Kerry Kahn

President Lula says he spent hours with Trump, had a great lunch and is going back to Brazil optimistic that, quote, things start to move forward.

He says he made one thing clear to Trump.

Brazil is willing to build partnerships wherever and with everyone, he says.

In his trademark folksy manner to reporters, Lula made police for world peace.

He called on the U.N.

Security Council members to get together, share some whiskeys and pork knuckles, and pledge peace instead of war.

In a social media post, President Trump called Lula very dynamic and said talks will continue.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

Even before Bachelet takes questions from U.N.

ambassadors, her nomination is already in trouble.

The U.S.

envoy to the U.N., Mike Waltz, has already come out against her.

Bachelet served two non-consecutive terms as Chile's president and as U.N.

High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Chile withdrew support for her candidacy after its election of a far-right president.

Bachelet has also clashed with China, a permanent member of the Body Security Council.

It's widely believed the next Secretary General will come from Latin America, also in the running a veteran Argentine diplomat and current director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as a former Costa Rican vice president.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

Israel's military says targeting bridges is vital to stopping Hezbollah from transferring its weapons south.

Dozens of missiles a day are fired into northern Israeli towns.