Politics
Flávio Bolsonaro led President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with 47% to 45% in Brazil’s first-round presidential election, setting up a runoff between them.
Turkey and Pakistan agreed to send troops to Saudi Arabia under a defense pact after renewed Houthi attacks on the kingdom.
U.S. officials said the United States withdrew 12 B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England over concerns about a potential Iranian-directed drone attack, though explanations conflicted.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for Nov. 29 after lawmakers rejected his government’s housing decrees, triggering an early vote.
Quebec’s separatist Parti Québécois won Monday’s provincial election, returning to power without a majority and pledging to delay another independence referendum until Donald Trump leaves office.
Turkey and Pakistan pledged to send troops to Saudi Arabia as Yemen’s Houthis claimed attacks on Riyadh’s airport and an oil refinery.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged stronger EU powers to respond swiftly to unfair trade practices by China and the United States.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan nominated diplomat Luca Niculescu to form a government, while Liberal leaders said parliamentary support would hinge on the cabinet and its governing program.
President Donald Trump approved a plan for the U.S. military to execute former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad for killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.
Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament elected AfD lawmaker Tobias Rausch as its president in Magdeburg on Tuesday, making him the party’s first regional parliamentary speaker.
German intelligence chiefs warned parliament that Russia was intensifying a shadow war against Germany, raising the risk of direct confrontation as Berlin continued supporting Ukraine.
