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Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against far right

Europe's far right lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday's election.

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meet at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro talks to media as Rio de Janeiro's candidate for mayor Alexandre Ramagem looks on, after Bolsonaro was voting at a polling station during the municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 6, 2024.

Former Brazil spy chief freed from US ICE detention, ally and source say

A sign outside of Partisan Bar in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, saying US and Israeli citizens are not welcome.

'US, Israeli citizens not welcome': Wave of antisemitic incidents hit Rio de Janeiro on Passover

How do our pets help us cope with the situation?

Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets


Brazil's forest fires up 79% in 2024; Government blames "climate terrorism"

The vast Amazon rainforest bore the brunt of the devastation, accounting for approximately 17.9 million hectares of the total burned area, which is 58% of the overall destruction.

 Brazilian Amazon Forest burning.

Video of an 8-meter, 200-kilogram green anaconda in the Amazon will leave you breathless

‘We have discovered that green anacondas are actually two species,’ said the head researcher.

 Video of ‘monster’ giant 8-meter, 200-kilogram green anaconda species found in the Amazon rainforest will leave you gasping for air.

World leaders congratulate Trump following inauguration

Putin said he was open to dialog with the new US administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018

Getting arrested on vacation is now a risk faced by young Israelis - opinion

Smuggled into Argentina with the help of Israel’s foreign ministry, Vagdani was able to make his way to the US and finally to his homeland.

 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. January 10, 2025.

Arrest warrant against IDF soldier in Brazil damages country's tourism industry, judge warns

Vagdani, who was the target of the warrant, is also a survivor of the Hamas October 7 attack. He arrived in Brazil on December 24.

 People hold signs during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 18, 2024.

Bolsonaro explains how he closed war crimes case against IDF reservist in Brazil - interview

A joint online campaign spearheaded by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry and Bolsonaro led Brazilian authorities to announce they would not pursue the case.

 Brazilian politician and lawyer Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks as he attends an interview with the media during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Mexico City, Mexico November 18, 2022.

Brazil's Lula rushed to Sao Paulo for brain surgery, stable in ICU

The operation was successful, and the 79-year-old Lula is "well" and being monitored in the intensive care unit, the note said.

 BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, earlier this week.

IDF reservist who fled arrest warrant in Brazil has returned to Israel

Upon arriving back in Israel, Vagdani told N12, "People of Israel, I wouldn’t repeat what I did [posting the videos from Gaza]. I won’t return to Brazil. It’ll be okay; this won’t break me.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. January 4, 2025.

Brazilian police not seeking to question IDF soldier, new legal action filed in Argentina

Metropoles reported on Monday that the Brazilian Federal Police filed a request to the Federal court to reconsider a Sunday arrest warrant for a visiting IDF reservist for alleged war crimes.

 DURING FIGHTING, a soldier communicates with other members of his unit.

IDF risks global arrest warrants as legal probes on Gaza war crimes stall - analysis

Delays risk global arrest warrants, as seen in a Brazil case. Critics warn of travel restrictions for Israelis unless the IDF publishes reports on its investigations promptly.

  The Hind Rajab Foundation accuses an Israeli solider of 'war crimes.' Illustrative