Brazil Votes in High-Stakes Presidential Election Pitting Lula Against Bolsonaro’s Son
BRASILIA — Brazilians voted Sunday in a presidential election pitting 80-year-old incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio…
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PTI’s Islamabad Long March Proceeds as Government Talks End in Deadlock
ISLAMABAD — A second round of talks between Pakistan’s government and the opposition ended in deadlock in the early hours…
Bangladesh Floods Kill at Least 51 as More Than a Million Are Affected
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 51 people and affected more than one million people…
France’s School Protests Spiral Into ‘Urban Violence’ as Government Sends in Riot Police
PARIS — A wave of high school protests that began over teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms has spiraled into nationwide…
Congo Ebola Death Toll Passes 4,000 as Authorities Struggle to Contain Outbreak
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The death toll from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 4,000,…
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Sea as Tensions With Seoul Rise
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South…
Watch: Coast Guard Says Grace Was Carrying Fuel Toward Cuba
The U.S. Coast Guard says it boarded the motor vessel Grace in the Caribbean and escorted it to Mexico over an alleged Cuba-bound fuel shipment.
NASA Images Show Gandak River Flooding Across Nepal and Northern India
Before-and-after false-color MODIS images from September 20 and 29 show the Gandak-Narayani River widening after torrential rain pushed water levels to records in Nepal and Bihar.
Lovlina Borgohain Wins Historic Boxing Gold for India at Asian Games 2026
AICHI-NAGOYA, Japan — India’s Lovlina Borgohain won a historic gold medal in women’s 75kg boxing at the Asian Games on…
Ethiopia and Eritrea Sever Diplomatic Ties as Tigray Fighting Escalates
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties in the most serious rupture between the neighbors in…