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A Serbian nationalist leader who courted MAGA just lost in a landslide

Corruption concerns helped oust Aleksandar Vucic, who pushed a Trump family project in Belgrade.

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Serbia's student movement ousts nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic in parliamentary elections

Vucic conceded defeat less than two hours after polls closed. The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests.

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Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro

Leftist incumbent Lula says unprecedented comeback was a ‘defeat for denialism’ as Bolsonaro refuses to accept election result * Lula wins election in stunning comeback – live updates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to claim a historic fourth term in power. With 100% of votes counted the 80-year-old leftist received 4.4m votes more than Bolsonaro, with a 51.79% share to his 45-year-old rival’s 48.21%. However, soon after Brazil’s electoral authority confirmed Lula’s victory, Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat and asked for the results to be annulled. Continue reading...

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Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

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Lula holds off far right with victory in Brazil presidential election

Leftist president mounts stunning comeback after unexpected first-round loss galvanised supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro.

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Russian-friendly Vucic concedes defeat to student protest movement in Serbian election

For almost two years, student-led demonstrations in Serbia rallied against Vucic's right-wing incumbent Serbian Progressive Party. Protesting against alleged corruption in the government, the movement...

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Lula's Suprise Win Blocks Trump’s Push for a Far-Right Brazil

The 80-year-old incumbent will serve a fourth term in office.

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Brazil's Lula defeats Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.75% of the vote after a chaotic day at the polls

The 81-year-old leftist President wins an unprecedented fourth term after a last-minute Supreme Court ruling extended voting by two hours.

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In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests

Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ U.S. congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede l...

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World reacts to Lula's victory in Brazilian presidential race

International leaders and politicians congratulate the Brazilian president on his re-election win.

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Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs. Bolsonaro runoff with U.S. influence over Latin America at stake

The election pits the left-of-center veteran politician Lula against Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and the son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazil runoff live updates: polls set to close as Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly leads Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in race for presidency

Sunday’s election is a test for incumbent Lula: can he can rally enough support to overturn Bolsonaro’s lead?

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Thousands defy ban to protest in Milan, echoing French slogans

A peaceful march took place in the Italian city on Saturday, while clashes broke out in Turin, Bologna and Rome.

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I’ve covered Islamophobia for years. Trump’s GOP has taken it to a new level.

The shocking vilification of Muslims is one of the most troubling storylines of the midterms.

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The College of Magic turns ordinary kids into confident, top-hat wearing magicians

The students, many from marginalized communities, learn to conjure up candy, do card tricks — and face the world with a confident, creative and resilient mindset.

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2 beaches in Gaza and Israel. Just 40 miles apart, but worlds away

Forty miles separate the Israeli beach of Jaffa from the beach in Gaza City, but they are worlds apart. NPR's Frank Langfitt and Anas Baba report a tale of two beaches.

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Bolsonaro refuses to concede as would-be Ukraine peace mediator Lula wins Brazil election

Lula had expressed the view in 2024 that Brazil should remain neutral and not interfere in Russia's war against Ukraine, but in the years that followed had been engaging in diplomacy, including effort...

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Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election

Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift after two years of student-led protests gave rise to a fiercely contested parliamentary election. Speaking on Sunday, Vučić cited preliminary results that showed the student-backed protest movement surging ahead. “Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we lost these elections,” Vučić told supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade. Continue reading...

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Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims

A federal grand jury indicted MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi last month for allegedly defrauding clients of his ransomware data recovery business, which was the subject of a 2019 ProPublica investigat...

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Drone reportedly strikes business center in Russia's Voronezh as fires break out across city

Reports mentioned numerous explosions across the city and thick smoke rising from several locations. Some residents told ASTRA that they had not heard air raid sirens despite the ongoing attack.

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Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback

Lula’s win deprives President Donald Trump of a major addition to what has been a growing bloc of friendly right-wing Latin American governments that have embraced Washington’s agenda on security and migration.

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Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift

It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat...

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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic says Claude pulled Georgia data on its own.

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She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer. Despite the single mother's positive outlook, the financial strain combined with the high cost of living is overwhelming.

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After Hungary, Serbia takes its turn to show the power of the people

Anger at corruption and an unaccountable government turned Serbs decisively against their autocratic leader Aleksandar Vučić

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Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46

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The Emmy-winning voice actor amassed more than 400 movie and TV credits, including “Coyote vs. Acme” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

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Eric Bauza, Bugs Bunny and 'Looney Toons' voice actor, dead at 46

Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor known for playing Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at 46, his family announced.

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