Brazil lower house approves pension overhaul in second round, eyes passage by Senate
Brazil’s lower house of Congress early on Wednesday approved the text of a far-reaching pension reform bill in a second round of voting, and eyed...
U.S. not ready to remove Sudan from sponsors of terrorism list
The United States still needs to resolve longstanding issues with Sudan before it can consider removing it from its list of state sponsors of terrorism,...
Sausage-loving Germans chew over meat tax plan
German lawmakers on Wednesday proposed raising the sales tax on meat to help protect the climate and improve animal welfare, kindling a debate in a...
Meghan Markle’s former LA house up for sale
Meghan Markle’s former home in Los Angeles is up for sale for about $1.8 million, according to multiple reports....
Kyrgyz police storm ex-president’s house: report
Kyrgyz police stormed the house of former president Almazbek Atambayev on Wednesday, Kyrgyz news websites Akipress and 24.kg reported, citing eyewitnesses....
UK PM Johnson welcomes economic reforms in talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah for a working lunch on Wednesday to discuss ties between the two countries, Johnson’s office said....
Taliban claim bomb attack on police in Afghanistan, wounding nearly 100.
Hospitals in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday were flooded with victims of a suicide bombing claimed by the Taliban. Rough cut (no reporter narration)...
Turkish drill ships raise tensions in eastern Med
Two Turkish drill ships are continuing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and another ship will join them this month, as a dispute over natural resources...
‘I came back alive’: Escaping modern slavery
August marks 400 years since the first African slave arrived in the Americas, but in reality the slave trade hasn’t stopped: the U.N. estimates 40...
U.S. warns against inflaming tensions over Lebanon shooting
The United States said on Wednesday the case of a deadly shooting in Lebanon should be handled in a way that achieves justice “without politically...