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Brazil

US suspends consular services in Brazil over security concerns

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort to win voters ahead of Sunday's election in Brazil, where the US and Australia suspended consular services Friday over security concerns.

Europe News

Russia 'tearing Kyiv apart', mayor says, as strikes paralyse traffic

Russian attacks on key infrastructure were "tearing Kyiv apart", the city's mayor said Friday, as strikes on a bridge linking the capital's east and west brought traffic to a standstill.

Argentina

Argentina announces it will give passports for €311.000 contribution

Argentina on Friday announced plans to offer citizenship to wealthy foreigners in exchange for cash contributions or investments in government bonds, as libertarian President Javier Milei seeks new sources of dollars for the debt-burdened nation.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures

The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday.

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Europe News

Putin says all weapons 'on agenda' if Russia's Kaliningrad attacked

Russia would consider using "all types of weapons" if its exclave of Kaliningrad was attacked, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while insisting that Moscow had "no intention of attacking anyone."

Europe News

Finland's government survives confidence vote after Israel visit row

Finland's government on Friday survived a parliamentary vote of confidence called over the government's Middle East policy following a criticised visit to Israel by the defence minister.

USA

US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war before midterms

For a third time, the US House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval.

Business

France: TotalEnergies pumps up controversy with cut-price fuel

TotalEnergies service stations are accused of distorting competition as they display France's lowest-priced fuel. Supermarkets that usually sell fuel as a loss leader to pull in customers are furious, along with independent service stations.

Gaza

Gaza: Building collapse kills 21, including 11 children

At least 21 people, including 11 children, have died and dozens more are missing after an apartment building collapsed in Gaza from damage sustained in earlier Israeli strikes.

Europe News

NATO allies successfully foil Russian undersea cable sabotage mission

Western officials revealed that a joint NATO operation had succeeded in thwarting a secret Russian training exercise to disable critical undersea data cables.

Europe News

Singapore Prime Minister increases his salary by $1.1 million

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the salary increases in parliament on Tuesday, the first for ministers in 15 years. Wong's own benchmark paycheck is set to rise 64 percent to 3.6 million Singapore dollars (€2.4 million) a year.

Philippines

At least five dead and 86 missing in Philippines ferry fire

At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a popular tourist destination in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.

USA

Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash to voters

President Donald Trump, at Wednesday's Republican midterm convention, promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, while defending US war in Iran and antagonising Democrats.

Europe News

Two killed in Kherson as Ukraine hits Russia's Black Sea naval base

Zelenskyy said the overnight operation hit air defence positions, piers and port infrastructure at a key Black Sea facility of the Russian Navy, as Russian missiles and drones killed two people in Kherson and disrupted port operations in Odesa.

Europe News

Putin threatens retaliatory seizures of European ships

Vladimir Putin threatened to seize European ships in response to the interception and seizure of Russian vessels presumed to be part of Moscow's 'shadow fleet'.

Colombia

Colombia: Rescuers search for survivors after earthquake kills 216

As rescuers search through the rubble for survivors, volunteers join to help clear the wreckage. People brought water and food to the victimes and lined up in front of blood donation centres.

Iran

'Chess player' Iran says Hormuz stays shut until US pays up

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson shot back that Iranians had "shown they are professional chess players" after Trump said he was "low-keying it" and likened talks with Tehran to a chess game.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis, Dhaka announces

Bangladesh's foreign ministry reported "the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh" in its Monday statement.

Europe News

One of Kyiv's deadliest single attacks kills 13 in central Russia

Kyiv has delivered one of its deadliest attacks since the beginning of the war, killing 13 people and wounding 75 in a strike in Tatarstan, deep inside Russia. Near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Russian strikes killed five in Ukraine.

China

Over 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits China

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, 1 million evacuations, and a top-level alert.

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