Brazilians Abroad Split in Runoff Count
Brazilians abroad split: Flávio Bolsonaro leads the early overseas tally on Japan, Lula leads in 30 places to 12. Press count, not official results.
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October 25, 2026 — 19:32 BRTLatest News
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Brazil's electoral court president says the runoff is on track and expects the winner to be known between...
Serbia Turnout Tops 56% With Four Hours Left
Serbia turnout hit 56.38% by 16:00 CET (11 a.m. ET), up from 46.53% at 14:00. Polls close 3...
Machado Back in Venezuela, Odds Hit 99%
Polymarket now gives María Corina Machado a 99% chance of entering Venezuela by 31 December, after she announced...
Brazilians in Japan Back Flávio, Count Shows
Brazilians in Japan gave Flávio Bolsonaro 28,538 votes to Lula’s 7,098 in the runoff; Lula led in Australia,...
New Zealand Brazilians Vote 80.5% for Lula
Brazilians in Wellington gave Lula 418 votes to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 101 in the runoff, court reports show; the...
Uruguay Halts Brazil Poultry on Bird Disease
Uruguay suspended imports and transit of Brazilian birds and poultry products on 22 October after Newcastle disease hit...
Jamaica Had Spent 1.8% of Melissa Donations
A state audit found Jamaica had spent 1.8% of Hurricane Melissa donations by April; the disaster agency says...
Argentina’s Colapinto Starts 21st in Austin
Franco Colapinto starts the US Grand Prix in Austin 21st after a 10-place penalty, and Alpine backed him...
Salmonella Outbreak Hits Costa Rica Hospital
Costa Rica is investigating 66 suspected salmonella cases among staff at Hospital CIMA in Escazú, and the US...
Cuba Keeps Summer Time to Save Power
Cuba will keep summer time until 7 November 2027, its ministries announced on 24 October, putting Havana one...
Paraguay Lets Deficit Widen to Pay Old Bills
Paraguay plans a deficit of 3.9% of GDP in 2027 to clear about US$1.3 billion in overdue bills,...
Panama Plans Cleanup at Quake-Hit Gold Mine
Panama starts a cleanup plan at the abandoned El Remance gold mine after the 9 October quake, with...
What to Do in Rio in October 2026
What to do in Rio in October 2026: bossa nova in Leblon until 8 November, free art at the CCBB, A Cor Púrpura until the 25th and a Vasco–Flamengo derby.
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Belize Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Belize culture explained for US readers: the Garifuna musicians, writers, artists, athletes and officials who shape the country...
Puerto Rico Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Puerto Rico culture in 2026: Bad Bunny, Residente, Roberto Clemente, leading writers and artists, and the festivals that...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Suriname 2026
Suriname foreign money in 2026: TotalEnergies, APA, Newmont, Zijin, the IMF, the World Bank, Washington and The Hague,...
Guatemala Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Guatemala politics in 2026: who holds power, from President Arévalo and a split Congress to prosecutors, courts and...
Cuba Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Cuba politics in 2026: who holds power, from Díaz-Canel and the party to the military and the Castro...
Costa Rica Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Costa Rica culture in 2026: the musicians, film makers, writers, artists and sport stars to know, plus the...
Bahamas Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Bahamas culture explained for US readers: Junkanoo, Baha Men, Sidney Poitier, Marion Bethel, sprint stars and the festivals...
Bolivia Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Bolivia culture in 2026: Oruro Carnival, Los Kjarkas, Luzmila Carpio, Utama and La hija cóndor, plus who now...
What to Do in Buenos Aires in November 2026: Museum Night, Primavera Sound and Ed Sheeran
Buenos Aires in November 2026: La Noche de los Museos, the Pride March, a long weekend on 21...
What to Do in Mexico City in November 2026: Karol G, Corona Capital and Day of the Dead
November 2026 in Mexico City brings Karol G, Corona Capital, Flow Fest and Day of the Dead events....
Czech Republic Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Who runs the Czech Republic in 2026: Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's coalition, a public-media funding fight and a...
South African Held in Lagos With Cocaine
Nigeria’s drug agency says Qhina Beauty, 34, was held at Lagos airport with 36.65 kg of cocaine. A second suspect was arrested a week later.
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Mauritius Plans Up to 20 More Water Wells
Mauritius plans to requisition 15 to 20 more boreholes in its water crisis as Mare aux Vacoas runs...
Guinea-Bissau Groups Defend Dakar Meeting
Ten Guinea-Bissau civic leaders reject a rival network’s claims about their 19 October Dakar meeting and deny any...
Kenya’s President Says God Uses His Rival
Kenya’s President William Ruto says God uses opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka. Kalonzo replies that Ruto’s days are numbered....
Ethiopia Drought Damages 250,000 Hectares
A Red Cross plan counts 250,035 hectares (about 618,000 acres) of Ethiopian cropland damaged by El Niño drought,...
Kenya Freezes Assets in US$1.9M Lands Case
Kenya’s EACC freezes assets tied to a Lands ministry officer. A High Court order locks two bank accounts...
Eritrea and Gambia Establish Diplomatic Ties
Eritrea and The Gambia set up diplomatic relations on Friday 23 October 2026 through a joint communiqué signed...
Sudan Official Asks UN to Probe Abyei Attack
Sudan’s Abyei committee chief asked the UN force UNISFA to investigate the 19 October drone strike on a...
Burkina Faso Buys 10-Floor Rome Embassy
Burkina Faso says it bought a ten-floor building in Rome for its embassy to Italy with state funds...
What to Do in Lagos in November 2026: Fringe, ART X and NECLive
ART X Lagos and Lagos Fringe open the month, followed by NECLive and the Lagos International Theatre Festival...
South Africa Election Body Denies Party Plea
South Africa's Electoral Commission refused the MK party's bid to amend its candidate lists, ten days before the...
Cabo Verde Election Prep Passes Halfway Mark
Cabo Verde’s election commission says over half of preparations for the 15 November presidential vote are done; markets...
South Africa Readies 36 Hospitals for Ebola
South Africa named 36 hospitals for suspected Ebola cases. What the plan covers, what is unknown and what...
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