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Brazil says that the European Union has moved to block its animal product exports from September, just days after a mega deal between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the EU on a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion went into effect, at least provisionally

2:04 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state

1:14 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Texas public schools have seen a drop of about 76,000 students this academic year, marking the first non-pandemic decline in nearly 40 years

12:59 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Brazil’s government has launched an anti-organized crime program, allowing $2 billion in spending on public security

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11:54 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Signs like “No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans” once hung across the American South, stark reminders of racial segregation

11:51 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal

11:41 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López

11:15 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said

10:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

The pill helped give birth to modern America

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Hungary's new Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, has been sworn in, marking a shift from Viktor Orbán's administration

6:01 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

3:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya

2:32 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week

1:50 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists he has no intention of resigning despite growing calls within his Labour Party for him to step down

1:07 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab nation

9:01 PM on Monday, May 11

President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader

4:57 AM on Monday, May 11

Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn't on the primary ballot Tuesday but is staking his political capital to reshape his party’s massive supermajorities in the state Legislature more to his liking