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<p>In today’s newsletter: As Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured victory in the presidential race, we look the implications for democracy, the environment and international relations</p><p>Good morning. Chances are you woke this morning to news of two momentous election results. In Serbia, a student-led movement has ousted the country’s long-serving leader, Al

Victorian Emergency Services and Police Minister Paul Edbrooke found a bullet on his car etched with the word “rat” and his old firefighting number.

<p>Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday as he clinched a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039743">re-election victory</a>, but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.</p> <p>With Lula’s victory, Brazil staved off a conservative wave that has se

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

Leftist President Lula has defeated right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win a historic fourth term in office. Bolsonaro has refused to concede and called for the results to be annulled. DW has the latest.

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An OAU student writes on the university’s recurring challenges with delayed examination results, CBT system glitches, and other management issues. Read More: https://punchng.com/oaus-results-crisis-when-students-are-left-waiting/

Police said it was an isolated incident and there is no ongoing public safety concerns.

Another catastrophic day for Manchester United and a glorious one for Bournemouth - how did the players rate?

A deadly strike and others like it show the tactical and intelligence shortcomings Saudi Arabia faces as it confronts its Iran-backed enemy.

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes is left on the bench for Sunday's 3-0 loss to Bournemouth, following his criticism of manager Michael Carrick.

The high stakes election will decide whether Brazil will move toward the right or retain a leftist government.

The Kangaroos survived an almighty scare against Fiji on Sunday night when they prevailed 36-22 at Suncorp Stadium. But Kevin Walters has been left with more questions than answers.

<p>Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president </p><p>Brazilians are going to the polls on Sunday in a highly unpredictable runoff in which the leftist president, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a>, is attempting an unprecedented comeback against the far

Political failure around protests is a result of the left being unable to take Irish economic dysfunction and turn it into a larger project of reform

Missing Dutch television personality and politician Emile Ratelband, whose family is seeking information as to his whereabouts, left Thailand late last year, according to immigration police.

Brazilians are going to the polls today to elect a president in a run-off vote that is being closely watched around the world.

Mavericks star forward Cooper Flagg had an MRI that revealed a mild left shoulder sprain, the team announced. He will not play against the Spurs.

How do you zig when all you know is zag?

Det blev ingen spänning i rivalmötet mellan Björklöven och Skellefteå. Arvid Lundberg inledde målskyttet redan efter 25 sekunder – sedan öste Skellefteå på och vann med hela 8–1. – Overkligt kändes det, säger Lundberg till SVT Sport.

Två män i 20-årsåldern från Skellefteå samarbetade och manipulerade blackjack på ett nätcasino. Tillsammans lurade de till sig 31 000 kronor. Nu döms de för spelfusk. – Mig veterligen har vi inte tidigare haft liknande fall kopplade till onlinecasino i svensk domstol, säger Jan Sonnevi, på spelbolaget ATG.

Looters ravaged a storied commercial avenue in France’s second-largest city. Its merchants fear that more unrest could follow.

The senior UN diplomat and pacifist became disillusioned with the organisation and lived his life to Quaker ideals

The Brazilian president has an uphill battle to revive his once-magnetic hold on voters.

Alana Marshall says managing her son Declan's type 1 diabetes requires constant vigilance and wants age-based cut-offs to support in school scrapped.

A newly earned special power left one contestant with a big decision to make in Friday's episode.

Nottingham Forest ended a run of three successive league defeats but endured another night of missed chances as they drew 1-1 at Ipswich Town in the Premier League, but the result does move the away side out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

The director of the Democracy Project says Labour can no longer blame its allies for the gang scandal.

Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the military said, violence that is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of Israel's parliamentary election next week.

The alliance partners are using official machinery and police to prevent opposition candidates from filing nominations, allege CPI and CPI(M)

The CPI(M) will field 14 candidates, the CPI six and the AAP four, with one independent also supported

French police have arrested a suspect after gunshots were fired in a town in the suburbs of Paris on Friday. Police are investigating a possible racist motivation.

The parties demand pending bills for incomplete houses sanctioned under the Indira Awaas Yojana and other previous housing schemes be released immediately

Marnus Labuschagne is fighting for Test cricket survival this week as the Australian selectors ponder their options for the final Test in Cape Town.

Träd sågades ned utan att de mättes – virket slänges sedan in i frisk skog som skadats. Runt 30 markägare kritiserar nu Trafikverket och deras anlitade entreprenörer för avverkningen söder om Skellefteå. – Så här får det inte gå till, säger markägaren Anders Nilsson, tillika vice ordförande i LRF Skellefteå.

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.

I copped a complaint from a host once. “My apartment is not a hotel,” they wrote. Well, the price is similar – and now the rules are, too.

Just over one in four girls surveyed in single-sex schools currently have access to Computer Science at Leaving Certificate level, according to new research.

Combined yellow-vest and student protest to go ahead in Paris on Saturday as Italy calls in soldiers to patrol Milan streets

Thursday's planned demonstrations are outlawed in parts of Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble.

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Security experts have estimated about 5000 “black bloc” or far-left violent actors were on the ground during the riots in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Limoges.

Figures for first seven months of 2026 show issue most prominent at Dublin’s Mater and St James’s hospitals

More than 70,100 people did not wait, or left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show.

<p>På lördag är det dags för första tävlingsmatchen sedan 2007.</p>

Adelaide mother Amira hosted parties and had just been promoted, but following a relationship breakdown, she lived in her car for 10 months.

Even as senior BJP leaders condemn the incidents, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari continues his criticism of the stalls

Ada Colau said U.S. officials rejected her application after questioning her participation in an aid flotilla to Gaza last year.

KUCHING, Oct 21 &mdash; Sarawak police are investigating an incident in which a 16-year-old male student allegedly injur...

A young man is charged over a fatal alleged hit-and-run in Alice Springs five months ago following "a coordinated effort by specialist police units".