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Flávio Bolsonaro tops Lula in first round, forcing runoff
Brazil's presidential race is going to a second round. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face Senator Flávio Bolsonaro on October 25, after neither won more than 50% of valid votes in the first round on Sunday, October 4.…
Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula in early Brazil election count
Polls closed across Brazil on Sunday in the first round of a close presidential election. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, is running for a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, the eldest son of former President Jair…
AfD wins second German state as Merz vows to stay on
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party projected its dominance over the country's political landscape on Sunday, winning the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania just two weeks after its landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt — a result Chancellor Friedrich Merz himself called…
Xi Jinping health rumors swirl after early BRICS departure
Unverified claims about Chinese President Xi Jinping's health have swept across social media this week after he skipped a gala dinner at the BRICS summit in New Delhi and returned to China earlier than expected, prompting official pushback from both…
Trump says he’d ‘love’ to see a united Ireland
President Donald Trump waded into one of the most politically charged issues on the island of Ireland on Saturday, declaring during meetings in Dublin that he would "love" to see the country unified and predicting it would "happen eventually."
Germany’s far-right AfD wins state vote but falls short of majority
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, marking a historic first-place finish with 44.5% of the vote according to exit polls, but the party fell short of the absolute majority it needed to govern…
Ousted defense chief Fedorov calls for wartime elections in biggest challenge to Zelenskyy
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's ousted defense minister and once one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's closest allies, called for wartime elections in a nine-minute YouTube address on Tuesday, delivering what analysts and media organizations have described as the most direct internal political…
Zelensky fires aide amid graft probe as ex-defense chief demands elections
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra on Wednesday after anti-corruption investigators named her among suspects in a multimillion-dollar money-laundering case, plunging the country into its deepest political crisis since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022.
Ukraine’s ousted defense chief calls for wartime elections, challenging Zelenskyy
Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections in a late-night video address on Tuesday, launching the most direct political challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022.
Andy Burnham takes office as UK prime minister
Andy Burnham takes office as Britain's prime minister on Monday, succeeding Keir Starmer and becoming the country's seventh leader in just over a decade. The former Greater Manchester mayor, dubbed the "King of the North," is expected to deliver an…
World Cup final caps tournament marred by controversy
As Argentina and Spain prepare to meet at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, the tournament's legacy is already being shaped less by what happened on the pitch than by what unfolded around it.…
White House confirms Trump to attend World Cup final Sunday
President Donald Trump will attend Sunday's 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the White House confirmed Thursday. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the plans during her briefing — her first since…
Rare wartime protests erupt in Kyiv over Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defense minister
Hundreds of Ukrainians gathered in central Kyiv on Thursday to protest President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a rare wartime demonstration that underscored the 35-year-old tech entrepreneur's popularity and the political risks of Zelenskyy's sweeping Cabinet…
Zelenskyy ousts Ukraine’s prime minister in wartime reshuffle
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday that Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko will step down as part of a broad government reshuffle, marking the second major shake-up of Ukraine's wartime leadership in a year.
Le Pen says she will run for France’s presidency in 2027
Marine Le Pen announced Tuesday she will run for France's presidency in 2027 after a Paris appeals court upheld her embezzlement conviction but reduced her ban from public office, clearing a path for her fourth bid at the Élysée Palace.
Venezuela quake death toll hits 3,535 amid power struggle
The aftermath of Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has become a political battleground, with exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado pressing to return home while the Trump administration backs acting President Delcy Rodríguez and a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers calls…
China strips generals, ex-regulator of lawmaker posts
China on Friday stripped six senior People's Liberation Army officers, former financial regulator Li Yunze, and Politburo member Ma Xingrui of their seats in the National People's Congress, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The NPC Standing Committee's notice provided no…
Von der Leyen signals no third term as EU chief
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen does not intend to run for a third term when her current mandate expires in 2029, according to a report by Politico published on Wednesday, citing two senior officials familiar with the matter.
Leak reveals members of Thiel’s secretive Dialog society
A trove of internal records from Dialog, the invitation-only network co-founded by Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley investor Auren Hoffman, has been exposed online, revealing for the first time the identities and activities of more than 200 powerful members drawn…
Brazil’s top court convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for coercion
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former lawmaker and son of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, for coercion related to his efforts to lobby the United States government to intervene in his father's coup trial. The court sentenced him…
Bolivia’s defense minister resigns amid weeks of mass protests
Bolivia's Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas resigned on Tuesday after a month of anti-government protests that have blocked roads and cut off access to major cities, a ministry source confirmed to Reuters. The departure marks the highest-level exit from President Rodrigo…
Frederiksen secures third term as Denmark’s PM with new centre-left coalition
Denmark's Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen announced on Monday that she has agreed to form a centre-left coalition government, ending more than two months of political uncertainty following the country's March 24 snap election. The deal secures Frederiksen's third consecutive…
Chile’s Kast fires security minister in first cabinet shake-up
Chilean President José Antonio Kast carried out his first cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, removing Security Minister Trinidad Steinert and Government Spokesperson Mara Sedini just over two months into his administration, in a shake-up that underscores growing unease over his government's…
Iraq taps political newcomer al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi on Monday designated Ali al-Zaidi, a 40-year-old businessman and political newcomer, as prime minister-designate, tasking him with forming a new government after months of political deadlock and weeks of fraught negotiations shaped by American pressure.
Jude Law debuts as Putin in Venice thriller premiere
Jude Law SONY made his debut as Vladimir Putin Sunday evening at the Venice Film Festival, as Olivier Assayas' political thriller "The Wizard of the Kremlin" held its world premiere in competition for the prestigious Golden Lion award.