Politics
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.8% of the vote as his rival refused to concede.
Serbia’s student-led opposition won a parliamentary majority in Sunday’s election, preliminary results showed, prompting President Aleksandar Vučić to concede defeat after more than a decade in power.
Serbia’s student-backed opposition won a major election victory over President Aleksandar Vučić’s ruling party, prompting Belgrade celebrations but leaving questions about who will lead it.
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Serbia’s student-led list won parliamentary elections, challenging Aleksandar Vucic’s 14-year political dominance, while its stance on EU and Russia ties remained unclear.
Israelis vote Oct. 27 in a close election between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, with Arab parties potentially pivotal in coalition talks.
The Trump administration reportedly urged former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to seek the U.N. secretary-general post amid a deadlock over António Guterres’ successor.
Serbia’s student-led list defeated the ruling party in Sunday’s parliamentary election, ending Aleksandar Vučić’s 12-year hold on power after nearly two years of protests.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wants the United Kingdom to rejoin the European Union in his lifetime, but ruled out major changes during this parliament.
A U.N. commission said Russia coerced foreign men from 29 countries into its military for dangerous frontline duties in Ukraine.
Senior delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey were in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders aimed at preventing renewed regional fighting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had waited a month for U.S. approval of missile deliveries and hoped for November talks with Washington and Moscow amid continued attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv, Washington and Moscow would hold trilateral talks in November to revive stalled peace negotiations, while Ukraine would not discuss troop limits or enforced neutrality.
U.N. investigators accused Israel of a systematic attack on civilians in the West Bank amounting to crimes against humanity, while Israel called the findings disinformation.
President Donald Trump made a vulgar remark about rapper Nicki Minaj at a Sunday campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, where she appeared as a supporter.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after months in exile, drawing cheering supporters and renewing calls for free presidential elections.
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Commentators in Slovakia weighed closer ties with the Slovak Movement, while Polish polling examined voter disapproval of misconduct and a Hungarian lawyer urged insiders to help expose abuses.
Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova and former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov advanced to a Nov. 1 runoff after neither secured a first-round majority amid record-low turnout.
The Kremlin said Russian attacks would continue during negotiations, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected demands for neutrality and a smaller Ukrainian army.
U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway a “shithole country” at a campaign rally in Michigan Sunday after failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded by an independent committee.
A judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey and ordered her reinstatement with back pay.
Sweden’s Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist failed to find a majority for her proposed five-party government, deepening the political stalemate after Social Democrats also failed.
French President Emmanuel Macron promised more funding for schools and universities, smaller classes in poorer areas and 15,000 new university places after weeks of student protests.
Romanian UDMR lawmaker Csoma Botond rejected Social Democrat leader Sorin Grindeanu’s proposal to pass administrative-territorial reform through government responsibility, calling it inappropriate.
Several Catholic bishops said the White House exploited them by releasing video of their Oval Office prayer with President Donald Trump without their consent.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt proposed legal measures to restrict Berlin’s planned socialization of rental housing, and Left Party leader Elif Eralp called the proposal unconstitutional.
Former President Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump and Republicans at campaign rallies in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday, accusing Trump and his family of profiting at Americans’ expense.
