President Claudia Sheinbaum: “We spoke with the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to follow up on the joint projects for economic development, education, and science. It’s always a pleasure.”

Reporter: “Mr. President, you just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war, but you’re the only person in your government saying this,” said the reporter. “Even your Defense Secretary wouldn’t say that when he was asked, standing over your shoulder on your plane on Saturday. Why are you the only person saying this?” “Because I just don’t know enough about it,” said Trump. “I think it’s something that I was told is under investigation, but Tomahawks are used by others, as you know… Numerous...

Tony Burke: “Last night I was able to tell five women from the Iranian Women’s Soccer team that they are welcome to stay in Australia, to be safe and have a home here.”

The State Department on Monday designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.” With the designation, Afghanistan joins Iran as countries singled out by the U.S. in the past two weeks for their practice of detaining Americans in hopes of extracting policy concessions. Iran was given an identical designation on Feb. 27, one day before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against the Islamic Republic in what has since become a war in the Middle East. The designations...

A Northern Arizona University student who drank an excessive amount of vodka at a fraternity house party died of alcohol poisoning, an autopsy released Monday shows. Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, was found unresponsive Jan. 31 and couldn’t be resuscitated, the report said. His blood-alcohol level was 0.425% — more than five times the state’s legal limit for driving and an amount generally considered to be fatal. Three leaders from the Delta Tau Delta fraternity face charges in Martinez’s death. The Coconino County Attorney’s Office said Monday that it is reviewing the case to determine whether formal charges are appropriate against...

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security and warned that any challenge to the North’s safety would bring “terrible consequences.” Kim Yo Jong’s statement Tuesday came a day after the allies started their 11-day Freedom Shield exercise involving thousands of troops, while Washington also wages an escalating war in the Middle East. Without directly referring to the Iran war, Kim said the U.S.-South Korea drills undermine regional stability at a time when the global security...

The Lebanese parliament extended its term by two years on Monday due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region into an escalating conflict, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Lebanon following renewed strikes with the militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli military said Monday it was targeting Hezbollah’s financial arm, al-Qard Al-Hasan, as its ground forces in Lebanon’s south launched “focused raids” against what it called the group’s infrastructure. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch has accused Israeli forces of using white phosphorus incendiary shells in strikes on residential areas in a Lebanese village in violation of international...