NUEVA LOJA, Ecuador (AP) – Standing beside a stream stained dark with oil in Ecuador’s northern Amazon, an Indigenous woman shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the oily sheen drifting across the water and broken pipes cutting through the forest. Nearby, gas flares burned above the treetops.
NEW YORK (AP) - A drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% Monday for its biggest gain in five weeks. The Dow Jones added 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.2%. The price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude fell toward $93 after topping $102 in the morning.
SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday revoked the visa of a U.S diplomat who sought to visit a high-profile rival of the administration in prison, with Lula calling it a reciprocal measure after Brazilian officials had their visas revoked in the U.S. last year.
The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday saw “One Battle After Another” win big with six awards, including best picture, director, supporting actor and casting. “Sinners” followed with four awards, including best actor for leading man Michael B. Jordan. Jessie Buckley took home best actress for “Hamnet.” Comedian Conan O’Brien returned for a second year to host the ceremony.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia and is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit, a hospital in the capital, Brasilia, said Friday. Earlier in the day, Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio said on X that his father was being transferred from prison to the hospital after waking up with chills and vomiting.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan’s Taliban forces and Pakistan’s military exchanged fire along their border Monday, killing at least four civilians including two children in Afghanistan, officials there said, as the deadliest fighting between the neighbors in years continued for a third week.
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday reiterated that the Trump administration remains a “fundamental ally” for the country’s democratic transition, even as Washington has repeatedly endorsed acting President Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s legitimate president.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The governments of Venezuela and Colombia on Thursday announced the cancellation of a highly anticipated meeting between their presidents planned for the following day at their shared border.
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