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Brazil's Lula da Silva defies odds to clinch poll victory against Flavio Bolsonaro

According to official results, he won 51.75% of the votes to 48.25% for Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who had entered election day confident with his lead in the polls

26 Oct 2026 6:30 am
Serbia's student movement ousts longtime leader in Parliament poll

The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people

26 Oct 2026 5:11 am
Anthropic's Claude accessed Georgia state vote count information behind paywall, Axios reports

It didnt access the states voter registration system or change or pull any voting records, an Anthropic spokesperson told Axios

26 Oct 2026 5:01 am
Strike on Gaza university kills three: staff, hospital

The university said the campus and its surroundings had been targeted twice on October 25, condemning the attacks and mourning those killed in a statement

26 Oct 2026 1:11 am
As 2000 attend Kashmir marathon, CM Omar says strengthens J&Ks position as a global sports tourism destination

Besides 1,221 local participants, officials said 513 runners were from different parts of the country and 73 foreign athletes, representing 12 countries

26 Oct 2026 12:47 am
Venezuela's Opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez was initially supposed to serve only 90 days as acting president, but has remained in office and has made no move to call an election

25 Oct 2026 10:48 pm
U.K. PM Burnham says he is open to discussing EU free movement

Andy Burnham who is trying to find ways to speed up Britains economy is due to meet top EU officials for a summit on November 20

25 Oct 2026 10:33 pm
BJP to hold nationwide protest on October 26 against Kharges baap remark for Modi

Mr. Kharges remarks at a Patna event on Sunday, October 25, in which he dragged Prime Minister Narendra Modis late father, triggered a sharp reaction from senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders

25 Oct 2026 10:29 pm
Israeli air strikes kill several across Gaza Strip: local authorities

Al Shifa hospital said it received three bodies and treated eight people who were wounded in the Gaza City drone strike, with two sources at the Islamic University saying those killed were administrative staff and the injured were students

25 Oct 2026 10:27 pm
Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches

The Hebron municipality said the operation displaced more than 2,600 people; the Army declined to say how long the operation might last.

25 Oct 2026 10:19 pm
Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Israel election, says 'don't test us'

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has focused heavily on hawkish national security statements in the final days of the campaign

25 Oct 2026 10:10 pm
Freedom Park will come up in Kittur Fort, says CM Shivakumar

We will accord financial approval for the Channavrushabhendra Irrigation Project estimated to cost 520 crore as it will benefit Kittur region

25 Oct 2026 9:59 pm
Row erupts over Farooq Abdullahs remarks on Pakistan and Kashmiris; BJP demands apology

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has sparked a major political row by claiming Pakistan is helping protect Kashmiris, drawing sharp condemnation and demands for an apology from the BJP, which labeled his remarks an act of treason. While the Congress distanced itself from his statements, the CPI(M) blamed the Centres delay in restoring Jammu and Kashmirs statehood for fueling local alienation and frustration.

25 Oct 2026 9:48 pm
Two Indian-American candidates face key U.S. midterm races as early voting begins

Amish Shah and Pia Dandiya are contesting key races that are crucial for Democrats to flip the U.S. House in the midterm elections on November 3

25 Oct 2026 9:10 pm
Haryana guest teachers demand regularisation of services, march to Chandigarh

The teachers said they held three major rallies, submitted memoranda to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and held four rounds of talks with the State government, but there has been no resolution.

25 Oct 2026 9:04 pm
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Altaf Thakur flay FarooqAbdullahs remarks on Pakistan as Kashmirs saviour

A leader who has taken an oath under the Indian Constitution cannot be allowed to question the countrys intentions towards its own people while giving political legitimacy to Pakistans narrative, BJP spokesperson says

25 Oct 2026 8:53 pm
Keralam police inspector suspended over womans allegation of promise to marry

T.K. Vinod Krishna was suspended based on a report submitted by the Pathanamthitta District Police Chief to the Inspector General of Police, who issued the suspension order, they said

25 Oct 2026 8:53 pm
Modi watches as fighter jets roar across Varanasi skies at IAF air show

IAFs Surya Kiran and Sarang teams perform aerial manoeuvres over the Ganga; PM also inaugurates garment unit expected togenerate jobs for women

25 Oct 2026 8:38 pm
INDIA bloc will continue protests until Gyanesh Kumar resigns, says Praveen Chakravarty

The protest is not about the Special Intensive Revision, not about a State or a party, or who won or who lost. It is about the invaluable voting right of every Indian, which has been taken away, says the Congress Rajya Sabha Member

25 Oct 2026 8:36 pm
LS Speaker Om Birla meets counterparts from Cuba, Russia ahead of BRICS parliamentary forum meeting

Cuba lobbying for support of its UNGA resolution against a crippling economic blockade imposed by the U.S.; India, Russia review parliamentary exchanges as they mark 80th anniversary of bilateral ties

25 Oct 2026 8:12 pm
Modi ka baap bhi jayega: Kharges remark in Bihar sparks row; BJP says Congress seems more like mafia

Congress chief made the remark in response to an audience member; Amit Shah says the party keeps crossing limits of indecency under Rahul Gandhis leadership

25 Oct 2026 8:10 pm
Concerns about quality of health care, unemployment, as RMPs in Keralam cross one-lakh mark

As many as 31,446 doctors got their registrations between 2021 and 2025, show data from the Kerala State Medical Councils

25 Oct 2026 7:58 pm
What is the right to be forgotten? | Explained

How does the ruling balance privacy with open justice and free speech? What challenges remain in enforcing the right to be forgotten? What role does the DPDP Act play? Who should decide requests for erasure or de-indexing?

25 Oct 2026 7:35 pm
Safeguard financial institutions against cyber terrorists: PM Modi

Wars today are not fought with weapons alone, a country can also be weakened by attacks on its economy, Modi said, inaugurating the RBIs new data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar

25 Oct 2026 7:29 pm
Magician Hamza leads artists Jantar Mantar solidarity march

The march called on people across the country to join the Jantar Mantar protest

25 Oct 2026 7:28 pm
Forward Bloc seeks Gyanesh Kumars resignation

Forward Bloc State general secretary T. Manoj Kumar called for transparent and impartial elections and urged authorities to ensure that no eligible voter was unfairly removed from the electoral rolls.

25 Oct 2026 7:22 pm
RSS takes out Vijayadasami route march in Hubballi, Belagavi

A large number of men, young and old alike, participate in the annual march in the two cities

25 Oct 2026 7:13 pm
Brazil votes in tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff with U.S. influence over Latin America at stake

Flvio Bolsonaro bested Mr. Lula by more than 2.2 million votes in the first round of the election earlier this month, although more than 33 million voters out of nearly 160 million did not turn out

25 Oct 2026 7:07 pm
BJP to hold SIR march on November 6

The programme is part of the partys nationwide campaign to explain the need for SIR.

25 Oct 2026 7:05 pm
French protest groups demand more rallies as Macron faces tough choices

Labour leaders urged further protests next Saturday, November 31, and a nationwide strike on November 5, saying frustration over wages, living costs and public services was spreading far beyond the student movement that first mobilised last month.

25 Oct 2026 6:50 pm
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Tibet region:EMSC

The quake was at a depth of 9 km (5 miles), EMSC added

25 Oct 2026 6:17 pm
Stranded Iranian sailors receive urgent medical assistance in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan authorities facilitate transfer of 40 sailors from sanctioned oil tankers for treatment; Iranian Embassy bears expenses

25 Oct 2026 5:54 pm
Donald Trump says Audi to invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. auto plant

Audi confirmed the investment in a release, saying the plant would create about 4,500 jobs

25 Oct 2026 5:09 pm