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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday (October 28) after fleeing Brazil. The stunning move came after 48 hours in which Bolsonaro refused to concede to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and then threatened to attempt to annul the election result. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Tim Vickery.
Uncertainty hung over Israel’s election Wednesday as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing, religious bloc nor the bloc formed by his centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot appeared to be heading for a majority in the Knesset. But there was a surprise: an unusually strong showing by Arab parties could make them unexpected kingmakers.
The outbreak of fighting between rival forces in southern Ethiopia last week has led some 50,000 people to seek refuge in neighbouring Kenya, the United Nations said Wednesday, citing local authorities.
Ford Motor reported earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates but slightly missed on revenue.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Florida early on Wednesday. Facing money laundering allegations, he fled just days after refusing to concede defeat to incumbent Lula.
In Spain, a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday, October 28. The central government’s office for Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll had risen. It is the second major train accident in Spain this year.
Spain suffered its second deadly high-speed train accident this year when one train on Wednesday, October 28, slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks, with the impact shredding cars and killing at least 64 people. The accident comes with memories still fresh of another crash between high-speed trains in southern Spain in January. France 24's correspondent in Madrid Sarah Morris gives us the latest.
A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday (October 28), with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente gave some details in a press conference.
Healey presented his first budget as Chancellor, and reiterated the UK's support of Ukraine on Wednesday.
All 24 matches in the Spanish Copa del Rey due to take place on Wednesday are suspended as a mark of respect after at least 68 people were killed in a train crash near Madrid.
A plane carrying Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stopped briefly in Ecuador on Wednesday before flying on to an unknown destination. The US State department said it would welcome Bolsonaro after his defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and amid legal troubles.
A 125-kilometer-per-hour cyclone hit the southeastern coast of India on Wednesday, October 28, as authorities warned of localised flooding and the uprooting of power and communications poles. At least 180,000 people have been evacuated, while neighbouring Sri Lanka and Nepal have also issued weather warnings. Camille Corcoran reports.
Anxious Israelis watched election results take shape Wednesday after the highest turnout in over a quarter-century, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him. France 24 correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest.
Israel was counting votes on Wednesday after pivotal elections in which exit polls showed no clear winner. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc appears to have lost a significant number of seats compared with the previous election in 2022. France 24’s International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley shares further insights.
There have been no breaches of the US-brokered local ceasefire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine during its first 30 hours, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Wednesday. A ceasefire has been agreed until November 1 to allow residents of the frontline town – who had been unable to leave amid near-uninhabitable conditions – to evacuate.
Real Madrid apologised to the Chinese people on Wednesday after star striker Kylian Mbappé sparked a furious backlash over comments referring to the founding leader of Communist China as a dictator. The club's apology came a day after Mbappé and Spain's La Liga football championship expressed regret over the comments.
At least ten people have died in a crash between two trains in central Spain. The crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. Rail service is suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia. France 24's correspondent in Madrid Sarah Morris reports the latest.
Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil, Argentina's government said on Wednesday, October 28. The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted United States visas the day before by the Trump administration. France 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson reports the latest.
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European car giant Stellantis said Wednesday that it recorded a 4 billion euro ($4.5 billion) cash shortfall in the third quarter.
