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Brazil Elections Head to Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro Son

Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor his top challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, won a majority of votes in the first round, and the race appeared very close.

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Voters at a polling station in Brasília on Sunday.
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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats

The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.

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A B-1 bomber at R.A.F. Fairford in Britain taking off on Sunday. All 12 B-1s were moved from the base in a highly unusual withdrawal.
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Biljana Plavsic, a Former Bosnian Serb Political Leader, Has Died

Biljana Plavsic, a Bosnian Serb, pleaded guilty to one count of crimes against humanity. She later recanted and said she “would do the same again.”

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Biljana Plavsic during her first appearance at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague in 2001.
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Iran’s Top Security Official Warns of Dire Economic Crisis

The rare admission from Mohsen Rezaei, the security chief, came weeks after the U.S. tightened sanctions and its naval blockade.

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People shopping in a bazaar in Tehran in July. Iran’s currency has plunged since the war began.
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Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot

The Omani co-pilot who officials said tried to crash the plane was said to have embraced extremist Islamist views.

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A replacement FlyDubai plane, carrying passengers who were on an aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, last week.
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Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco as Yemen Conflict Escalates

More than 200 U.S. intelligence and military analysts are in Saudi Arabia helping it provide assistance to its Yemeni allies, current and former U.S. officials say.

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Flames at a facility belonging to the Saudi oil giant Aramco, south of Riyadh on Saturday.
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Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?

The co-pilot’s embrace of extreme Islamist views prompted Omani officials to scrutinize him, according to two people briefed on the investigation.

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Officials are working to uncover the motives of a pilot who attacked his colleague during a flight to Tel Aviv.
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U.K. Base Would Be Ambitious Target for ‘Gig Economy’ Warfare

The U.S. war in Iran unleashed small-scale attacks by local criminals or disenfranchised young men hired anonymously to target Jewish and American sites in Europe and North America, experts say.

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A roadblock outside R.A.F. Fairford base in England on Sept. 27, as the counterterrorism police investigated a murky plot.
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2026 Brazil Elections: What to Know as Lula and Bolsonaro Face Off

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist incumbent, and Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger, face off in a race that could define the future of Latin America.

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Mr. Lula framed his campaign around protecting Brazil’s democracy and its sovereignty.
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Russians Snap Up Chinese E.V.s as Ukrainian Attacks Make Fuel Scarce

As Ukraine increasingly takes the war to Russia, the effects may be most visible on the roads.

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A line at a gas station in Moscow in June.
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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flight in April.
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Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Is Accused of Killing Woman in Okinawa

The matter threatened to revive tensions over the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago.

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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, where Lance Cpl. Devin J. Ballad was assigned, is seen in the background in Okinawa, Japan.
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What to Know About France’s High School Protests

Hundreds of schools will suspend some or all classes on Monday, the education minister said, as students protest conditions in the education system. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds of people injured.

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Police officers and student protesters facing off outside a school in Paris on Thursday.
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How RAF Fairford in a Quiet Corner of England Became a U.S.-Iran Flashpoint

A mysterious call last Sunday near a military base used by the U.S. set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty in Britain.

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A police roadblock near the R.A.F. Fairford air base. Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain said on Wednesday that there were “strong indications that Iran played a part” in the previous weekend’s events there.
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Whale Batters a Yacht, Leaving Its Crew Stranded for 18 Hours

Four people were rescued after being adrift in a life raft in the South Pacific. One of them said he thought he had a better chance of winning the lottery than of being hit by a whale.

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Tai Tam, a 52-foot yacht, sinking in the South Pacific as the four people who had been on board await rescuing from their life raft.
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Omani Co-Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Is Said to Have Extremist Views

It was unclear what background checks had been carried out before he was allowed to fly to Israel.

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A FlyDubai aircraft that returned passengers who had been aboard Flight 1073, at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Russia Turns to Striking Kyiv’s Bridges, Threatening a Vital Lifeline

The bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure.

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A Russian drone striking a bridge, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.
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Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says

Flights between the neighboring countries had been halted after broad U.S. penalties on Iran’s aviation industry.

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An airport in Najaf, Iraq, last month. Flights will be allowed to resume between the holy city and Iran, according to Iraq’s prime minister.
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Understanding Canada’s Europe Pivot

You sent us your questions about the prime minister’s plan to form a closer relationship with the European Union. Our Canada bureau chief answers them.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 17.
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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying passengers from an earlier flight that had been forced to divert after a cockpit attack, arriving near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec’s Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell.

The Parti Québécois has vowed to hold a referendum on independence, three decades after Quebec voted “no.” Voters want change, but maybe not that much.

