Brazil military takes up coup commemoration at Bolsonaro’s behest
Brazil’s armed forces on Sunday paid tribute to a 1964 coup leading to a two-decade dictatorship, after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro – who argues that military intervention saved the country from communism – reversed an 8-year-ban on celebrations…
UK PM May under huge pressure from some ministers to pursue ‘no deal’ Brexit: former minister
Prime Minister Theresa May is under huge pressure from some members of her top team of ministers who want to Britain to leave the European Union without a deal, a former minister said on Sunday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins Israel visit with embassy decision pending
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began a visit to Israel on Sunday with a decision pending on fulfilling a promise to move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem, a policy change opposed by military officers in his cabinet.
Bangladesh police arrest building owners over latest deadly fire
Two of the owners of a high-rise commercial building that caught fire last week, killing 26 people in a blaze made worse by the lack of appropriate fire exits, have been arrested, Bangladesh police said on Sunday.
Time may come for another no confidence vote in May’s government: UK opposition Labour
The time may come when Britain’s opposition Labour Party has to call another vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, the party’s foreign affairs spokeswoman Emily Thornberry said on Sunday.
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits coast of Ecuador
LONDON – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of the city of Santa Elena on the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Arab summit expected to reject U.S. decision over Golan
Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a U.S. decision to recognize Israel’s annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967.
Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities
Turks began voting on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country.
Comedian in front as curtain rises on Ukrainian presidential election
Ukrainians began voting in a presidential election on Sunday in which a comedian with no political experience and who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series is tipped to win the first round.
North Korea says embassy raid in Spain was a ‘grave terrorist attack’
A break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain in February was “a grave terrorist attack”, a representative from North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Sunday in the North’s first official comment on the incident.
