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Foreign travelers to Brazil must be vaccinated, high court rules in challenge to unvaccinated Bolsonaro
Brazil's president has called vaccine mandates attacks on personal freedom. The country has the world's second highest covid-19 death toll, after the United States.
Naftali Bennett visits United Arab Emirates in first for Israeli prime minister
The leader is set to meet Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and deepen ties between the former adversaries.
Vicente Fernández, king of Mexican ranchera music, dies at 81
He sang rural anthems about ranchers, lovers’ quarrels, cockfighting and tequila, becoming one of Mexico’s most popular singers.
‘Super Mustache’: Venezuela’s newest superhero battles Americans — and looks very familiar
"I'll take care of the bad guys," Súper Bigote promises. He bears an uncanny resemblance to authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.
Manuel Santana, tennis champion and Spanish national hero, dies at 83
He won four Grand Slam singles titles, including the 1966 Wimbledon championship, and became a national hero in Spain.
Where else have tornadoes brought disaster around the world?
The United States by far sees the most annual tornadoes of any country. But some nations have shorter, more intense, tornado seasons.
Gulf Arab states that opposed the Iran nuclear deal are now courting Tehran
The engagements with their longtime foe are driven by a desire to avoid getting caught up in a regional conflict should negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal fail.
Sign carrier who caused Tour de France pileup fined 1,200 euros
In October, she admitted her "stupidity" for causing the chain-reaction rider crash in June's race.
Germany’s ‘Fauci,’ a Harvard-educated doctor, gets ready to tackle the pandemic
Karl Lauterbach made his name in Germany talking about the coronavirus. Now he’s in charge of the fight against it.
Six ways Russia views Ukraine — and why each should worry the West
For the Kremlin, Ukraine represents the ultimate battle between Moscow and its Western rivals.
She could have been Benin’s first female president. She was just sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Reckya Madougou’s case follows a stretch of democratic backsliding across the continent.
Britain moves to ban big-game hunters from bringing trophies back into country
Big-game hunters say that they contribute to local economies, a point disputed by conservation groups, who regard the activity as cruel and bad for biodiversity.
U.S. bans investment in Chinese surveillance company SenseTime, saying it supports repression of Uyghur minority population
The Biden administration banned American investment in the Chinese facial recognition company SenseTime, saying it aids state repression of the Uyghur minority population.
Putin keeps Washington guessing as U.S. huddles with allies to prevent Ukraine invasion
It is far from clear what would prevent the Russian leader from once again invading Ukraine.
China trolls Biden summit with Harry Potter jokes and claims to be a democracy
Beneath the spin is an effort to redefine international norms and bolster Communist Party rule.
Omicron could become dominant in some European countries by next week, officials predict
Questions about vaccine protection and disease severity remain open.
Covax promised 2 billion vaccine doses to help the world’s neediest in 2021. It won’t even deliver even half that.
The U.N.-led initiative is now aiming for 800 million doses to be delivered by the end of the year, but that isn't assured.
Tractor-trailer full of migrants crashes in southern Mexico, killing at least 55
The crash happened in the state of Chiapas, not far from Mexico’s border with Guatemala.
The story behind Julian Assange’s extradition case and legal saga
The activist and whistleblower has pitted himself against the U.S. government for more than a decade.
Injury on way from bed to home computer is a workplace accident, German court rules
The ruling came after an employer's insurance refused to cover an accident claim from a man who slipped and injured his back on the way from his bedroom to home office.
Miss Universe is India's Harnaaz Sandhu, 70th winner
Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic
Israel's Bennett makes first official visit to UAE
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made a historic trip to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit to the country by an Israeli premier
As violence in Haiti spikes, aid groups struggle to help
A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hindering the very aid organizations combating those problems in a country whose government struggles to provide basic services
2 Palestinians killed during funeral in Lebanon refugee camp
Lebanon’s state news agency says two Palestinians died when gunfire broke out during the funeral of a Hamas member killed in days earlier in a refugee camp
New Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott
Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France in an independence referendum marred by a boycott from separatist forces
