The Brazilian state of bra in the Amazon rainforest has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February, according to data released Thursday by the state space agency.The National Institute for Space Research, known by its Portuguese acronym INPE, said that satellite sensors detected the blazes between Feb. 1…

Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry traveled to Kenya on Thursday in hopes of salvaging a plan to deploy 1,000 police officers to combat the Caribbean nation’s gang epidemic.Henry met with Kenyan counterpart William Ruto to “finalize modalities” for a potential agreement, though it is unclear how a ruling against…

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A U.N.-backed human rights panel on Thursday accused the Nicaraguan government of abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity.”Violent crackdowns on political dissent by Daniel Ortega’s government, which has since expanded to a campaign aimed at “incapacitating any kind of opposition in the long term,” have been subject to investigation since…

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Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, who forged closer ties with the United States through a sweeping free trade agreement and whose Progressive Conservative party suffered a devastating defeat just after he left office, died Thursday. He was 84.The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, his…

Pakistan’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members of parliament on Thursday in a chaotic scene as allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan shouted and protested what they claim was a rigged election.Lawmakers from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party repeatedly chanted “Vote-thief!” as Shehbaz Sharif, who’s expected to form…

A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of others, the health minister said Friday.Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said the fire broke out late Thursday in the building in Dhaka’s downtown area. Firefighters rescued survivors and pulled…

A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become law.In a statement, Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner,…