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Brazil’s New President Reverses his Predecessor’s Loosened Gun Laws

David AppletonJan 3, 20230

World Latin America President Lula da Silva says his decree brings more security but firearms owners say they won’t abide

Brazil’s Lula Makes Remarkable Return to Power

David AppletonJan 2, 20230

BRASÍLIA—Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the 77-year-old standard-bearer of Latin America’s left, returned to power Sunday, 12 years after his last stint as president. This

North Korea’s Kim Vows to Increase Nuclear Arsenal

David AppletonJan 1, 20230

World Asia The North Korean leader orders the development of a new ICBM system

Venezuela’s U.S.-Backed Opposition Removes Juan Guaidó as Leader

David AppletonDec 31, 20220

World Latin America Shake-up comes after unsuccessful efforts to remove Nicolás Maduro from power over past four years

American Spy Plane Has Uncomfortably Close Encounter with Chinese Jet Fighter

David AppletonDec 30, 20220

World U.S. says Chinese jet flew within 20 feet of American aircraft, forcing ‘evasive maneuvers’

Flying From China to U.S. Will Require Negative Covid Test

David AppletonDec 29, 20220

Health Federal health officials said the move reflects the coronavirus’s rapid spread in China

Pope Francis Says Retired Pope Benedict XVI Is ‘Very Sick’

David AppletonDec 28, 20220

World Benedict, 95, who retired in 2013, has become increasingly frail in recent years

Chinese Rush for Exit as Beijing Ends Zero-Covid and Opens Its Doors

David AppletonDec 27, 20220

World Asia China Surge in flight bookings suits some; others see more danger in letting the coronavirus loose

Suspect in Paris Kurdish Center Killings Faces Hate-Crime Charges

David AppletonDec 26, 20220

World Europe Some Kurdish people in France say the shooting should be investigated as an act of terrorism aimed specifically at their community

Paris Kurdish Center Attacker Aimed to Kill Non-Europeans, Police Say

David AppletonDec 25, 20220

World Europe Prosecutors say they have found no links between extreme-right groups and the suspect in the attack, who has been transferred to a police