Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro surged to a surprise lead over incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential race, a result that if confirmed in final counts would rally markets and position him as the favorite in a runoff later this month.

Brazilians are voting in a pivotal presidential election featuring incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazilian ⁠President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ​wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday ahead of Sunday's first-round presidential election, each expressing ‌confidence of victory despite polls pointing ‌to a likely runoff.

Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff. With more than 99% of votes counted, the 45-year-old son of the disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro, had won 47.1%, meaning he will now face a 25 October showdown with his 80-year-old rival. Lula...

Early indications suggest the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize control of an Israel bound plane acted alone, rather than as part of a larger organization or on behalf of a foreign government, multiple U.S. officials briefed on the investigation and a former Israeli security official told NBC News.

The alleged attacker, Hamam al-Hammami, had been banned from flying with Oman Air because of concerns about his radical views, a person familiar with the matter said.

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attempted ⁠to ⁠carry out a "terrorist" attack during the ⁠flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to ​the state news agency WAM.

The alleged attacker “began executing his plan during the flight, attacking the captain inside the flight deck using a crash axe,” UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al Shamsi said.

The Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England, which were used to strike Iran.

The Pentagon pulled all 12 B-1 bombers this weekend from the U.K.’s RAF Fairford air base to their home stations in the U.S. weeks after an alleged terror threat against a U.S.-operated post in England. “While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now…

The Pentagon has removed bombers based at the Royal Air Force base in the UK that was at the center of a suspected attempted terrorist attack last week.

Tehran's conditions include a halt to U.S. "acts of aggression," an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare, and the release of Iranian assets.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv Sunday to show support as Russia intensified attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Ukraine and Germany have signed a $1.5-billion weapons deal to help fight the surge in Russian drone attacks, while fresh strikes and air raid sirens greeted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a solidarity

As air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Chancellor Merz called on President Putin to end his "senseless war" and announced new measures to support Ukraine, including plans for joint Ukrainian-German drone production.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv to show support as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities

Bosnians are voting on Sunday (October 4) in elections that could affect their European Union membership bid and the influence that the United States and Russia seek over the small Balkan nation.

Bosnia secured EU candidate status ​in December 2022 and the green light to open accession negotiations in 2024, but actual talks have not started because domestic political lea

Around 3.4 million voters in Bosnia are choosing the three members of the country’s multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national Parliament, and heads of institutions for the country’s two

Bosnia holds a general election Sunday in which citizens of the multi-ethnic Balkan nation are focused on everyday problems, while some mainstream politicians are whipping up war-era tensions that have kept the country divided since its brutal 1992-95 conflict.

S. Korea rejected N. Korea's claim that latest missile evaded tracking, saying the systems detected the launch and are capable of intercepting missile

North Korea launched a ballistic missile applying hypersonic technology on the 3rd without acknowledging or apologizing for its landmine planting in the South’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL).

South Korea, the United States and Japan shared information and discussed their response after North Korea launched a ballistic missile.

Former U.S. intel officer warns Pyongyang has little incentive to reengage Washington amid hypersonic missile test.