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Venezuela's Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, accused the opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday, October 26, of setting up a "show" with her surprising return to the country, showing the tension that had arisen despite the leader's claim that she was open to dialogue.
Thousands gathered on the streets of Belgrade for a second night to celebrate the student-led movement's victory.
The Jordanian authorities arrested three suspects allegedly related to an attack last week, in which nine people were killed during a funeral procession in an Orthodox church in Jordan. The Jordanian Army subsequently launched attacks on "terrorist organizations" in Syria as a reprisal. These shelling triggered the closure on Monday, 26 October, of the border by the Government of Damascus.
Authorities say the fire in September is part of a broader campaign against European countries that support Ukraine.
The left leader Lola obtained 51.79 per cent of the votes, thus becoming the first President, since Brazil ' s return to civilian rule in 1985, to be elected after losing him in the first round of voting.
Flavio Bolsonaro posted a video on social media saying police ordered him to surrender his passports
The British striker in London raises the award that recognizes the best world football player to Mbappé and Lamine Yamal on a night given to the football of Barcelona and the selection of Luis de la Fuente
The promise made on Sunday by Israeli presidential candidate Gadi Eisenkot to "heal" Israeli society following the controversial mandate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resonated among some voters who attended his last campaign rally before the elections on October 27 began. Meanwhile, Netanyahu, who qualifies Eisenkot as "indulgent" with Iran, received new support for his re-election by Donald Trump.
Europe's five main NATO members said on Monday they were ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security while reaffirming the United States as an "indispensable ally". Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain pledged closer co-operation with Washington after talks in Paris on strengthening Europe's defence role.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday that a Supreme Court justice had barred him from leaving the country after he narrowly lost to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, who refused to concede defeat, denounced the order as intimidation and vowed to challenge the election results.
In the middle of the week of vacation, French students take the streets again to demand increases in investment in education. The Government has met with the demonstrators on several occasions, but for young people the proposed measures are only "attempts to calm them" and "are not enough."
Following the meeting between Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and student leaders, the Minister of Education, Edouard Gefry, released a number of measures, including a partial reform of the university entry system and million-dollar loans for the renovation of educational infrastructure. However, student associations judged the actions of "insufficient" and called for a redemonstration on Saturday and on the general strike on 5 November.
On 27 October, Israel went to the polls to elect a new Government, with a possible change of prime minister. Legislatures are decisive for different groups, and some voters, such as the nationalized Israeli Palestinians, feel forced to vote. With a low chance that the party of Benjamin Netanyahu or the opposition, led by Gadi Eizenkot, will achieve the majority, the Arab parties could be the ones who tilt the balance. Our special envoy, Erika Olavarría, extended the information.
From Brexit debates to North Sea oil, there is plenty getting the cabinet, the Labour Party and the country talking.
On the eve of the parliamentary elections in Israel, questions were raised about the two protagonists of this election, the undefeated Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Chief of Staff, Gadi Eisenkot.
The Executive will allow the facilities, which had protested by the rule, to benefit from a transitional regime until 2031. They intend to approve it before the elections or even in office.
The French Government, Monday, presented a package of educational proposals for students who had been demonstrating for weeks, which included maximizing the number of students in some classrooms, granting loans to renovate schools and reforming the university admission system. However, student leaders pledged to continue to move, considering that the procedures did not meet their demands, at a time when President Emmanuel McCron faced severe financial constraints that threatened any new educational package.
A bitter victory for Lula and Brazil: barely the re-election of the known Lula, the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange lost more than 17 points at the opening. The Brazilian real has also plunged and lost up to 10% of its value against the dollar, to a lower since December 2025. The former trade unionist's economic programme plans to invest more and more in Brazilian industry and for the poorest households, while the debt is exploding, at 82.5% of GDP.
US President Donald Trump on Monday pledged a $1 million reward for information on voter fraud leading to conviction ahead of the upcoming 2026 US midterms on November 3. The president gave no details of how the reward would be funded or administered. The comments follow his repeated false claims that he won the 2020 presidential election.
