Brazil arrests rise to 1,500 after pro-Bolsonaro attack on capital

Brazilian authorities have arrested a total of 1,500 people who allegedly participated in the pro-Bolsonaro attack on the nation’s seat of government. Thousands of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters ransacked the country’s Congress, Presidential Palace and Supreme Court in the nation’s

China cuts deal with Taliban to extract oil in Afghanistan

The Taliban is cutting its first major energy extractions agreement since taking control of Afghanistan in 2021, agreeing to a 25-year pact with a Chinese company to drill for oil in the country’s Amu Darya basin. “The Amu Darya oil contract is

Chinese planes enter Taiwanese air space for third time in a week

Nearly a dozen Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships were detected near Taiwan on Monday, amid increased tensions, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. In a tweet on Monday, Taiwanese officials said 11 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army, or