Zelenskyy says Kiev ready for November talks with Moscow and Washington. / AP

Brazil extends voting hours to 7 pm as transport disruptions hit presidential runoff. / AP

The snap elections, called by Vucic in September, came after almost two years of student-led demonstrations. / Reuters

Presidential candidate and incumbent Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova votes during the presidential election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 25 2026. / Reuters

Brazilian President Lula and opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro attend a televised presidential debate in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 2026. (AP)

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado pictured following nearly a year abroad, in Lara, Venezuela, on October 25 2026. / Reuters

Election posters of Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu appear in Tel Aviv on October 25, 2026, two days before Israel’s Knesset elections. (AA)

US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, US, on October 24 2026. / Reuters Archive

The 174-seat Council of the Nation has voted in favour of the measure, as the lower house is expected to vote on the proposal later on Sunday. (AA)

French riot police detain a protester in Paris, on October 24 2026. / Reuters

Ambulances transport Palestinians killed in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza’s Islamic University on October 25, 2026. (AA)

Vladimir Putin says he was initially surprised that European criticism over the demonstrations focused on US before shifting towards Russia. (Reuters)

A polling station before voting begins during Brazil's presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 25, 2026. / Reuters

The wreckage of a bus that crashed is seen near Fort Ternan along the Londiani-Muhoroni road in Kericho county, Kenya October 10, 2018 (FILE). / Reuters

Firefighters work at the site of a household item shopping mall which was hit by Russian missile strikes, in Kharkiv, Ukraine October 24, 2026. / Reuters

Iran’s foreign minister says the war will reshape shipping routes and control of the Strait of Hormuz.

A man votes during the presidential election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 25, 2026. / Reuters

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The project highlights tensions between the two most populous countries, which share a disputed Himalayan border. / Reuters

The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation. (Reuters) / Reuters