Brazil rejects U.N. appeal not to revise history by denying 1964 military coup
The government of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has rejected an appeal by a United Nations expert not to revise Brazilian history by denying a military coup occurred in 1964.
Thousands flee wildfire in South Korea’s eastern coast, one dead: Yonhap
A wildfire in South Korea killed one person and forced more than 4,000 people to flee their homes, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.
See us if you can? GCHQ surveillance agency reveals London base
A nondescript red brick building tucked away beside a pub near a park in central London was revealed on Friday to have been the base of one of the world’s most sophisticated spy services – Britain’s GCHQ eavesdropping agency.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro warms to old-style politics to push pension bill
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro appealed to leaders of five big centrist parties on Thursday to back his pension reform plan, resorting to the traditional political methods he had condemned during the election campaign.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees pension bill approval after meeting party leaders
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday after meeting with party leaders that he expects Congress to pass his pension reform bill aimed at reducing Brazil’s budget deficit.
Australia announces disability inquiry as election looms
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in one of the government’s last moves before an imminent election, said on Friday a powerful public inquiry into the country’s disability care would run for three years and address abuse, neglect and exploitat…
Turkey says S-400 purchase from Russia a ‘done deal,’ cannot be canceled
Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, which has raised tensions with Washington, is a “done deal” and cannot be canceled, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
Pentagon not considering Turkey working group on S-400 missile defense dispute
The Pentagon said on Thursday that it was not considering a working group with Turkey on a dispute over Ankara’s planned purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, a day after Turkey’s foreign minister proposed forming such a group.
Court orders mental assessment for NZ massacre suspect, murder charges added
Australian Brenton Tarrant appeared in a New Zealand court on Friday where the suspected white supremacist was charged with an additional 49 counts of murder following his arrest after mass shootings at two mosques last month that killed 50 worshippers…
Pentagon to do new ‘narrowly-scoped’ review of deadly 2017 Niger ambush
The Pentagon said on Thursday it has started a new, “narrowly-scoped” review of a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger, in which four U.S. soldiers were killed, to see whether additional punishments were needed.
