BRASILIA, Brazil: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old »»»

From French highschoolers protesting to demand better learning conditions to a Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after a flightcrew member's onboard attack and flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures. »»»

In Bulgaria, the remains of medieval ruler Tsar Samuel have been laid to rest in the capital Sofia, after being flown back from the border with Greece by Bulgarian fighter jets. Their return follows decades of negotiations with Athens, in exchange for the return of religious artefacts. Nicholas Rus»»»

Brent crude surpasses $103 amid Middle East supply concerns Oil prices showed mixed movements in early Tokyo trading on Monday, October 5, with Brent crude and Murban rising while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and natural gas edged lower, according to Trading Economics taken at 8:37 am Tokyo time. »»»

Brent crude surpasses $103 amid Middle East supply concerns Oil prices showed mixed movements in early Tokyo trading on Monday, October 5, with Brent crude and Murban rising while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and natural gas edged lower, according to a screenshot from OilPrice.com taken at 8:37 am»»»

CAIRO: Ethiopia’s regional rivals Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan met in the Egyptian coastal city of El-Alamein on Sunday, calling for regional disputes to be resolved through “peaceful means.” The gathering comes as concerns grow that the escalating violence in Ethiopia could spill across borde»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said early Monday it had killed an assailant at an army outpost in the area it occupies in southern Syria. “A short while ago, IDF soldiers identified a suspect attempting to infiltrate an IDF post in the Security Zone in southern Syria,” the Israeli Defense Forces s»»»

Pentagon confirms withdrawal of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security concerns The Pentagon confirmed reports Sunday that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby evacuations. A statement f»»»

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO: Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took an early lead as Brazil began reporting results on Sunday afternoon in the first round of a tight presidential election, following a campaign dominated by corruption scandals, economic anxiety and accusations ​of US meddling. The fiel»»»

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia on Sunday that was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union, and ethnic tensions that have divided the countr»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday that there would be no military solution to the United States’ war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the US »»»

Tribune News Network Nagoya (Japan) Qatar formally received the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag at the closing ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi–Nagoya 2026 on Sunday, marking the transition from the Japan to Doha, hosts of the 21st Asian Games in 2030. Alongside the handover, Doha 2030 int»»»

LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan: A march protesting the imprisonment of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan kicked off Sunday in the country’s northwest after talks to avoid the demonstration stalled. Authorities have been preparing for weeks for the possible arrival of demonstrators in Islamabad, wi»»»

Troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government were patrolling the streets of Mekelle on Sunday, a day after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew its forces from the northern city. The government advance came as Ethiopia's regional rivals including Eritrea and Sudan met in the Egypti»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel on Sunday, after an attempt by an Omani co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound plane from Dubai. Netanyahu “has instructed the head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, to appo»»»

LONDON: A Palestinian man died on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest while detained at an Israeli military checkpoint east of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Raafat Khairy Abu Khalil, 45, was being held at the Ennab checkpoint when emergency medical »»»

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has reiterated her "complete confidence" in National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella, accused by investigative news outlet Mediapart of making anti-Semitic comments in 2013. But some analysts say the frontrunner in the Élysée Palace race »»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday marked by renewed Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, including the latest drone attack on a bridge spanning the Dnipro River. Ukraine and»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and ​Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the ministry as acting minister, state media ‌said on ‌Sunday, without ​providing ‌a reason ⁠for ​the resignation. Mohsen ⁠Paknejad h»»»

Education Ministry says all students are stable as authorities investigate incident Dubai: A number of schoolgirls at a secondary school in Kuwait suffered breathing difficulties in an incident that prompted an immediate investigation, the Ministry of Education said, adding that all the students we»»»

Bulgaria aims to have a Rheinmetall plant built within 30 months, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev said in a television interview on Sunday. Poulev said he had held a highly constructive series of meetings with Rheinmetall representatives on t»»»

LONDON: A Syrian official met the commander of the UN Disengagement Observer Force on Sunday to discuss closer coordination between Damascus and the peacekeeping mission, as Syria repeated accusations that Israel is violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement in the south of the country. Saad Baroud»»»

EL-ARISH, Egypt: In Egypt’s North Sinai, Palestinian teacher Hadeel Zourob watches dozens of displaced Gazan children file into the region’s only Palestinian school, a place she built after war drove them from their homes. The students are among hundreds of Palestinian children uprooted by the war »»»

Ukrainian officials are embezzling foreign financial aid, former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has said, adding that Kiev’s backers are well aware of the corruption but prefer not to ask questions. Speaking on the ‘Jankowski Kontra’ podcast on Polsat News on Saturday, Miller called for suspen»»»

RIYADH: Reversing Houthi territorial gains is essential to meaningful negotiations over Yemen’s future, according to a prominent analyst on Yemen and the Gulf, who also urges the international community to support a unified Yemeni army and restore state institutions. Speaking on the Arab News curre»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and ​Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the ministry as acting minister, state media ‌said on ‌Sunday, without ​providing ‌a reason ⁠for ​the resignation. Mohsen ⁠Paknejad h»»»

The Plovdiv District Court on Sunday remanded 51-year-old Slavcho Megerov in custody on a charge of the premeditated murder of local businessman Ilian Filipov. Filipov was killed on September 30. Judge Petko Minev said the court had found grounds for imposing the most stringent pretrial measure. Ev»»»

MoFA offers condolences to families of victims and wishes injured a speedy recovery Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Kenya following a road collision in the Salama area, southeast of the capital, Nairobi, that left several people dead and injured. In a statement, the UAE Ministr»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel on Sunday, after an attempt by an Omani co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound flight from Dubai. Netanyahu “has instructed the Head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, to app»»»

French police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of using an aerosol can to direct a jet of flames at a woman’s face during student protests, which are sweeping the country. The altercation was filmed on Thursday in the southern port city of Marseille, where protesters attacked public transport,»»»

HOMS: Commercial activity in Homs’ Al-Bayada neighborhood is picking up as most residents return and an estimated 80 percent to 90 percent of shops reopen, helped by improvements in electricity, water and other basic services, residents and local officials said. Particularly in Al-Zeer Street, more»»»

Nagoya: The State of Qatar officially received the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag on Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, marking the start of its journey toward hosting the 21st edition of the Games in 2030 under the slogan "The Games We Live For". Prim»»»

The German president’s warning that the Federal Republic must not repeat the fate of the Weimar Republic, and attack on “extremist forces” over their “intolerable political demagoguery” and “thirst for destruction” is inappropriate from a historical perspective, Germany expert Alexander Kamkin told»»»

Tiny signature leads collector to a long-lost masterpiece unseen for 75 years Dubai: He went to a Michigan estate sale looking for the sort of things he usually collected — vintage furniture, vinyl records and other interesting finds. Then a small painting caught his eye. It was hardly imposing: An»»»

Pair fined RO100 each and handed suspended one-month jail terms over incident Dubai: An Omani court has handed two Ukrainian tourists suspended one-month prison sentences and fined them RO100 each after they were convicted of disturbing nesting sea turtles at Ras Al Hadd Turtle Reserve and publishi»»»

Actor, educator and longtime supporter of UAE theatre dies after prolonged illness Dubai: Beloved UAE theatre veteran and educator Eric Dury, also known as Roslee Abdullah, died on Saturday, his wife Shereen Shabnam confirmed to Gulf News. Dury, who spent more than 25 years in the UAE as an actor, »»»

Indian expat devotees and priests sing bhajans, offer puja for pilot undergoing treatment Abu Dhabi: Songs of devotion filled the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi as priests and devotees came together to pray for Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot hailed as a hero for his courage during a coc»»»

The ​leader of ​Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a ​major ‌military ⁠operation against the Iran-backed Houthis ‌on Sunday aimed at ⁠recapturing territory under their control. The announcement came as Houthi forces cut off a vital supply route to the besieged government-hel»»»

Oil prices soar as regional tensions disrupt energy markets Hopes of a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have suffered another setback, while a major new military operation in Yemen threatens to widen the regional conflict. For UAE residents, the key issues to watch are shipping through Hormu»»»

Ethiopian federal forces have entered the capital of the northern Tigray region and seized its airport, witnesses said Saturday, reversing a takeover by rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last month. The TPLF has been fighting »»»

In a week that’s seen the heroism of the captain, crew and passengers on board FlyDubai flight 1073 heralded, eye witnesses report seeing the co-pilot trying to kill the pilot and destroying the cockpit controls in order to crash the plane. Despite being stabbed repeatedly, Captan Smit Machchh»»»

The security incident aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 on 30 September is still under investigation, and that fact should discipline every serious discussion of it. UAE authorities have confirmed that the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a security incident, was diverted and landed safely at »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov on Sunday assumed command of the International Space Station (ISS), taking over the role from NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. "It has a special meaning for me today, because 69 years ago on this day, the first Sputnik was launched," Dubrov said dur»»»

NAGOYA: Qatar on Sunday formally received the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Flag at the Closing Ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi–Nagoya 2026, marking the transition from the current host to Doha, host of the 21st Asian Games in 2030. Alongside the handover, Doha 2030 introduced its new identi»»»

Thousands rush to secure tickets for Glastonbury's post-fallow year event London: Tickets for next year's Glastonbury music festival in the UK sold out in 45 minutes on Sunday, organisers said, with thousands rushing for sought-after tickets despite the hefty price tag. "Tickets for Glastonbury 202»»»

NAJAF: Iranian airlines resumed flights to Iraq’s Najaf on Sunday after the United States granted Baghdad an exemption allowing sanctioned Iranian carriers to operate to the city holy to Shia Muslims, an AFP correspondent said. Najaf airport official Hussein Muhanna told AFP that “flights between I»»»

RIYADH: Yemeni and Gulf analyst Baraa Shiban recently returned from Taiz with a firsthand account of a conflict that has intensified after years of relative stalemate. He described artillery fire, children being killed and the effects of Houthi positions overlooking the city. “I went to a hospital »»»

A 45-year-old man wanted under a European Arrest Warrant issued by the Stara Zagora District Court in July this year in connection with the misappropriation of vehicles was detained during a police check on Sunday in the Greek city of Polygyros, the press service of the Plovdiv Appellate Prosecutio»»»

LONDON: Eight Israeli soldiers were wounded on Saturday when two military vehicles collided in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said. The crash took place near the Lebanese village of Rab Al-Thalathine, according to an initial military investigation cited by Israeli media. Six of the soldiers»»»

LONDON: Several Palestinians in the occupied West Bank suffered tear gas inhalation on Sunday after Israeli forces intervened during a confrontation between residents and Israeli settlers who entered farmland near the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, local sources said. The confrontation »»»