Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested on Friday that he will stand for re-election in 2026, but stopped short of making a formal announcement.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending cuts package on Friday at the White House in a July 4 holiday that took on the air of a Trump political rally.
Tonia Fucci, a Pennsylvania resident visiting her grandmother for the Independence Day weekend, woke early on Friday to the sound of heavy rain "coming down in buckets."
Leaders of the growing BRICS group of developing nations will meet in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, urging reform of Western institutions and promoting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism worldwide.
COP30 president Brazil proposed expanding emissions pledges to include companies, states, and cities, aiming to boost climate goals after the U.S. left the Paris Agreement.
In Chile’s cold northern seas, an underwater forest teems with life, as red and green seaweed feed wildlife, support locals, and help the planet by producing oxygen and capturing carbon.
