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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car took the embattled ex-leader back to the federal police headquarters where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence

Around 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss mountain ski town of Crans-Montana. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as the Swiss face a

In our news wrap Thursday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office and pledged to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’, protests in Iran turned fatal with at least six people killed, Russia claims a Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people in

Mamdani Pays Tribute to the Foods That Define and Sustain New York  The New York Times New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vows to govern ‘audaciously’ | Live updates  ABC7 New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubles down in an unapologetically progressive inauguration  CNN

In his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani invoked the cuisines of New York as metaphors for the city’s diversity, ambitions and promise.

Many New Year’s traditions are meant to bring prosperity in the months ahead, but America’s relationship to wealth is complicated. As billionaires’ influence has grown, so too has skepticism. In a recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 58% of respondents said billionaires’

In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his expedition from Africa to the tip of South America crosses into

As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures this New Year’s, we explore a concept of comfort, warmth and joy that began in Scandinavian countries and has recently spread to America. Deema

US military says five killed in strike on alleged drug boats  BBC US strikes 3 alleged drug vessels and leaves survivors — now a search-and-rescue operation  ABC News Coast Guard Searches for Survivors After More Boat Strikes  The New York Times U.S. military

Jan. 6 attack ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress  PBS 7 takeaways from Jack Smith’s congressional testimony  Politico Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress  NPR Jack Smith says ‘no historical analog’ for Trump’s actions around