Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been blocked from seeking public office for eight years, thereby removing him from the next presidential contest. Bolsonaro, 68, was blocked after a majority of judges on Brazil’s electoral court “voted” on Friday morning. The judges ruled that Bolsonaro violated the country’s election laws when, less than three months before last year’s vote, he …

More than 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Mexico in June, the government said, following a series of heatwaves in the Latin American nation. Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing record-high temperatures. Over 1,000 heat-related emergencies were reported in Mexico between 12 and 25 June, of which 104 resulted in deaths, …

A gun battle between suspected cartel members left at least eight dead and one wounded on Wednesday in a mountainous area of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, local authorities said. The state prosecutor’s office said the violence took place in Guachochi, one of the largest towns in a mountainous area that is hard to get to, and which is …

Human remains are believed to have been found in the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the United States Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive into the Titanic, killing five people, was unloaded in St John’s, Canada on Wednesday. Coast Guard officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among …

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada, Mr. Sean Fraser has revealed plans to bring additional healthcare workers to the country as part of a revamped immigration approach targeting sectors grappling with significant labour shortages. The healthcare industry will be the first sector to benefit from this new initiative. In a series of tweets on his official Twitter …

Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war. The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Russian president’s rule — and Russia’s most serious security crisis since the strongman came to power …

After days of searching for the missing Titan submarine that disappeared during its dive to see the remains of the Titanic, the passengers are now confirmed dead by the United States Coast Guard. This conclusion came after both the estimated amount of oxygen in the vessel ran out and evidence of a catastrophic implosion was discovered. The company that operated …

Canada’s Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday announced Can$350 million (US$265 million) to support the aerospace industry’s drive toward zero carbon emissions. The funding, he said in a statement, will go to boosting hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, a transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft support infrastructure. This “will help drive and accelerate the green industrial transformation of Canada’s …

United States and Canadian coast guard teams were racing Monday to locate and rescue a submersible tourist vessel with five people aboard that went missing on a dive to the Titanic’s wreckage in the North Atlantic. The 21-foot (6.5-metre) craft, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent early Sunday and lost contact with the surface less than two hours later. …

Uruguayan authorities are reversing plans to melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken Nazi ship and recast it as a dove of peace, the President said Sunday. The imposing bronze eagle, weighing 350 kilos (771 pounds) and clutching a swastika between its claws, was recovered from a World War II-era German destroyer off Uruguay’s coast 17 years ago. …