Brazil denies visa requests to U.S. officials ahead of upcoming elections

Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest political barb between the two countries. The move became public after The Washington Post reported the Brazilian government saying the officials, Riley M. Barnes, an assistant …

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Zelenskyy accuses Russia of assisting Iran with satellite imagery of U.S. bases in Middle East

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will share evidence with the United States showing Russia is assisting Iran in targeting U.S. bases in the Middle East via satellite surveillance. “Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there,” Zelenskyy said …

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4th firefighter dies from burn injuries battling Colorado’s Knowles wildfire

A fourth firefighter died from burn injuries battling Colorado’s Knowles wildfire in the western part of the state at the end of June. Nathan Matthews, 43, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died from injuries sustained while battling the blaze, the U.S. Department of the Interior said in a statement. “This is another heartbreaking loss for our wildland fire …

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