SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he would not take orders over tariffs from a foreigner, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and later called the United States' threatened duty "unacceptable blackmail.

The alleged incident goes to the heart of the objections raised by critics who worry about Bove's respect for the rule of law.

Patrick Cunningham, the agent who oversaw the arrest of Öztürk in March, also told the court that he had no knowledge of any criminal offense she had committed.

A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of the National Rifle Association's lawsuit accusing a New York state official of violating its free speech rights by coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with it.

Former Cincinnati hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman won a small victory when a judge told immigration officials they can't "remove" him from Ohio.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and prosecutors, to look into the deadly Halloween crowd crush that killed 159, mostly young people,

The FTC has reopened an order involving Chevron’s proposed acquisition of Hess, and another regarding Exxon Mobil’s proposed purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources after its initial complaints failed to plead any antitrust law violation.

A judge has lifted the gag order in the case of Bryan Kohberger, after the former criminology Ph.D. student pled guilty to fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students. Now, defense attorneys, prosecutors,