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Lula asks Trump to lift 40% tariff on Brazilian imports

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone conversation Monday to lift the 40% tariff imposed by the U.S. government on Brazilian imports. The leaders spoke for 30 minutes, exchanged phone numbers, and Lula ...

ICC makes the first conviction over past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago — including ...

What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza are set to begin

By CARA ANNA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas are set to begin indirect talks on ending the war in Gaza Monday after both sides signaled support for U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan. The talks in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh are brokered ...