Blood, Sweat and Sugar
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.

The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.










Police have scaled up enforcement in the Indian city of Noida as a factory workers’ protest turns violent.
US and Iran end marathon Islamabad talks without agreement, leaving fragile ceasefire under growing strain.
Factory workers protest in national capital’s suburb of Noida as living costs across the world rise due to the Iran war.
Pakistan has been under the spotlight as it managed what others couldn’t due to its ties with the Gulf, US and China.

Sources in Pakistan say “progress has been made” in talks between the US and Iran – even though they ended with no deal.

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Bhosle recorded more than 12,000 songs in multiple Indian languages over a seven-decade career.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has insisted the US and Iran must uphold their ceasefire agreement.
US VP Vance says Iran is choosing not to accept US terms, while Iran says it did not expect a deal at the first meeting.

Despite high-level talks for the first time in years, the US and Iran couldn’t reach agreement on terms to end the war.