Bolsonaro touts ‘changed’, U.S.-friendly Brazil to Washington
Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, on his first official visit to Washington, declared himself an unabashed admirer of the United States and said he was seeking a new era of close relations after what he called decades of anti-American leade…
China’s Xi urges teachers of political courses to tackle ‘false ideas’
Chinese educators must respond to “false ideas and thoughts” when teaching political and ideological classes, President Xi Jinping said, in a sensitive year that marks the 30th anniversary of student-led protests around Tiananmen Square.
U.S.-sanctioned Venezuelan defects to Colombia, slams Maduro
A Venezuelan general under sanction by the United States denounced the government of President Nicolas Maduro on Monday as “inept and corrupt” after fleeing for neighboring Colombia amid growing pressure on the isolated administration.
Brexit hits ability of UK fintech to lure top talent: report
Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said on Tuesday, threatening to slam the brakes on a 7 billion pound ($9 billion)growth sector just as EU states step up competition.
Cuban migrants kidnapped at Mexican border released: newspaper
A group of Cuban migrants reported as kidnapped at Mexico’s northern border has been released, a newspaper reported on Monday, as officials continued probing the disappearances of other migrants in the region.
U.S. freezes out top Afghan official in peace talks feud: sources
(This March 18 story corrects 8th paragraph to say Pentagon adviser is embedded, not that the State Department provides funding)
Vietnamese workers, streaming to Japan, face risks as labor system opens up
When a young Vietnamese woman found out late last year that she was pregnant after arriving in Japan on a “technical trainee” visa, she was given a stark choice: “Have an abortion or go back to Vietnam.”
Pro-Brexit Conservatives threaten strike if May delays EU exit by a year: the Sun
Eurosceptic Conservative lawmakers have threatened to go on strike if Prime Minister Theresa May delays Brexit by a year, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday.
‘I still love you’: Christchurch survivor forgives his wife’s killer
A wheelchair-using worshipper who survived the slaughter at Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque, but whose wife was killed, has offered an olive branch to the gunman, saying he would like to meet him and telling him “I still love you.”
Grieving New Zealand looks for lessons from Christchurch attack
After days of intense grieving for New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting, attention began to turn to how the country’s gun laws need to change and what warning signs might have been missed ahead of a gunman’s attack on two mosques that killed 50 peopl…
