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Attack on Brazil's government raises concerns about how U.S. extremism has spread abroad

Scenes of Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s capital were eerily reminiscent of the Jan. 6 insurrection almost two years to the day. Both attacks were inspired by lies of election fraud, but the ties between the two are deeper. Former…

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Here's what's different about the Brazil attack compared to Jan. 6

By Kenichi Serino

The Brasília riot was not simply a repeat of the events in the U.S., experts say – it was different in important ways that are unique to Brazil.

Report warns the cost-of-living crisis may overshadow climate change

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

A report by the World Economic Forum says climate change is the global economy's biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis.

Russia replaces top military officer in charge of Ukraine conflict

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

It's a move that appears to reflect the Kremlin's dissatisfaction with the current leadership and flaws in the military's performance.

Battle rages in Ukraine town as Russian military changes leadership

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine is hanging in the balance. Ukraine says its forces are holding out against a furious Russian onslaught in one of the fiercest and bloodiest recent ground battles of the nearly…

UK, Japan sign defense agreement amid rising concerns about China

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The Reciprocal Access Agreement is Japan's first with a European nation and allows the two countries to hold joint military exercises. The British government said the defense agreement "cements our commitment to the Indo-Pacific" region.

Arms supplied by UK, U.S. killed civilians in Yemen, report says

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year.

WATCH: White House speaks on FAA computer outage, Jill Biden's surgery

By Associated Press

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours.

Biden under pressure to expel Bolsonaro after riot in Brazil

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following an attack by his supporters on Brazil’s capital.

Constantine, Olympic gold medalist and last king of Greece, dies at 82

By Demetris Nellas, Associated Press

Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country's volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died.