An Australian state has asked citizens to surrender machetes at disposal bins ahead of a statewide ban on the weapons aimed at combating knife crime. Australia’s state of Victoria on Thursday announced that more than 40 machete disposal bins will be available at police stations across the state to allow …
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared his country open to foreign companies at the inauguration of Chinese automaker GWM’s factory in São Paulo. The remarks come as Brazil faces steep U.S. tariffs, which Lula has repeatedly denounced. By making the statement at a Chinese factory opening, Lula signaled …
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Canada’s House of Commons speaker resigned Tuesday, just days after he welcomed a man who fought for a Nazi military to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. During the address, the man was publicly introduced and received a standing ovation. On Tuesday, Speaker Anthony Rota addressed Canadian lawmakers, expressing …
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John Kirby said China, Russia, Iran and North Korea present “unique” threats and challenges to U.S. national security when asked about the “new axis of evil” Monday on FOX News. The- coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council reacted to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., referring to these nations …
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic says her country will help neighboring Bosnia walk the “long and difficult path” toward European Union membership. Croatia is the EU’s youngest member while Bosnia — plagued by economic stagnation, a 44 percent unemployment rate and constant inter-ethnic bickering — does not yet …
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SKHIRAT, Morocco – The U.N. envoy to Libya’s peace talks sounded a positive note Thursday as negotiations between the rival governments took another break with a deal remaining elusive. Bernardino Leon said after the latest round of talks — which he had called “decisive” — that the two sides would …
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of indigenous tribes in Suriname presented lawmakers with an ambitious proposal Thursday urging them to conserve roughly half of the sparsely populated country with a sprawling rainforest hinterland. On the north shoulder of South America, Suriname has some of the world’s largest near-pristine tracts of tropical …
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CAIRO – Two bombs exploded on Sunday in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, one outside a popular supermarket chain and another near a police station, killing one person and wounding at least 9, security officials said. The blasts are the latest in a bombing campaign blamed on Islamic militants who …
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SAO PAULO – Police in Brazil say a bus carrying about 50 passengers plunged down into a deep ravine in the mountains of the country’s southeast, killing at least 40 people. Police Col. Paulo Henrique Hemm tells the G1 news portal that at least 12 injured people were rushed to …
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TOKYO – Japan reports its trade deficit narrowed in February, thanks to a plunge in import costs thanks to lower crude oil prices. It was the 32nd straight month of deficits. The Finance Ministry said Wednesday that the trade deficit fell 47 percent from a year earlier to 424.6 billion …
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