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President Lula da Silva criticised Flavio Bolsonaro for leaving Brazil amid reports he was headed to the US.

Itamar Ben Gvir was defiant after polls show his Otzma Yehudit party has lost seats in the Israeli election.

President Isaac Herzog will task the candidate he deems best placed to form a government once results are in.

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich celebrates despite exit polls suggesting support for his far-right party declined.

Celebrations erupted in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe after Israeli media exit polls projected a combined 18 Knesset seats

Israel’s Joint Arab List party celebrated as exit polls projected as many as 18 parliamentary seats for the Arab-bloc.

Iranian president's words came at summit for gas exporting countries in Russia.

News comes one day after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports in money-laundering probe.

US president seeks to highlight Venezuela operation as Iran war makes affordability a key midterm issue.

Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan. Why does the US keep going to war, and can voters stop it?

Officials from Riyadh, Islamabad, Ankara and Tehran met in Iran.

Israel's military operation in West Bank's Hebron has disrupted Palestinian life, including a postponed wedding.

Latest strike brings death toll of campaign decried as extrajudicial killings to 243 people since September 2025.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged voters to back his Likud party minutes before polls close.

Editor Lina Attalah was freed once a $53,400 fine was paid, only to learn of a one-year sentence passed in her absence.

Residents in Lebanon and Syria expect little change in Israeli policy after the election.

The official results are due to be published on November 4, more than a week after the vote.

Lissu, who faces treason charge carrying a possible death sentence, refused food after being denied access to lawyers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met in Moscow.

High turnout in vote widely described as the most consequential in Israel's history.

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has claimed Arabs have not made contributions to math, science or literature.

US President Donald Trump says he will respect the results of the November 3 midterm elections if they are ‘honest’.

Deadly tornado strikes construction site in Turkiye

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance shared Ukraine donation data with Russian authorities resulting in his conviction.

Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn

Once mocked for being the most famous player never to win a trophy, Kane now has the most prestigious individual honour.

Andre Janones built a WhatsApp army of nearly 11 million subscribers. Did it help Lula win?

Trump's comments come as his administration files legal challenges to Democrat-led US states over election integrity.

Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.

In one social media post, PM Netanyahu accused Arab voters of 'raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections'.