Brazil’s Lula aims for EU-Mercosur trade deal by January amid protests
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he hopes the massive…
Iran raises gasoline prices for the first time since deadly 2019 protests
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran introduced a new pricing tier Saturday for its nationally subsidized gasoline, attempting to rein…
Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said…
Church nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lays in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency…
A Russian opera opens La Scala’s season as the theater defends art over politics
MILAN — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for…
Japan protests after China military jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though…
An AP journalist sees a changing and challenged Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As you enter Iran’s capital, it starts with only occasional glimpses — a passenger…
ICE use of force in Chicago-area immigration crackdown outlined in judge’s scathing opinion
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge’s blistering 223-page opinion has offered a cache of striking new details from body…
1 Israeli killed, 3 wounded in West Bank attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian attackers stabbed an Israeli to death and wounded three more in the West Bank…
Pentagon orders Marines to leave Los Angeles after controversial deployment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon ordered the U.S. Marines to leave Los Angeles on Monday, more than…
Venice’s storied La Fenice opera house protests appointment of musical director with ties to Meloni
VENICE, Italy — The storied Venetian opera house La Fenice is embroiled in a dispute with its orchestra…
Pikachu protesters demand end to Japan’s fossil fuel financing at COP30
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to…