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Thursday, January 19, saw the first anti-deforestation operations under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has vowed to halt the escalating damage inherited from his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Environmental officers slashed their way through the jungle with machetes in pursuit of criminals. Reuters exclusively joined environmental agency Ibama’s searches in the rainforest state of Para to prevent illicit logging …

Wednesday, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan convened a conference with the leaders of many sister nations. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed met with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The objective …

Six people, including a 17-year-old woman and her 6-month-old child, were slain in a shooting at a residence in central California early on Monday (Jan. 16), according to sheriff’s officials. At least two suspects are being sought. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at 3:30 a.m. to reports of numerous shots fired at a house in unincorporated …

President His Majesty Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea, visited the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, UAE, today to celebrate the completion of Unit 3 and see the plant’s continuous development. The visit is in line with efforts to expand the current Special Strategic Partnership between …

On Sunday, January 15, the mayor of New York flew to the Mexican border city of El Paso and proclaimed, “There is no place in New York” for busloads of migrants being delivered to the most populous city in the United States. Eric Adams, a Democrat, was likewise critical of the administration of Democratic US President Joe Biden, stating that …

NATO announced on Sunday, January 15 that Kyiv may expect further shipments of heavy weaponry from Western nations in the near future, as President Vladimir Putin lauded his forces for the alleged takeover of a Ukrainian city. The death toll from a Russian missile attack on a residential tower in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 30. …

An Indiana woman was charged with attempted murder and aggravated violence for repeatedly stabbing an 18-year-old Indiana University student in the head, an act that the university claimed was motivated by racism. The attack on a public transportation bus last week and the suspect, 56-year-old Billie Davis, were reported to authorities by a bus passenger, according to police. According to …

The South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, left for the United Arab Emirates on Saturday as part of a two-nation tour aimed at promoting South Korean exports, particularly those related to the energy and defense industries. Yoon is scheduled to arrive in Abu Dhabi on a state visit, the first such visit by a South Korean leader since the two …

F.M. Borhan Uddin, the Bangladeshi ambassador to the Philippines, has announced plans to develop ties with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a variety of sectors, such as education and governance. On Thursday, January 12, he made the news during a visit to the region organized by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC-Philippines). Uddin met with BARMM …

Iran killed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Saturday (Jan 14), after sentencing him to death on allegations of espionage for the United Kingdom. Friday, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated that Iran must not carry out the execution of former Iranian deputy defense minister Akbari. Britain deemed the death sentence to be politically motivated and …