Brazil’s Lula cancels trip to COP16 after head injury
BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to the United Nations COP16 summit in Colombia, his office said on Friday, following medical advice after…
US rapper Lil Durk arrested in Florida over ‘murder-for-hire’ scheme
The rapper’s reported arrest came just hours after five others were taken in by cops. Agency Report US rapper Lil Durk has reportedly been arrested and charged with murder-for-hire. The…
Los Angeles Times editor resigns over owner’s refusal to endorse Harris
Agency Report A top Los Angeles Times editor resigned Wednesday over the owner’s refusal to endorse Kamala Harris for president. California’s largest paper, at the direction of owner Patrick Soon-Shiong,…
Trump campaign accuses UK’s Labour Party of election interference
Reuters Donald Trump’s campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party of “blatant foreign interference” in the U.S. presidential election after some volunteers travelled to help campaign for…
Shootout in Mexico’s Sinaloa state kills 19, local cartel leader arrested
Reuters MEXICO CITY – A shootout near the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico’s defense ministry said on…
Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets 20 years for corruption
AFP A Peruvian court on Monday sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multimillion-dollar bribes from scandal-hit Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht. The Superior…
US infant mortality spiked after right to abortion overturned: study
AFP US infant mortality surged in the months following the Supreme Court decision to overturn the national right to abortion, driven by a rise in the number of babies with…
Mexican priest killed leaving Sunday mass service
Reuters MEXICO CITY – A Mexican Catholic priest was killed on Sunday in the southern state of Chiapas after officiating a mass, his religious order and authorities said, marking the…
US investigates leak on intelligence about Israel’s Iran attack plans
Reuters The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said…
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses for second time, entire country again without power
Reuters HAVANA – Cuba`s electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced…