Vote counting is under way in Brazil in the first round of the country’s most polarized election in decades with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With only 0.2 percent of electronic voting machines counted, Lula and Bolsonaro […]
Day: October 2, 2022
Brazil votes in tense election: Bolsonaro vs Lula
Vote counting is under way in Brazil in the first round of the country’s most polarized election in decades with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With only 0.2 percent of electronic voting machines counted, Lula and Bolsonaro […]
Brazil votes in tense election: Bolsonaro vs Lula
Vote counting is under way in Brazil in the first round of the country’s most polarized election in decades with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With only 0.2 percent of electronic voting machines counted, Lula and Bolsonaro […]
Brazil votes in tense election: Bolsonaro vs Lula
Vote counting is under way in Brazil in the first round of the country’s most polarized election in decades with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With only 0.2 percent of electronic voting machines counted, Lula and Bolsonaro […]
Will Israel and Lebanon resolve their maritime border dispute?
A long-running dispute between Israel and Lebanon may soon be resolved. Both countries lay claim to the same stretch of ocean in the eastern Mediterranean that could contain lucrative gas deposits. A US mediator has sent a written proposal to both nations to demarcate their […]
‘Dilemma for the Russians’ after surrendering key Ukraine city
Questions about Russia’s faltering military operation in Ukraine continue to be raised as Kyiv announced it was in full control of the key eastern city of Lyman after Moscow’s troops pulled back. It is Kyiv’s most significant battlefield gain in weeks, providing a potential staging […]
Israel praises US plan for Lebanon maritime border deal
Israel praised a US proposal to resolve the country’s maritime border dispute with Lebanon, building further momentum towards an agreement between two nations still technically at war. The draft agreement floated by United States envoy Amos Hochstein aims to settle competing claims over offshore gas […]
Rex Tillerson summoned to testify at Trump ally’s trial
US federal prosecutors plan to call former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as a witness in the trial of Thomas Barrack, a one-time fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, on charges of unlawfully acting as a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates, a court […]
Burkina Faso coup: Ousted military leader Damiba ‘resigns’
Burkina Faso’s overthrown military chief agreed to step down two days after army officers announced his deposition in the country’s second coup in a year. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba “offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences”, according to a […]
Centre-right GERB party to win Bulgaria election: Exit poll
An exit poll in Bulgaria predicted the centre-right GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. The exit poll conducted by the Gallup International pollster on Sunday showed GERB earning 24.6 percent support, apparently edging out the reformist […]