World · past 7 days
The significant world news that fits no single desk: elections, institutions, disasters, and the slow-moving stories that later become market narratives.
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Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula in Brazil's runoff polls as household consumption heads for its weakest growth since the pandemic
Datafolha shows the senator ahead 52% to 48% before the October 25 vote, after the Ibovespa rose 7.7% to above 200,000 points following the first round.
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Pakistan's Government Weighs Emergency Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Its Feud With Imran Khan's Party Deepens
President Asif Ali Zardari approved emergency rule and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, dissolving the province's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, after the federal cabinet recommended the move and police had already put districts on alert for violent protests.
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Justice Department Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Five Networks That Suspended White House Pool Coverage
ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News face questions over whether their joint protest amounted to an illegal group boycott.
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India Shuts Delhi Transport and Detains Hundreds to Stop a Youth Protest Against the Election Commission
Police detained thousands of protesters, journalists and lawyers and shut down transit across the capital before a planned march demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of the voter rolls that has removed more than 130 million names at the draft stage.
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EU trade chief opens Beijing talks as Germany blocks a COSCO purchase
Germany and France asked Brussels for stronger tools against Chinese imports days before a one-year Chinese pause on extra rare-earth export restrictions is due to expire.
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Lula trails Flávio Bolsonaro by about two points heading into Brazil's October 25 runoff
Lula's campaign will target the 21% of voters who abstained, especially those over 70. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is seeking the support of the Centrão, a bloc of centrist parties, and of São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas.
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Sánchez announces 21 emergency housing measures as Spain heads to a snap election on November 29
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid set off nationwide protests. Housing, migration and the rise of the right-wing populist Vox party are expected to dominate the campaign.
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Parti Québécois wins the Quebec election with 59 of 127 seats and less than 30% of the vote, reopening the independence question
Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promises a third referendum but has said he would not hold one before January 2029, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to work with the incoming minority government.