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Supporters at the Québec Solidaire campaign office in Jean-Lesage watch Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, during the leaders’ debate last month.
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In India, a Food Inspector Sparks Fear in Mumbai Restaurants

Tukaram Mundhe’s surprise raids of Mumbai kitchens have made him an unlikely celebrity and set off a conversation about food standards in India.

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What We Learned About American Teenagers Supplying Guns to Cartels

Our reporting revealed how Mexican criminal groups are relying on teenagers and young adults in border states like Arizona to help supply their weapons.

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Two teenage American weapons traffickers known as El Flaco, left, and Chuy, in the desert outside Phoenix, where they shot rifles.
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American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels

Drawn by money and status, teenagers in Arizona are buying, stealing and selling weapons destined for criminal groups in Mexico.

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Two teenage American weapons traffickers — who provide weapons to Mexico’s deadly drug cartels — practice shooting at targets in the desert outside of Phoenix, Ariz.
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Iran Jails Hard-Line Lawmaker, Exposing Deep Rifts in Its Leadership

Hamid Rasaei, a vocal opponent of a diplomatic deal with the United States to end the war, was convicted of publishing false information with the intent to harm the Parliament speaker.

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A pro-government rally in Tehran in April.
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What to Know About Fighting Between Ethiopia and Rebels in Tigray

The conflict is raising fears of a regional war in the Horn of Africa, drawing in foreign powers including Eritrea, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

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A shattered window of Tigray Television Station after a drone strike in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.
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Israel Lists 170 Killed in Gaza It Says Were Militants Posing as Media Workers

The Israeli military published an investigation it said rebuts accusations that it intentionally targeted journalists. But it and a journalists group disagree over 78 people who are on the list.

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The site, near a hospital in Gaza City, was hit by an Israeli strike that killed an Al Jazeera reporter and several of his colleagues in August last year.
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Argentina’s ‘Golden Passport’ Program Offers Citizenship in Exchange for Foreign Cash

The program would grant citizenship to people who make major investments in Argentina. Similar efforts have yielded significant income for small economies, but have also led to risks.

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President Javier Milei of Argentina in July.
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FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks

Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try to hide their mental health issues, experts said.

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In the United States, pilots undergo a criminal history check as well as a threat assessment to see if they have ever been flagged as a “person of interest” in federal law enforcement databases.
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Widdecombe Murder Suspect Charged With Preparing Acts of Terrorism, Including Against Farage

Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old British man accused of killing the former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, was charged on Friday.

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A photo of Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative lawmaker who became a spokeswoman for the Reform U.K. party, during a party conference in Birmingham, England, last month where Nigel Farage spoke.
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Mass Shootings Surge in South Africa as Illegal Guns Flood Streets

The country was shaken after nearly 30 people were killed in two separate mass shootings. South Africans are demanding greater government intervention.

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Residents stood behind police tape near the scene where gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?

After the co-pilot stabbed the captain, two pilots who were seated in the cabin intervened alongside passengers and safely landed the Boeing 737 in Saudi Arabia.

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A FlyDubai plane carried passengers to Tel Aviv on Wednesday after a midair cockpit attack on their earlier flight. Two other pilots who were seated in the cabin safely landed that plane.
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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight

A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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U.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices Soar

The Group of 7, which includes Britain, France and Japan, announced the release of 100 million barrels over four months, effective immediately.

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The release of diesel and crude oil is designed to “stabilize immediate energy supplies,” the Group of 7 countries said in an announcement.
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Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile

While the missile fired on Thursday has a limited range, Kyiv is developing a larger weapon that could strike Moscow.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine trumpeted the launch of the country’s first domestically made ballistic missile.
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Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War

Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.

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Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, was hit by airstrikes on Friday.
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Student Protests Rattle France as Police Clashes Bring Blockades and Tear Gas

Days of unrest have affected more than 1,000 schools across France as high school students push for better standards.

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Trying to kick a tear-gas canister during clashes with the police on Thursday in Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris. Students in about 1,000 French schools are protesting a lack of resources in education.
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Spanish Lawmakers Reject Eviction Freeze, Spurring Calls for Early Elections

The government had proposed more protections for tenants after outrage at the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid.

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Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars.

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Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado were up, but the growth came from a light-duty version of the truck. Sales of heavy-duty Silverados slumped as Americans shift away from full-size pickups and S.U.V.s.
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Coast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba

The Coast Guard has intercepted two small boats it says were carrying illegal fuel to Cuba as the United States enforces a fuel blockade aimed at Cuba’s Communist government.

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“The high seas are not a sanctuary for lawlessness,” Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin Lunday, said of the seizure of boats.
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India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls

Hundreds were detained in New Delhi as demonstrators expressed anger over the removal of 130 million people from the rolls. The government denies accusations of “vote theft.”

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Protesters demanding the resignation of India’s election chief were put onto buses by the police in New Delhi on Friday.
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