‘Arbitrary measures’: Lula slams US ‘terror’ designation for Brazil gangs
Lula warned that labelling Brazil’s criminal networks as ‘terrorists’ could ‘undermine’ local law enforcement efforts.

Lula warned that labelling Brazil’s criminal networks as ‘terrorists’ could ‘undermine’ local law enforcement efforts.

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President Bernardo Arevalo’s government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.
Restoring pre-war stockpiles of critical US munitions will take at least two years, according to CSIS report.

After nearly three years of war and displacement, Eid in Lebanon no longer feels like celebration for many families.

Footage shows smoke billowing over south Beirut following an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital.
Bandar Abbas, which the US has targeted multiple times, occupies a strategically sensitive position in Strait of Hormuz.
The US president has issued a stark warning to a US ally, in a sign of rising tensions over Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s claimed drone interception has renewed attention on Tehran’s military capabilities after months of bombardment.
The US strikes near Bandar Abbas as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran reports no casualties or damage.
The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, ‘will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up’.
US president says Iran can’t ‘out-wait’ him, suggesting that Washington is not satisfied with Tehran’s offers for deal.