Ciara Nugent

Ciara Nugent is a reporter for TIME, based in London

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks after delivering a press conference to announce his resignation at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan on August 28, 2020.

Japan's Shinzo Abe Resigns for Health Reasons, Leaving Unfinished Political Business

Some say Japan's longest continually-serving prime minister leaves unfinish...

Some say Japan's longest continually-serving prime minister leaves unfinished political business

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro waves during a visit to Barreiros bridge amidst the coronavirus pandemic on August 7, 2020 in Sao Vicente, Brazil.

'I'd Like to Punch You in the Mouth.' Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Enraged by Reporter's Question About Payments to His Wife

Yet despite mounting scandals, polls suggest right-wing leader's popularity...

Yet despite mounting scandals, polls suggest right-wing leader's popularity is on the rise

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street on July 01, 2020 in London, England.

'I Was Too Fat.' Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says Brits Must Lose Weight to Fight Coronavirus

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he was "way overweight" ...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he was "way overweight" in April when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, as his government launched a campaign to cut the country's obesity rates as part of...

A Rocinha favela resident in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 27, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why Armed Groups in Latin America Are Enforcing COVID-19 Lockdowns

In spring, as Colombia settled into a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, some Co...

In spring, as Colombia settled into a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, some Colombians received troubling new guidelines—and not from the government. In remote parts of 11 of the country’s 32 states, armed groups began enforcing their...

Mirtes Renata Santana de Souza holding a photo of her son Miguel at her home in the neighborhood of Sucupira, south of Recife, Brazil on July 2, 2020.

'We Can't Take It Anymore.' How the Death of a 5-Year-Old Boy Has Spurred Brazil's Black Domestic Workers to Fight for Better Treatment

On June 2, with schools in the northern Brazilian state of Pernambuco close...

On June 2, with schools in the northern Brazilian state of Pernambuco closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mirtes Renata Santana de Souza brought her 5-year-old son Miguel to work with her. Santana, 33, and...

Extinction Rebellion members disrupt London Fashion Week in the U.K. capital on Feb. 2.

A Revolution's Evolution: Inside Extinction Rebellion’s Attempt to Reform Its Climate Activism

One of the world's most influential climate activist groups tries to f...

One of the world's most influential climate activist groups tries to find a new path forward after losing its way

A view of an empty street in Amsterdam's red light district, due to the coronavirus crisis on April 3, 2020.

Why Amsterdam's Red Light District May Not Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic

One morning in mid-March, Lennard Roubos woke up to find his neighborhood t...

One morning in mid-March, Lennard Roubos woke up to find his neighborhood transformed. For the best part of a decade, Roubos’ street, just outside the red light district in Amsterdam’s city center, has been filled...