Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government with a special election outcome Monday night, allowing his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties. Voters cast ballots for three vacant seats of the 343 districts represented in Parliament.

Former Brazilian intelligence chief and lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem has been taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Aluminum jumped to a four-year high in London, as US President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports threatened more disruptions to shipments from the Persian Gulf.

Nearly 100 protesters were arrested after urging Schumer and Gillibrand to block bomb sales to Israel during a Manhattan protest.

Hezbollah's leader has urged Lebanon to withdraw from direct talks with Israel scheduled in Washington. Naim Kassem on Monday called the negotiations a "free concession" to Israel and the U.S.

The hippos are the descendants of four brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as he built a private zoo.

Benin's ​Finance Minister Romuald ‌Wadagni secured a landslide victory in the West ​African nation's ​April 12 presidential election, garnering ⁠over 94% of ​votes, provisional results ​from the electoral commission showed on Monday.

Pope Leo XIV began a 10-day Africa trip on April 13 where he is set to visit 11 cities and towns in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.