem to have brightened following the appointment of Brazil's trade envoy as the new chair of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 21 April, said people familiar with the development.

UN: Migrant deaths hit 8,000 in 2025 as deadly routes shift globally (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Nearly 8,000 migrants died or went missing globally in 2025, pushing the toll since 2014 beyond 82,000 and underscoring how shifting routes - not reduced pressures - continue to expose people to deadly risks, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Opinion: The grocery bill is calm - the agrifood system is not (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
The headlines are wrong about food prices - but right to be afraid, very afraid.