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Brazil’s newly elected leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is moving to roll back the surge of gun ownership under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro through a variety of laws and reforms. Since being elected three months ago, Wall Street Journal reported that Lula has reversed loose gun laws passed …

An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s capital killed three members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said on Wednesday. The regional affiliate of the Islamic State group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — has been the key rival of the Taliban …

Chinese leader Xi Jinping just concluded a three-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound friendship. It’s a high point in a complicated, centuries-long relationship during which the two countries have been both allies and …

The Chinese government pushed back Wednesday against U.S. officials’ criticisms of President Xi Jinping meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin was pressed by a reporter for response to remarks made by U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. Kirby previously admonished China’s claim to …

The U.K. on Wednesday clapped back at Russian President Vladimir Putin after he appeared to ramp up the threat of nuclear warfare in Ukraine in response to ammunitions aid London pledged to Kyiv this week. Putin on Tuesday said Moscow would react “accordingly” after the U.K. said it would send …

Tanzania’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg disease. Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases were identified in the western region of Kagera and the government had managed to control its spread to other regions. Like …

North Korea fired yet another round of missiles as the United States seeks greater intervention from member states of the United Nations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported the latest round of missiles at 10:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday. The weapons appear to have been fired from the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday once again escalated the nuclear threat after he vowed to respond “accordingly” to U.K. plans to send Ukraine ammunition that contains depleted uranium (DU). “I would like to note here that if this is going to happen, then Russia will be forced to react accordingly …

It’s one of the world’s most vital resources. In Paraguay, a man displaced by a rising river hauls heavy buckets of it to his temporary home. In the Philippines, a girl uses a manual pump to get just enough to wash. In Venezuela’s neighborhoods, it’s collected in wells to flow …

Muslim authorities in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries say this year’s fasting month of Ramadan will begin Thursday based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon. Clerics across the region said the moon was not visible Tuesday night, meaning it will almost certainly appear the following …