The US president stuns even some of his own Republican colleagues by giving his Russian counterpart his biggest economic and propaganda victory since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

SAO PAULO, Oct 26 () - World leaders hailed the victory of Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's presidential election runoff, as he defeated right-wing Senator Flavio Bolso...

By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any potential peace deal must not require Ukraine to limit the size of its Armed Forces or adopt a neutral status. He also insists that Russia cannot dictate Ukraine's security guarantees.

Zelensky also warns that lifting sanctions before a leaders’ meeting with Putin could leave Ukraine and its allies without crucial leverage in negotiations.

Starlink and US intelligence sharing have resumed, Zelensky says, as Kyiv considers an energy truce, an all-for-all prisoner swap and a humanitarian mission in Oleshky.

In his victory speech Lula said social media must be regulated. He won the runoff 51.79% to 48.21%, TSE figures show; no bill or date yet.

None of the candidates has secured enough support in six rounds of informal Security Council straw polls, leaving an opening for late entrants. Lana Nusseibeh of the UAE entered the race last week

The US president stuns even some of his own Republican colleagues by giving his Russian counterpart his biggest economic and propaganda victory since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Another 16 towers for air defense systems have been built around Vladimir Putin’s residence in Valdai, Russia.

WSJ reports Trump has invited former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to enter the race for the next UN Secretary-General.

According to The Telegraph, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to seek concessions over NATO’s military presence in Europe during upcoming peace talks on Ukraine. 

Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday.

EU exit has damaged economy and failed to bring promised benefits, says PM, but he rules out big pre-election changes

Trump wants to ban Norwegians from the U.S., all because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Brazilian markets cratered, with the currency and the benchmark stock index quickly racking up losses of more than 10%, as the surprise re-election of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blew up the bullish wagers that investors had made on the country…

Defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro claimed that extending voting beyond 5 p.m. hurt his candidacy

Trump says the presidential election looked “rigged” but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician.