RIO DE JANEIRO — Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer. Jaguars, monkeys and other animals were given an iced diet prepared according to each species’ needs, zoo officials said. Some received frozen fruit, while others were...

QINGDAO, CHINA – JANUARY 13, 2026 – The cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth in December sharply beat expectations, catapulting the annual trade surplus to a record high, even...

Actor Kiefer Sutherland, a film and television star since the 1980s, was arrested Monday after allegedly physically assaulting and threatening a ride-share driver, police said. The 59-year-old was arrested at Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood after officers responded to a report of an assault around 12:15 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department Officer Kevin...

David Grittenand Paul Adams Reuters Armed security forces were deployed at a pro-government rally in Tehran on Monday More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as President Trump promised Iranians that help was “on its way”. The US-based...

BAMAKO, Mali — A ferry boat trying to land at a Niger River town in the Timbuktu region of northern Mali hit rocks and sank in an accident that left dozens of people dead, local officials and relatives of the dead said Tuesday. The accident took place Thursday at the town of Diré, officials said....

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Jan. 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters As the Justice Department continues its investigation into the Federal Reserve, the next front in the central bank’s quest to maintain political independence will shift to the Supreme Court. On Jan. 21, the high court will hear...