Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdown
Church mourners die on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway weeks after another crash killed 17 people.
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Brazil election results 2026 live: Lula beats Bolsonaro in tight race
Brazil's veteran president has secured an unprecedented fourth term after edging past right-wing challenger in runoff
Serbia’s Vucic concedes election defeat to student-led movement
Vucic says the opposition Student List is projected to win a parliamentary majority after nearly two years of protests.
Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns from exile
The Nobel laureate's homecoming follows national protests demanding free elections.
Uganda orders 21-day Ebola quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo
Kampala says country is Ebola free, but Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda.
Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs
Authorities deploy 70,000 officers to combat violence. Nearly 1,000 arrests made.
Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as Hebron lockdown continues
Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.
Israeli elections: What are the possible outcomes?
Israelis face a pivotal election on October 27, as Netanyahu's leadership hangs in the balance amid coalition debates.
Nigeria’s missing: Families in the northeast still wait for answers
People across northeastern Nigeria continue searching for loved ones who went missing during years of violence.
Election posters, mass tourism and property: Israel’s footprint in Cyprus
Cypriots say Israeli money is moving fast and shutting them out as their government embraces Israel as a key ally.
Bots, deepfakes and surveillance: Israel’s election goes to war online
Netanyahu and his rivals are tied days from the vote, and both camps are fighting with bots, deepfakes and data.
Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement
Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.
New York Archdiocese agrees to pay $800m to 1,300 sexual abuse survivors
The settlement is the second-largest after an $880m deal reached by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2024.
Bulgarians vote for president in shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine
The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes but differ on the war more broadly.
Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ as he rallies Democrats
Former US president says Trump 'chose to make a series of bad decisions', highlighting the US-Israel war on Iran.
Iran war live: Saudi downs Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh
Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi missile over Riyadh as rebels warn city airport is unsafe military target.
Gunmen kill at least 10 people in eastern Nigeria, police say
Nigerian police say a large group carried out the attack on Binnari village in Taraba State.
How have Democrats’ policies shifted since the last major US election?
From trans rights to Israel's war on Gaza, the party's candidates have responded to voter shifts on a slew of issues.
Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro draw thousands to election-eve rallies
The pivotal run-off will determine whether Brazilians stick with their left-wing leader or shift towards the right.
Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks
Tehran warns that even limited strikes would trigger a response 'several times greater'.