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Probed in Brazil, Bolsonaro seeks six more months in US
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under investigation for his supporters' storming of government buildings, is seeking a six-month...
Peru mulls bringing elections forward as protests boil
Peru's Congress on Monday debated a bill to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of protests that...
US, South Korea to hold ‘tabletop’ exercises on nuclear threats
The United States and South Korea will hold discussion-based exercises on addressing nuclear threats, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said...
Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy
Yogi, Paddington and Winnie the Pooh, move over. There's a new bear in town. Or on Mars, anyway. This handout...
White House says US COVID emergency status to end May 11
The White House said Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as the COVID-19 pandemic took grip...
UK PM hails Brexit as ‘huge opportunity’, three years on
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday defended Brexit, insisting that leaving the EU had brought significant achievements and offered...
Germany vows millions for Amazon as Scholz meets Lula in Brazil
Germany on Monday outlined more than $200 million in contributions for environmental projects in Brazil as Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited...
Biden says ‘no’ to US sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
President Joe Biden said Monday he will not be sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help its war against...
‘Reconsider weapon export policy’; NATO to SoKor: Step up for Ukraine
Seoul—NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asked South Korea on Monday to “step up” military support for Ukraine, suggesting it reconsider...
UK PM Sunak sacks ally as minister, Tory party chair
London—British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focused anger at the...
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