SAO PAULO (AP) – The Brazilian government said Monday it has committed 3.1 billion reais ($617.5 million) to foster ecological investment in the Amazon region, as part of a plan to expand a federal program known as Eco Invest that was announced during last year’s COP30 – the annual United Nations climate summit it hosted last year.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits. The S&P 500 added 0.6% to its all-time high. The Dow Jones rose less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market.
CAIRO (AP) – The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Its new report accuses the wealthy Gulf monarchy of financially and militarily aiding the Rapid Support Forces.
TOKYO (AP) – Japan and the Philippines on Thursday agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation by accelerating talks on Japanese weapons sales and intelligence sharing at a time of fears over China’s military activity in Asia.
JAMUNDI, Colombia (AP) – Gladys Marín only has to cross the street to reach a school where polling stations will open Sunday in her small town in Colombia. But she’s still not sure she’ll make the short walk, because fears for her safety could outweigh the chance to vote for the country’s next president.
Over the past two weeks, Israel’s military has killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing and his replacement – the latest in a string of such killings that have weakened the militant group without having much impact on the ongoing conflict. Mohammed Odeh and Izz al-Din al-Haddad were among the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Sunday used his State of the Union address to tout his government’s U.S.-backed crime-fighting strategies as well as improvements of some economic indicators. Addressing the National Assembly in the capital, Quito, Noboa cited the extradition of a dozen crime bosses to the U.S.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) – Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced on Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026.
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