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Lula's lead widens slightly three days from Brazil runoff: poll
Leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has widened slightly three days from Brazil's polarizing presidential runoff election, according to a poll published Thursday.
Bosnia's Dodik declared winner in disputed election
Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik was on Thursday declared the president of Bosnia's Serb entity, election officials announced, following a recount after the opposition cried foul.
TB cases rise after years of decline: WHO
Tuberculosis case numbers increased last year for the first time in more than 20 years, fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic which disrupted access to diagnosis and treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
US sees 'acute threat' from Russia, but says China is main challenge
Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the "acute threat" posed by Moscow, but China is the most consequential challenge for the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Scottish minister resigns over new gender recognition law
A minister in Scotland's devolved government resigned on Thursday over planned gender recognition legislation which has pitted First Minister Nicola Sturgeon against Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
World entering 'most dangerous' decade, warns Putin
The world is probably entering the "most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday, presenting the Ukraine conflict as part of a wider struggle against western domination.
War in Ukraine strains ties between Africa and West
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dug a rift between African countries and supporters in the West who are urging the continent to show solidarity with Europe.
'Acute threats' from Russia, but China is main challenge: US military
Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the "acute threats" posed by Moscow, but China is the most consequential challenge for the United States, the US military said in a statement of its overall strategy released on Thursday.
Canada gauges Haiti options ahead of talks on intervention force
Canada said Thursday it was conducting an assessment mission in Haiti, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ottawa for talks on setting up an intervention force to address the Caribbean nation's spiralling crises.
ECB hikes rates again despite 'looming recession'
The European Central Bank announced another jumbo interest rate hike on Thursday and said further increases would follow to combat soaring inflation, even as its president, Christine Lagarde, acknowledged that a recession was looming.
IMF chief says 2023 aid pledges for Ukraine 'sufficient'
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said financial pledges for Ukraine by the United States and Europe should be sufficient to get Kyiv through 2023, assuming the war does not intensify.
N.Irish elections loom after failure to resolve post-Brexit impasse
Northern Ireland's feuding political parties failed on Thursday to agree to restart power-sharing, paving the way for a second election this year amid an entrenched political stalemate over contentious post-Brexit trade rules.
Israel, Lebanon strike 'historic' maritime border deal
Israel and Lebanon struck a US-brokered maritime border agreement Thursday that opens up lucrative offshore gas fields for the neighbours that remain technically at war.
EU chief courts Moscow's Central Asia allies
EU chief Charles Michel called on Thursday for closer ties with Central Asia on his first official visit to Kazakhstan, the main economic powerhouse in a region where Russia's influence has come under question.
Germany reviewing possible Chinese takeover of chip factory
The German government is reviewing a possible sale of a local chip factory to a Chinese-owned firm, sources said Thursday, despite the reported concerns of intelligence agencies.
Turkish doctors' leader formally detained over chemical arms comment
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered a doctor's union leader detained for having called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against outlawed Kurdish militants.
US terror alert in S.Africa 'unfortunate': Ramaphosa
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday regretted as "unfortunate" the US embassy's issuing of a warning of a possible weekend "terrorist" in the country without consulting his government.
Russia's 'disposable soldiers' fighting for Bakhmut
With Russian artillery exploding around him, a Ukrainian soldier takes shelter in a tunnel and recounts the scene at the front line in Bakhmut, just a kilometre away.
Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Pakistani journalist
Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral Thursday of a Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country.
Israel, Lebanon expected to sign 'historic' maritime border deal
Lebanon and Israel were Thursday expected to sign a US-brokered maritime border deal that would pave the way for lucrative offshore gas extraction by the neighbours which remain technically at war.
Iran president says Amini 'riots' pave way for attacks
Iran's president on Thursday claimed "riots" sparked by Mahsa Amini's death paved the way for "terrorist" attacks, a day after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a Muslim shrine.
ASEAN ministers 'even more determined' to solve Myanmar crisis
Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were "even more determined" to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders' summit in November.
Ultra-rich UK PM to move into small Downing Street flat
Britain's ultra-wealthy new British prime minister Rishi Sunak and his family plan to live in the flat above number 10 Downing Street, despite owning a string of luxury properties including one in London.
TotalEnergies's 'superprofit' renews windfall tax debate
TotalEnergies said Thursday surging global oil and gas prices helped it post a massive jump in profits in the third quarter as France is riven over taxing windfall profits of energy companies.
ASEAN ministers say 'even more determined' to solve Myanmar crisis
Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were "even more determined" to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders' summit in November.
Germany's Scholz rejects Turkish claims against Greece
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected Turkish claims on the sovereignty of Greek islands, at the start of an official visit to Athens.
EU chief calls for closer ties to Central Asia in Kazakhstan visit
EU chief Charles Michel on Thursday called for closer ties with Central Asia on his first official visit to Kazakhstan, the main economic powerhouse in a region where Russia's influence has come under question.
Afraid of Kim's nukes? Build a bunker, South Korean professor says
If North Korea unleashes a nuclear attack on the South, architecture professor Lee Tae-goo has a plan: he'll retreat to his purpose-built bunker and stay underground for at least two weeks to avoid radiation poisoning.
N. Ireland set for fresh elections over post-Brexit impasse
Northern Ireland on Thursday appeared headed for a second election this year, after UK government efforts to resolve months of political stalemate over its post-Brexit status failed to secure a breakthrough.
Times have changed, says Vanuatu's first woman MP in 14 years
Gloria Julia King, the first woman elected to the Vanuatu parliament in 14 years, said entering the male-dominated house shows that times have changed in the Pacific nation.
In eastern Ukraine, the plight of another Volodymyr Zelensky
When occupying Russian forces came knocking on doors in his small village in east Ukraine in late April to check the identities of residents, 64-year-old retiree Volodymyr Zelensky was terrified.
ASEAN ministers hold talks on festering Myanmar crisis
Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Jakarta Thursday to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN leaders' summit, without a representative from the country's military junta.