South Korea’s forest service said thousands of fighters are tackling at least five active wildfires across the country. At least 18 people have been killed and almost 20 injured as wildfires rage in multiple areas across South Korea’s southeastern region where thousands of firefighters and soldiers are struggling to control rapidly expanding blazes, officials said. South Korea’s official Yonhap news agency said the death toll had reached 18...

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has continued to face fallout from an article in The Atlantic that revealed editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a group chat where top-level government officials discussed plans for bombing Yemen. The White House remained in damage control mode on Tuesday, seeking to dismiss allegations that government secrets were at risk. “There was no classified information, as I understand it,”...

Five justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court have concluded the first day of proceedings as they weigh whether former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for an alleged coup attempt following his loss in the 2022 election. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet argued on Tuesday that Bolsonaro oversaw a conspiracy to overthrow the government, including alleged plans to poison his election rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and kill Supreme...