Brazil's Lula overtakes Bolsonaro in runoff, with half of votes counted
Pollsters said higher-than-expected turnout appeared to have boosted Lula. Andrei Roman, CEO of pollster AtlasIntel, told Reuters that Lula would be re-elected.
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'MAGA conservatives' dream candidate': Trump administration eyes Orban as next UN chief - report
Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed
White supremacist sentenced to 17 years for arson, attempting to provide support for Hezbollah
Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student led movement in parliamentary election
The snap parliamentary elections, called by Vucic in September, come after almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption.
Sri Lanka rescues 40 Iranian sailors from international waters, facilitates return to Iran
The sailors from 19 ships were brought ashore at Galle Harbor, about 126 km from the commercial capital, Colombo, and were given medical treatment before returning to Iran early on Sunday morning.
Infamous Nazi-era alpine retreat mostly destroyed in deliberate fire
The landmark was engulfed in flames at 9:15 p.m. local time on Friday. Police arrested a 33-year-old man suspected of deliberately starting the fire that mostly destroyed the Nazi-era retreat.
UK arrests pro-Palestinian activist for spitting on statue of British MP murdered in terror attack
Essex Police arrested a man on Friday after a TikTok video showed someone spitting on a statue honoring British lawmaker Sir David Amess, who was murdered in 2021.
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
The issue of Machado's return has strained her relationship with the US, which she has sought to cultivate as an ally since before it removed President Nicolas Maduro from power.
Rubio describes Russia-Ukraine war as territorial dispute ahead of November peace talks
"At its core, (the war) is about 11% of one part of that country that Russia wants and cannot take militarily and that Ukraine is unwilling to give up," Rubio said.
Pope Leo calls for Yemen violence to end, in address two weeks after surgery
The pope said he was also praying for those who had been killed and wounded in the "terrorist attack against Orthodox faithful" at the Hamoud church in Jordan on Friday.
UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh receives more support in bid to become next UN secretary-general
Prior to her role as UAE permanent representative to the UN, Nusseibeh established the UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry's Policy Planning Department and served as its first director for three years.
Europe should be included in Ukraine peace discussions, Kremlin aide says
Zelensky said on Friday that peace negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the US had agreed to meet at a technical level in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi.
Vucic's mission: Can Serbia's longtime leader secure new mandate? - analysis
Former president Aleksandar Vucic is banking on economic modernization, political stability, and an independent foreign policy that has strengthened relations with the US, Israel, and the UAE.
