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GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal challenges despite the fact the results were clear: Progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo won about 61% of the vote to conservative Sandra Torres’ 39%. After

CANBERRA, Australia — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism, known as the Voice, for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives. Proponents say embedding

Mark Meadows news: The defense of Trump’s “perfect phone call” is really something.  Slate The testimony from Trump’s White House chief of staff could change everything  CNN Meadows testifies in Atlanta; March trial date for Trump in D.C.  The Washington Post

Paris (AFP) — Oil companies are paying popular influencers to pump their gas on social media, sparking a backlash from some climate-conscious fans for promoting planet-warming fossil fuels among young people. Young online celebrities best known for posting about video

The expected hiring of the former New York Times chief comes as the news network looks to reverse a multiyear ratings slump.

Amos Hochstein will meet with senior officials in Beirut and inspect UNIFIL operations ahead of vote on extending mandate of peacekeeping force

Australia’s monthly inflation indicator cooled significantly in July, greatly strengthening calls by some economists that interest rates have now peaked.

Hurricane Idalia intensified over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and was forecast to make landfall Wednesday in Florida’s Big Bend region, where emergency preparations and evacuations were under way. Photo: CIRA/NOAA

Ganfeng Lithium’s first-half net profit fell 19% from a year earlier, weighed down by high operating costs that overshadowed revenue growth at one of the world’s largest lithium producers.