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– Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been re-elected president of Brazil after defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s runoff, the Superior Electoral Court announced on October 25. Lula won 51.76% of the vote with nearly all polling stations counted,

– President Donald Trump has temporarily paused new sanctions and tariffs on Russia that Congress approved under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The White House issued this executive order on Friday, October 16, just

– For the first time since its inception in 2010, global multidimensional poverty has increased, now affecting 1.2 billion individuals across 108 countries. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index encompasses 6.3 billion people and reveals that 18.9% live under conditions

– Firefighters increased the containment level of the Bike Fire to 81% after the wildfire prompted evacuations in Santa Clarita, located north of Los Angeles. The fire scorched approximately 172 acres near Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in the

– A 45-year-old man is reported to have murdered eight individuals at a residence in Erie, Pennsylvania, before seemingly taking his own life, according to police sources. The incident on Friday shooting resulted in nine fatalities overall, counting the shooter.

– During the 2025-26 school year, the United States saw a record number of school book bans affecting authors such as Margaret Atwood and Ryan North. PEN America reported a total of 11,982 bans, making it the highest annual count

WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – The U.S. Supreme Court has heard legal arguments in a significant climate-related case brought by Boulder, Colorado. The central issue concerns whether federal statutes prevent states from bringing claims related to environmental damages linked

– Southern California’s enduring heat wave in October caused downtown Los Angeles to reach 101°F on Tuesday. This measurement contributed to an exceptional run of triple-digit temperatures. It marked the fifth consecutive day with temperatures at or above 100°F in

– The National Hurricane Center reports an 80% probability that a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf will develop within the next 48 hours. Early Tuesday, the system, identified as Invest AL92, was producing scattered showers and thunderstorms that appeared

The foreign exchange markets experienced notable upward momentum as the US dollar achieved 17-month high benchmarks. It climbed to an index level of 102.08 and marked its third consecutive weekly increase. International market reports published by the Emirates News Agency