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Lula, as he is affectionately known, scraped ahead of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to win a third term at the helm
Two former chief editors of a now-shuttered media outlet in Hong Kong went on trial Monday for publishing 'seditious' content, the latest prosecution of journalists in the business hub
The piwauwau rock wren punched above its 20-gram weight, flying under the radar to win the annual contest ahead of popular fellow native contenders
Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers and wounded 4 more in Burkina Faso's eastern province, according to security sources
There have been large protests in Germany, other European countries in solidarity with women-led demonstrations in Iran sparked by death in custody of Mahsa Amini
M23 rebels seized more territory in DRC on Saturday, prompting UN peacekeeping mission to increase its 'troop alert level,' boost support for army
Authorities said more than 150 people were on the suspension bridge over the Machhu River in the town of Morbi at the time of the collapse
Charles has long backed environmental causes and spoke at the COP26 event in Glasgow in 2021
Activist Numan Afifi who was among those arrested at event in Kuala Lumpur describes raid as 'traumatizing and harrowing'
Rebels seized the town of Kiwanja in eastern Congo Saturday
Reports say 61 officers are hurt -- 22 seriously -- and around 30 demonstrators are injured
Nearly 150 people were killed in a crowd surge and stampede, the cause of which is still unclear, in this popular, cosmopolitan district of the South Korean capital, located close to a former US military base, renowned for its bars and clubs
President Cyril Ramaphosa hands over giant framed certificate officially recognizing 48-year-old new ruler Misuzulu Zulu in the coastal city of Durban
A hospital and a student dormitory were targeted overnight, a rights group says, as a protest movement that flared over Mahsa Amini's death entered a seventh week
Customs officials found a record-breaking 1.8 metric tons of liquid meth hidden in cartons of coconut water en route for Australia
Reza Haghighatnejad died last week -- the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp seized his body on its return to Iran to prevent a burial
Four women and 13 children -- the wives, sons and daughters of vanquished IS fighters -- were repatriated to Australia on Saturday
Lopsided economic effects contribute to widening inequalities around the world
Support Group for Islam and Muslims says it was behind Monday attack on army base in northern Burkina Faso; it claims 10 soldiers were killed
Security climate worsened following jihadist attacks in neighboring Burkina Faso
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