Police gunfight with favela gang traps 200 tourists on hilltop
The access route to Morro Dois Irmãos was blocked during the operation in Vidigal, leaving scores of alarmed sightseers stuck on the hill.
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A Local Pizzaiolo’s Tour of the Best Restaurants in NYC
Chef Anthony Mangieri from Una Pizza Napoletana, whose pizza was crowned the best in the U.S. in 2025, takes Eater on a tour of his favorite restaurants in NYC for tastes of creamy cheesecake, a juicy burger, and more. Mangieri…
More than 200 rescued from IS-linked group in DR Congo
The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda’s army says.
Strait of Hormuz ship traffic briefly rose and then slowed after weekend attacks
Commercial ships remain cautious about transiting the strait as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran again.
The New American Steakhouse
By and large, most diners at Cote, the sleek and club-like New York City steakhouse, order the Butcher’s Feast. For $82 per person, diners get four cuts of beef, grilled tableside. But there is no creamed spinach here, nor loaded…
Days of Our Lives and Starship Troopers actor Patrick Muldoon dies aged 57
The actor and producer also appeared in Melrose Place and Saved By the Bell.
Trump tariff refunds begin but consumers likely to miss out
Businesses can apply online through a portal for refunds expected to total $160bn.
As Portugal’s Algarve Coast Goes High-Luxe, These Rural Farm Estates Are Refreshing Alternative
Quintas, vineyards, and workers’ cottages are being turned into some of the Algarve’s best accommodations.
Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them
Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.
USA Rare Earth to buy Brazil’s Serra Verde for $2.8 billion to build supply outside Asia
USA Rare Earth on Monday announced plans to buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a deal worth $2.8 billion in cash and shares.