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Lula and Trump discuss organized crime and trade tariffs

Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States held a 40-minute telephone conversation on Tuesday, focusing on boosting joint efforts to combat international organized crime and the further reduction of US tariffs on Brazilian goods.

The silent violence of ableism in architecture

Outdated models of disability still dominate thinking in our built environment. Approaches grounded in old medical and charity models of disability have long reinforced a status quo trapped in hundred-year-old thinking—and it shows.

Tens of thousands of Gazans need medical evacuation: MSF

A Doctors Without Borders official has pleaded for countries to open their doors to tens of thousands of Gazans in dire need of medical evacuation, warning that hundreds have already died waiting. "The need is really huge," said Hani Isleem, who coordinates medical evacuations

Republican wins closely watched Tennessee special election

Republican Matt Van Epps is projected to defeat Democrat Aftyn Behn in a special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, in a race that was seen as a key bellwether for Democratic voter enthusiasm ahead of 2026. Van Epps, a former