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Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan

Fox News Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in plan to remain in power despite losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. BRAZIL’S FORMER PRESIDENT…

Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia

New York Times The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/health/pope-francis-bilateral-pneumonia.html

Paquita la del Barrio, whose songs took aim at machismo, dies at 77

Washington Post The Mexican singing star was known for hits including “Rata de Dos Patas,” in which she likened her former lover to a two-legged rat, a snake and a cockroach. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/02/18/paquita-la-del-barrio-dead/

Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.

New York Times The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/science/asteroid-2024-yr4-impact.html

Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal

Fox News A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: “You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.” The Chinese helicopter was attempting to force a Cessna Caravan…

Rubio makes progress with Russia after Trump promised to bring end to war in Ukraine

Fox News The U.S. and Russia on Tuesday took steps to improve diplomatic ties after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with top officials from Moscow in a move to find an end to the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters following the 4.5-hour meeting held in Saudi Arabia between Rubio and his Russian counterpart,…

Pope Francis, still hospitalized, has pneumonia in both lungs

Washington Post Concerns grew over a “complex” infection plaguing the 88-year-old pontiff. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/18/pope-francis-pneumonia-hospitalized/

French bill would ban headscarves in sport; Amnesty International says it’s discriminatory

Fox News Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions. The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated from Tuesday in the upper house of the French parliament. Its aim is to ban all “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols during…

Pope Francis diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, Vatican says

Fox News Pope Francis has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia in both lungs but was in a good mood, the Vatican said Tuesday. Laboratory tests and chest X-rays continued to reveal a “complex” medical picture, the Vatican said. “The polymicrobial infection, which arose on a picture of bronchiectasis and asmatiform bronchitis, and which required the…

Former USAID official warns China is already looking to fill void left by paused programs

Fox News The Trump administration’s pause of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding may leave the door open for China to spread its influence, and Beijing is not wasting time trying to fill in the gaps. A former USAID official, who spoke with Fox News Digital under the condition of anonymity, said that…