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Trump Agitates Brazil’s Politics, Again
President Trump appears ready to lend a hand to a new right-wing ally ahead of a crucial election this year that will be the biggest test for Latin America’s left.
Africans Exploring Africa
A growing middle class is increasingly mobile — and changing African ideas about leisure, travel and even the continent itself.
Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy
The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.
Iranian Drone and Missile Barrage Against Kuwait Inflames Regional Tensions
The strike killed an Indian resident of Kuwait and badly damaged the country’s international airport. Tehran denied it had hit the airport.
Travelers Bound for the U.K. Hit a Roadblock: Electronic Authorization System Is Down
Visitors from the U.S., Canada and most European countries can’t get an electronic travel authorization and are being turned away from planes, trains and boats.
Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says
Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.
Alex Younger, Former Head of Britain’s MI6, Dies at 62
As director of the espionage agency from 2014 to 2020, he confronted a range of threats, including international terrorism and an emboldened Russia.
Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs
The administration has settled on a more legally and politically durable way to impose tariffs, but some say the focus on forced labor is merely a pretext for protectionism.
Trump Confirms He Called Netanyahu ‘Crazy’ and Hopes to Meet Iran’s Supreme Leader
President Trump said that he had been “perturbed” in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and said he hoped to meet with Iran’s supreme leader.
Attack on Kuwait Airport Further Upends Mideast Travel Amid U.S.-Iran Conflict
Airports in Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, the U.A.E. and Iran, some with military functions and some without, have all come under fire.
