Maite Fernández Simon
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Who is Lula? What to know about Brazil’s next president.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's return to Brazil's highest office completes an extraordinary political comeback. → Read More
Ukraine live briefing: U.S. defense secretary speaks with Russian counterpart; Zelensky warns Moscow plans ‘false flag’ attack
The United States said Iranian military personnel in Crimea are assisting Russia in its drone attacks against Ukraine. → Read More
Haiti set to seek aid from foreign forces amid crises, officials say
The government intends to ask “international partners” for “a specialized armed force” to shore up basic services. → Read More
What you need to know about Brazil’s election
Polls show former president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva could defeat President Jair Bolsonaro in the first round Sunday. Bolsonaro has threatened not to accept a loss. → Read More
Human Rights Watch finds evidence of Russian atrocities in Bucha
The group released a report Thursday documenting evidence of summary executions, torture and forced disappearances by Russian forces in a suburb of Kyiv. → Read More
Who is Juan Orlando Hernández and why was he extradited to the U.S.?
Once a close ally of the United States, the two-time president of Honduras led the country from 2014 until January. Here's what to know about him. → Read More
U.K. asks Russia to treat British detainee with ‘care and compassion’
Aiden Aslin had been fighting alongside Ukrainian forces defending the port city of Mariupol. → Read More
What to know about Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s new prime minister
A veteran politician, Shehbaz was elected three times as chief minister of the powerful Punjab province and is the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. → Read More
Message on missile at Ukraine train station is part of a long history
The words sent a chilling message. But they are not the first to be written on bombs or missiles used in war. → Read More
Finland seizes Russian artwork worth $46 million under sanctions
Finnish Customs has seized artwork on its way to Russia as part of sanctions imposed by the European Union. The shipments included paintings, sculptures and antiquities worth 42 million euros ($46 million). → Read More
U.K. to proceed with ‘conversion therapy’ ban but not for trans people
The decision came hours after the Tory government had confirmed a news report revealing Boris Johnson’s plans to ditch the legislative ban. → Read More
Where is South Ossetia and why does it want to join Russia?
The war in Ukraine has rattled neighboring countries and brought conflicts from the post-Soviet era to the forefront. One of them is the Georgia-Russia dispute over the South Ossetia region. Here’s what you need to know about it. → Read More
El Salvador declares ‘state of emergency’ as homicides soar. Rights groups sound alarms.
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved a state of emergency Sunday that was requested by President Nayib Bukele in response to a spike in homicides allegedly committed by gangs. → Read More
Ukraine’s Zelensky asks European leaders to do more but admits NATO membership is not in the cards
The alliance had promised to add Ukraine as member as far back as 2008, and Ukraine’s potential membership has been reason wielded by Russia to justify its invasion. → Read More
Ukraine’s battered Mariupol, reeling from hospital strike, says Russia’s assault continues as bodies pile up
“Nine days without food, warmth, and dead bodies everywhere on the street,” one Mariupol official said. “What can be worse than this?” → Read More
Britain pledges to expedite visas for refugees from Ukraine
Defense Minister Ben Wallace said Britain can and will do more to help Ukrainians fleeing their country after the Russian invasion. → Read More
Asia-Pacific leaders warn of nuclear risk as they condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
More than 50 topl figures from across the Asia-Pacific signed a statement calling for and end “to Russia’s legally and morally indefensible aggression against Ukraine." → Read More
African students living in Ukraine say they face racism while trying to flee
Several African, South Asian and Middle Eastern citizens in Ukraine have denounced instances of racism while trying to flee the shelling in the country. → Read More
Russia’s military attack on Ukraine displaces more than 150,000, United Nations says
Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to give rise to Europe's largest refugee crisis since the Syrian civil war. → Read More
Brexit has piled up costs and paperwork for U.K. companies, report says
In addition to added costs in trade, new border arrangements will be tested once travel involves more-normal passenger numbers, the report says. Because of the pandemic, passenger volume has been a fraction of what it was before 2020. As that number starts inching toward normal levels — and as the E.U. undertakes its planned introduction of the Entry and Exit System in the first quarter of 2022… → Read More