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Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro gives a press conference outside the Senate in Brasilia. Luis Nova/AP hide caption toggle caption Luis Nova/AP SAO PAULO — Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in

Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP BEIRUT — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of

Pope Leo tells 1 million Catholic youths they are sign ‘different world is possible’

Pope Leo XIV holds a Mass with young people participating in the Youths Jubilee at the Tor Vergata field in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter

In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid

Palestinians carry bags and folded cardboard boxes as they return from a food distribution point run by the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation group, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images At least 325 people in

Art of the praise: Why flattering Trump is now the go-to diplomatic move

President Trump is given a letter from King Charles III, by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb 27. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images There's a pattern in many of President Trump's interactions with

More than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders denounce starvation in Gaza

People attend an interfaith service on October 29, 2018 at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images North America More than 1,000 rabbis and other Jewish leaders from around the globe, including in Israel and the U.S., have signed a public letter

Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns radioactive to fight poaching

A sedated rhino is being prepared before a hole is drilled into its horn and isotopes carefully inserted, at a rhino orphanage in Mokopane, South Africa, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Alfonso Nqunjana/AP hide caption toggle caption Alfonso Nqunjana/AP MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the

Trump announces 90-day extension of prior trade deal with Mexico

A man works in a steel distribution factory in Monterrey in northern Mexico in May 2018. Mexico announced sweeping retaliatory tariffs on a host of U.S. goods Thursday after the United States slapped steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico, Canada and the European Union. Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle