Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade jabs and an apology in final debate as Brazil heads to a dead-heat run-off on Sunday
In their last televised face-off on TV Globo, President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro clashed over spending, crime and the cost of living. A Datafolha poll shows them tied at 50% each.
Bank transfers and bearer checks: prosecutors detail the two routes they say funded Luisa González’s 2023 campaign
Ecuador's prosecutors say an oil trading company paid campaign suppliers directly and cashed bearer checks to cover field costs. The defendants have not been convicted.
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16 and forces more than 12,000 to evacuate as freezing weather moves in
The quake struck Nagqu in northern Tibet late on Thursday. China has sent more than 5,000 rescuers and emergency funds, while survivors face temperatures forecast to fall to minus 9°C at more than 4,800 metres above sea level.
France puts 70,000 police on the streets as a second weekend of mass protests begins; first clashes reported in Lyon
A protest movement that began with high school blockades over school conditions has grown into nationwide anger over the cost of living. After looting and more than 2,000 arrests last Saturday, the government has banned marches in several city centres.
Israel launches days-long Hebron operation; around 1,500 Palestinians displaced as West Bank stays under lockdown
After a checkpoint attack killed two Israeli soldiers, the army began what it calls a targeted counterterrorism operation in Hebron, with demolitions, evacuation orders and arrest raids across the occupied West Bank, three days before Israel votes.
Luisa González flown to Andean highlands and jailed in Riobamba as Laberinto probe begins its 90-day clock
Ecuador's former presidential candidate was moved overnight from Guayaquil to the women's prison in Riobamba after a judge ordered pretrial detention. She says she is innocent and politically persecuted.
Trump lifts 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods used by Maine farmers, days before tight Senate race
Plywood, some paper products, machinery, refrigeration equipment and packing crates will be exempt from October 30, while other Canadian goods are added to the taxed list.
Police raid Ambato public hospital over alleged scheme charging up to USD 7,000 for jobs
Operation 'Código Blanco' targeted the management of Hospital General Docente de Ambato after a complaint that officials demanded between USD 3,000 and USD 7,000 in exchange for jobs.
Two Israeli soldiers killed near Hebron; Netanyahu says army is ready for a West Bank operation unlike any since 1967
Gunmen killed two soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday. Days before Israel's election, Netanyahu said a large-scale West Bank operation is ready and Israel will choose when to launch it.
Ecuador judge orders Luisa González jailed pending trial in Laberinto money-laundering case
A judge in Guayaquil ordered pretrial detention for the two-time Revolución Ciudadana presidential candidate and two co-defendants. Prosecutors now have 90 days to investigate.