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What to know as Brazil prepares for tense presidential run-off 

23 October 2026

Voters in Brazil are headed to the polls for the second time in one month, as Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Lui...

At least seven killed after gunmen open fire at church in Jordan 

23 October 2026

At least six people have been killed, and 28 others wounded, in an attack in Jordan’s Karak governorate that saw gunme...

White House says Melania Trump ‘secured a ceasefire’ in Ukraine’s Oleshky 

23 October 2026

The White House has said United States First Lady Melania Trump has “secured a ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine...

Finland nearing opening of world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository 

23 October 2026

News|Nuclear Energy Finland has granted an operating licence for the world’s first permanent underground repository fo...

As President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon, can he still rule? 

23 October 2026

Cameroonian President Paul Biya, 93, is once again the subject of death rumours. Africa’s longest-serving president, k...

Russia-Ukraine talks planned for November in UAE: Kremlin 

23 October 2026

Moscow has confirmed that trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States have been scheduled for Novembe...

Greece joins push to ban social media for minors 

23 October 2026

News|Social Media The Greek parliament has passed a law banning the use of social media by people under the age of 15. P...

Russia drops cluster bombs on Ukraine as Kyiv consolidates front line 

23 October 2026

Ukraine said it recaptured more of its territory than Russia had managed to seize this year, despite restrictions on US ...

Trump ordered to testify in $10bn BBC lawsuit discovery: What happens now? 

23 October 2026

United States President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in the discovery stage of his $10bn lawsuit agains...

US-Iran war, then and now: How the landscape has changed since February 

23 October 2026

Iran says seven oil tankers have caught fire or sustained damage in and around the Strait of Hormuz as its Islamic Revol...