Argentine workers mark May Day with protests over Milei's labor-law overhaul Trump places 25% tariff on autos from the EU First direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years King Charles III wins praise for deft handling of Trump on his US state visit Brazil's Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence, in blow to Lula
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Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS
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Brazil's Senate blocks Lula's Supreme Court nominee
China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years came into effect Friday while its economic rival the United States seeks to impose new import taxes under President Donald Trump’s push for protectionism.
A pin worn by Venezuela's Rodríguez on state visits riles Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) – Guyana complained to Caribbean leaders on Tuesday after Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez wore a controversial pin during official visits depicting the map of Guyana’s western region that Venezuela has long claimed as its own.

Apple leads Wall Street to more records as oil prices pull back

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market set more records Friday after Apple, Estee Lauder and others joined the list of companies delivering fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3%. The Dow Jones dipped 152 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.9% to its own record.

Argentina's leader bars journalists from government HQ, raising concerns

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – The president blocked accredited reporters from entering the government’s headquarters. He took to social media, in all caps, to insult the country’s news media as “filthy scum that claims to be journalists.” He posted an AI-generated image that showed a local TV journalist in an orange prison jumpsuit.

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PARIS (AP) – Activists worldwide held May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war. May 1 is a public holiday in many countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day.

Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia’s southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election in which crime is expected to be one of the top voter concerns.

EU-Mercosur trade deal takes provisional effect, boosting hopes for millions

SAO PAULO (AP) – The long-awaited trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union took effect Friday, at least provisionally. The initiative creates a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion with 720 million potential consumers, and some nations expect to boost their exports by more than 10% by 2038, once it is fully implemented.

20 Killed in Colombia Bus Bombing During a Wave of Violence

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – The number of people killed in a bombing in a volatile region in southwest Colombia rose to 20, officials said Sunday.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) – It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible to the naked eye.

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months
Explosive device kills 13 on bus in southwestern Colombia
Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10 people