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    Economy, a divided Congress and Trump: After election win, the challenges ahead for Brazil's Lula

    Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers' Party (PT) candidate for re-election, gestures as he addresses supporters after his victory in the presidential runoff election, at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 26, 2026.
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    Published 14 hours ago

    Japan's former PM Yasuo Fukuda, proponent of ties with China, dies at 90

    Fukuda was often straight-faced and known for his wry humor.
    World News
    Published 1 day ago

    Lula wins Brazil runoff amid last-minute voting extension; Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment

    Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers' Party (PT) candidate for re-election, greets supporters after his victory in the presidential runoff election, at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 26, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 1 day ago

    Musk gave $445mn ahead of midterms: Election money rules in US, and other democracies

    Voters check in on the second day of early voting ahead of the midterm elections, at a polling place at DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois, on September 25, 2026.
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    Published 1 day ago

    Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro in neck-to-neck contest as counting continues in Brazil's elections

    A woman looks at the printed results from a ballot box at a polling station in Jacarepagua, in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the presidential runoff election on October 25.
    World News
    Published 2 days ago

    4 pilots killed as two Philippine military aircraft collide mid-air near Manila

    The air force did not provide details of what it called an accidental crash.
    World News
    Updated 3 days ago

    Emissions didn't spike in 2025. That doesn't mean climate crisis has been stopped in its tracks

    UNEP estimates that continued implementation of current policies could lead to global temperatures reaching 2.8°C above pre-industrial levels this century, with warming increasing thereafter.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 5 days ago

    Tesla-SpaceX merger: The big questions around price, control and shareholder votes

    The companies are weighing different structures, including SpaceX buying Tesla or a merger under a newly formed holding company, a parent that would own both.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 5 days ago

    What changes when a place becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

    UNESCO World Heritage Sites require long-term protection and conservation.
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    Published 8 days ago

    London Beer Flood: How a brewery disaster killed 8 people 200 years ago

    The disaster unfolded at Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery, near the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, in central London.
    World News
    Updated 10 days ago

    The Amelia Earhart mystery and the expedition sailing to a remote island to test a theory

    Amelia Earhart standing under nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra. Gelatin silver print, 1937.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 13 days ago

    Cyberattack targets refrigerators at French supermarkets: Why nothing is un-hackable

    A customer enters an Intermarche supermarket in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 12, 2026, , following a cyberattack affecting the French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U that caused their refrigerators to defrost.
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    Published 13 days ago

    How are Houthis able to penetrate Saudi Arabia’s air defences?

    A plume of smoke rises during a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, on October 9, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 14 days ago

    Saudi airport attack: Why are Yemen’s Houthis targeting Riyadh?

    Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 15 days ago

    Riyadh airport attack kills at least 12, injures more than 300, Saudi authorities say

    A Riyadh airport attack killed 12 people and injured over 300, as regional tensions escalated.
    World News
    Updated 16 days ago

    FlyDubai co-pilot meant to crash plane into Israel's largest airport: UAE investigators

    The plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel.
    World News
    Updated 17 days ago

    10 dead, 16 injured: Prison riot breaks out in Mexico's Sinaloa state

    Members of the Mexican Army stand guard outside El Castillo prison following reports of a riot at the facility in Mazatlan, Mexico, on October 8.
    World News
    Published 18 days ago

    Trump claims Iran is responsible for flydubai incident even as Vance says ‘nothing conclusive’

    President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One upon his departure at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Oct. 5.
    World News
    Updated 21 days ago

    Who was Daria Shipilova? Is Russia covering up a plague outbreak? Lab scientist's death sparks row

    Representational.
    World News
    Updated 23 days ago

    Nancy Guthrie update: Why was Luke Daley arrested? Shocking claims made

    Luke Daley, who was earlier detained in the Nancy Guthrie case, has been arrested again.
    World News
    Published 25 days ago

    Flydubai pilot fight: Emergency codes, locked doors & hijackings that shaped flight safety rules

    A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 26 days ago

    Netanyahu hails Indian pilot's heroics on flydubai plane: 'Extraordinary bravery'

    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to Indian pilot Smit Machchar.
    India News
    Updated 26 days ago

    US lawmakers in India: Why a congressional visit matters after the Russia law

    United States House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast during a visit to the Taj Mahal, in Agra, Sept. 29, 2026. (PTI Photo)
    Ht Explainers
    Published 27 days ago

    Furry, cuddly, black and white: How China turned pandas into diplomatic envoys

    Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrived in the US on September 27 for a 10-year stay at Zoo Atlanta, days after the Xi-Trump summit.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 28 days ago

    Anthropic's unusual IPO: Selling shares, warning of AI's existential risk

    An Anthropic logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, September 17, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 28 days ago

    Trump boasts of stopping ‘obscure’ UN agency's shipping carbon 'tax': What it is

    The Net-Zero Framework was developed as the mechanism to turn the IMO’s 2023 climate ambitions into binding rules for the shipping industry.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 30 days ago

    Drones, sabotage, shadow fleet: The ‘hybrid’ war that Europe blames on Russia

    European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 31 days ago

    UN funding crunch: Why its headquarters is cutting costs, and what it means

    Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece's prime minister, addresses the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, on Sept. 24, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 32 days ago

    Over France, into Manhattan: How Netanyahu avoided arrest despite ICC warrant

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2026.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 32 days ago

    Arms, chips and communiqués: Why Taiwan looms over the Xi-Trump summit

    A US-China conflict over Taiwan could severely curtail global access to chips used in cars, planes, artificial intelligence data centres and smartphones, Bloomberg Economics said in a February analysis.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 34 days ago
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