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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Published 2 hours ago

Lula launches re-election bid

SAO PAULO (AP): What is very likely to be the last re-election bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers’ Party as the 80-year-old leader faces increasing pressure from foreign leaders ahead of October’s elections. It will be his seventh race for the top job. Lula’s rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, has enjoyed open support from members of US President Donald Trump’s administration, Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Manu Yaw Fofie, a cocoa farmer, walks through his farm in Kona, Ghana, March 6, 2026.
Published 2 hours ago

Cocoa farm crimes could bring 20-year prison terms

ACCRA (AP): Ghana’s parliament passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval, according to a copy of…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Published 2 hours ago

Lula launches re-election bid

SAO PAULO (AP): What is very likely to be the last re-election bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers’ Party as the 80-year-old leader faces…
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain is escorted by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday.
Published 2 hours ago

Hundreds of migrant children stranded after mass crossing

CEUTA (AP): The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of…
The three men charged with 73 counts of murder as a result of the MV Barima tragedy. The vessel sank on July 18, roughly 7 miles off the coast of Guyana, resulting in the death of 72 people and more than 30 others missing and presumed dead. – CMC photo
Published 16 hours ago

Trio charged with murder arising from the MV Barima tragedy remanded until September

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A magistrate has adjourned to September 7, the court case in which three people, including the captain of the ill-fated MV Barima , have been charged with murder after the…
Daniel Aragonez leaves a cooling centre in Los Angeles.
August 3, 2026

Heatwave brings record-breaking temps, heightened wildfire risk

A heatwave gripped large swaths of the Western US on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already were dry or burning and prompting warnings for…
Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
August 3, 2026

‘I just want a chance’ - Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing
CEUTA (AP) — When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco toward Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people trying to…
A WestJet Boeing 737 Max aircraft takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
August 3, 2026

Flight attendants at WestJet go on strike

NEW YORK (AP) — Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay. The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents the 4,400 cabin…
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Published 11 hours ago

Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in…
WestJet flight attendants strike at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Published 7 hours ago

WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after brief strike snarled traffic

Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers. …