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Lula: Can Brazil's 'most popular president' win again?
In the second of two profiles of the leading candidates in the race to become Brazil's new president, Katy Watson asks if Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the same person who took the world by storm 20 years ago. ...
Iran protester: 'They said if we didn't keep quiet, they would rape us'
"They put me on the ground, and an officer put his boot on my back. He kicked me in my stomach, tied my hands, picked me from my arms, and then pushed me into a van." ...
Ukraine war: The referendums shunned by Kyiv and the West
Tuesday is the final day of a ballot for Russian-held regions of Ukraine which the government in Kyiv and its Western allies dismiss as a sham. ...
Giorgia Meloni: Far-right leader poised to run Italy
For 40 years, Anna Maria Tortora has sold her ripe tomatoes and fresh cucumbers to loyal customers at her market stall in Rome. Little did she realise that the young girl who used to queue up holding the hand of her grandfather would now be on course to be Italy's next prime minister. ...
Ukraine war: Could Russia use tactical nuclear weapons?
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory, raising the fear he might use a small, or "tactical" nuclear weapon in Ukraine. ...
What Russia wants from the votes in occupied Ukraine
Russian-backed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine are holding self-styled referendums on joining Russia. ...
Ukraine war: The Russians risking freedom to protest against Putin's invasion
It is 03:00 in St Petersburg and the streets are deserted. But in one tiny flat in the centre of the city, two activists are wide awake preparing to do something that can be very dangerous in Russia - stage an anti-war protest. ...
Queen Elizabeth's funeral: How the world watched
Around 2,000 mourners were in Westminster Abbey for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, including presidents, prime ministers and foreign royalty. ...
Ukraine war: Russian retreat exposes military weaknesses
Russia's retreat from Kharkiv, north-eastern Ukraine, has exposed key weaknesses in the supplies and staffing of the nation's armed forces, Russian veterans and military bloggers say. ...
Queen's lying-in-state: How long is the queue?
Huge queues have formed along the banks of the River Thames, as people wait to pay their respects to the Queen. ...
Queen Elizabeth II: What her death means to Malaysia
Queen Elizabeth II's three visits to Malaysia - in 1972, 1989 and 1998 - spanned its transformation from an underdeveloped, commodity-dependent economy to one of the world's fastest-growing exporters of manufactured goods. ...
Will Jamaica now seek to 'move on' from royals as a republic?
The proclamation of the new monarch - King of Jamaica - reverberated around Kingston Harbour, a port that once stood at the heart of the British Empire. ...
West turns a blind eye as Daesh grow and prosper
As we pass another 9/11 anniversary, people talk about Daesh as if they were a defeated, spent force. In fact, they are a more globalized movement than at any time in their history. ...
How Taliban instability is a risk to Central Asia
More than a year after taking power, the Taliban are beginning to realize that fighting is far easier than governing. As winter approaches and Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis, the government has failed togain international recognition and foreign aid has been reduced to a trickle. ...
Blinken flies in to rally Western support for Ukraine war
President Joe Biden wants to end America's "forever wars", but he is pumping billions of dollars into one that could grind on for a long time. ...
EU clubs together on energy and invites UK
"Gasmageddon" is bearing down on Europe this winter. ...
Ukraine round-up: UN nuclear safety call and Russia 'gets North Korean arms'
The UN's nuclear agency says a security zone should be set up immediately to protect the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. ...
Italy elections: Who's who and how the vote works
For the first time since World War Two, Italy's next leader could come from the far right. ...
Iran wins a battle but must lose the war for Iraq’s independence
With at least 30 dead and hundreds injured in clashes in Baghdad last week, Iraq is on the threshold of civil war. With the country’s survival as an independent nation in the balance, civil society protesters took to the streets pledging renewed mass demonstrations and chanting that “Iran will not rule Iraq.” ...
There is plenty of blame to go around in Libya
For the third time this year, violence returned to the streets of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as prevailing tensions between the North African country’s two parallel authorities boiled over. ...
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