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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was re-elected on Sunday. But opponent Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat late Sunday, calling the move to extend voting hours unprecedented.

Serbia's Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power ​and heralds a new political era in the ​Balkan country.

Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country's military violated Starlink's terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes. Serhii Beskrestnov, a defence technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible.

Ahead of this week's Canada-European Union summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney said both parties are hammering out a "new, ambitious alliance" after pledging deeper ties with Europe last month.

Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela Sunday for the first time since December, about a month before the U.S. military deposed the country's then-President Nicolás Maduro.

Now that the results of the referendum have come in, with three-quarters of Albertans voting to stay in Canada, we reached out to some residents who supported the other side to see how they feel and what they think happens next.

David Wadden ran and biked to 59 donair shops in the Halifax area this year to eat donairs and rate them as part of a charity fundraiser. But that wasn't the hard part. After eating the donair, he faced the ungodly task of running or biking back home.

There are few Israeli analysts willing to write off the country's longest-serving prime minister in Tuesday's election, despite the catastrophic impact of the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

Over the last decade, egg freezing has become significantly more popular. According to data from the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS), there were 2,663 retrieval cycles for the purpose of freezing, or banking, eggs reported in 2025. Compare that number to 2013, when there were only 217 such procedures logged.

Monday is municipal election day in Ontario, and people across the province will get a chance to pick their next local leaders. Most polling stations will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and residents can find information about where to cast their ballots online.

Lana Nusseibeh will face questions at the UN General Assembly this week

Nobel laureate’s first appearance since the U.S. military deposed country’s then-president Nicolás Maduro in January

Both leading candidates are opposed to an independent Palestinian state and are ready to resume the war if Hamas does not disarm

Adding vaccine to standard post-surgery treatment reduced risk of melanoma returning by 42% two years after surgery

Tuesday’s election widely seen as referendum on Netanyahu’s handling of Israel’s recent wars

Former U.S. President also takes aim at ‘cruelty’ and indecency from Trump and his allies

Former U.S. President Barack Obama rallied Democratic voters in battleground Michigan on Saturday night. (AP video: Mike Householder)

Bolsonaro asked for the election results to be annulled, saying they were impossible to accept after a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours

Support for the leader had eroded since the 2024 Novi Sad tragedy, which set off a wave of youth protests claiming corruption

Protesters across Italy took to the streets on Saturday (October 24) to protest against war and the rising cost of living, in a march that was marked by tensions and clashes with security forces.

The two countries will "work in close partnership" on investment opportunities and challenges, according to a joint media statement.

High turnout and gathering tensions marked the highly contested parliamentary election that was a showdown between Vucic and university students.

Voting in Brazil is conducted electronically and the result is usually available within hours after polling stations close at 5 p.m. in Brasilia.

A day after attacks by Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers, Israel imposed widespread closures, displacing residents in the city of Hebron.

Infantino is seeking re-election next year as the head of soccer’s world governing body in face of attempts to force him to stand down after he planned to sell World Cup stakes.

The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

In Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city’s southeastern edge, keeping it away from the center.

Ukraine and Russia have signaled their willingness to resume U.S.-brokered peace talks and are backing a humanitarian mission led by First lady Melania Trump.

Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public opposition to the decades-long U.S. embargo as Washington ramps up pressure on countries supporting Cuba.

The rescue was caught on camera as Will Murray was reporting on the heavy rainfall and flooding in Australia when a man drove his car through the floodwaters.

The president contended that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, would “invite hordes of jihadis to our shores” as he sought to bolster the G.O.P. candidate in a tight Senate race.

“It is clear that we have lost these elections,” Aleksandar Vucic said in a surprisingly early speech congratulating his opponents.

A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.

The Parks Department has a $10 million plan to renovate the northeast corner of Tompkins Square Park, but fans of its workout bars want things to stay just as they are.

After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, a Nobel laureate, came back to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and press for new elections.

At rallies this weekend, Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump delivered two starkly contrasting pitches, differing in style and substance.

The Venezuelan opposition leader returned home from exile to a country firmly under American control. How are her relations with Washington?

“Clayface” was No. 1 at the box office, but “You Can See Everything,” a documentary about the disgraced Theranos founder, surged in its second weekend.

Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike. Does she represent a vanishing type?

Trump’s culture of cruelty spreads.

It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.

Elon Musk said in an X post that SpaceX has closed $40 billion in debt financing to purchase GPUs.

The world's pension systems are confronting a demographic crisis as longer lifespans and dwindling birth rates threaten to stretch retirement finances.

Protests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.

Ukraine challenged Musk’s claim that its military violated Starlink terms, arguing that commercial Starlink limits prevented medium- and long-range strike use.

Audi's CEO defended the company's plans for a $4 billion plant in Georgia, calling it a business decision to grow sales and reduce exposure to U.S. tariffs.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles and drones, while the Houthis claimed attacks on airports and energy sites amid rising regional supply risks.

The economy is still a key issue in the 2026 election, but voters are concerned about Trump testing the bounds of the office and Democratic Socialist polices.

French unrest pushed bond yields to a 24-year high as investors weigh budget, growth and sectors risks ahead of more protests.

Biotech stocks are rallying as clinical wins, M&A and new drug technologies revive the sector. Here are the ETFs and stocks analysts favor.

Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK.

Videos in which people claim to spot the signs of low iron have attracted millions of views online.

The TV presenter says she can see Ozzy's burial site from her window, and regularly talks to him.

Kimi Antonelli's Austin win was "the best he has delivered", according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, even if it wasn't quite enough to give him the title.

The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

Stories about the Budget and the investigation into the father of the Duchess of Sussex feature on Monday's front pages.

President Lula has pulled of a surprise win, but he will face a hostile Congress and a polarised country.

In just under two years the students have succeeded in tearing up 14 years of political dominance under Aleksandar Vučić.

The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government

A federal judge in Mexico has ruled that a former state attorney general will face trial after being accused of treason

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street, while oil prices have fallen more than 1%

Regional leaders in Latin America and the United States welcomed Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win on social media after he defeated opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro

Polls had put the two party leaders neck and neck in the run up to the vote

The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo

Monzo’s customer data showed a surge in spending around the second tranche of public tickets to the British Museum being released.

Venues say they are putting on more events to cater to a growing cohort of people who want a more affordable night out.

Almost a kilometre of the central London street, between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street, is pedestrianised from Monday.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says antisocial behaviour is ‘a blight on our communities’

Algeria’s parliament has approved a resolution to send troops to Niger