BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona resumed on Tuesday, nearly a year after the original proceedings collapsed when a presiding judge stepped down after appearing in a documentary about the case.
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war. The S&P 500 leaped 1.2% Friday. The Dow Jones leaped 870 points, or 1.8%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.5%. Oil prices fell 9%.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar brought in the first ones.
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) – Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with U.S. officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington’s refusal to abandon “maximalist” demands on key issues.
LIMA, Peru (AP) – Thousands of Peruvians were back at the polls on Monday for a second day of voting after failure to deliver ballots to voting centers extended Sunday’s election by a day.
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer probably wishes he had never heard the name Peter Mandelson. Starmer is again facing questions over his future. And again, it’s do with his misguided decision to appoint a self-professed “best pal” of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
SAO PAULO (AP) – A Brazilian senator said on Monday that the country’s former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and is pleading for him to get political asylum in the United States.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
LIMA, Peru (AP) – A former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress are among the 35 candidates hoping to become Peru’s ninth president in just 10 years.
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