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Brazil runoff vote in city elections expected to confirm right-wing clout 

October 27, 2024 - 12:31
Right and center-right parties are favored to win most of the 15 state capitals that will pick mayors for the next four years, with former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (PL) enhancing its political clout

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Oct. 20–26, 2024

October 27, 2024 - 12:01
A look at immigration-related news around the US this week

Bolivia's ex-President Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

October 27, 2024 - 11:11
Evo Morales, who was quick to blame his successor, President Luis Arce, was not injured and there was no immediate confirmation of the attack from authorities

Real Madrid, Spanish league and government condemn racist insults against Yamal in league 'clasico'

October 27, 2024 - 10:21
Madrid said it ‘has opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults’ against Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal

Israel strikes military targets in Iran

October 27, 2024 - 10:12
Israeli officials say the bombing attack against Iran, which reportedly used more than 100 aircraft and hit 20 military targets in Iran, was successful

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October 27, 2024 - 10:00

South Korean Christian groups in massive protest against rights for same-sex couples 

October 27, 2024 - 09:23
The supreme court in July upheld a high court ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from the National Health Insurance Service, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights

War casts shadow over Lebanon's ancient Baalbek

October 27, 2024 - 08:47
Baalbek, known as the 'City of the Sun' in ancient times, is home to one of the world's largest complex of Roman temples — designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Thousands turn out for Thai royal barge pageantry 

October 27, 2024 - 08:04
A flotilla of 52 ornately decorated boats, paddled by more than 2,000 oarsmen decked out in scarlet and gold, carried the king and Queen Suthida in formation through the heart of Bangkok to a Buddhist ceremony at Wat Arun

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 Iranian military bases 

October 27, 2024 - 06:57
In the past, experts have linked one site to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and the other to its ballistic missile program

Hundreds march to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg in South Africa 

October 27, 2024 - 06:38
The march in the Sandton district of Johannesburg was a colorful spectacle but also an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community to highlight critical issues, such as the discrimination most members of the community still face

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October 27, 2024 - 06:00

Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon

October 27, 2024 - 05:18
Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will take decades to recover, if it ever does, according to a new satellite assessment

What is GivingTuesday? Annual day of charitable giving approaches

October 27, 2024 - 05:15
GivingTuesday has grown into a worldwide network of local organizations that promote giving in their communities

Bulgarians’ 7th vote in 3 years unlikely to break political deadlock

October 27, 2024 - 04:03
Voter fatigue and disillusionment with politicians are widespread, creating environment where radical political voices and disinformation from Moscow are undermining public support for democratic process

Voters in ‘boring’ Uruguay to pick between 2 centrists

October 27, 2024 - 03:19
The small South American nation is holding remarkably civilized general election on Sunday that pits incumbent conservative coalition against moderate left-wing alliance in country free from political histrionics of other presidential contests around the world

Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco's dried-up south back to life

October 27, 2024 - 03:07
Merzouga, Morocco — In Morocco's southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals — and tourists — hailing it as a gift from the heavens.  In Merzouga, a tourist town about 600 kilometers southeast of the capital, Rabat, the once-parched golden dunes are now dotted with replenished ponds and lakes.  "We're incredibly happy about the recent rains," said Youssef Ait Chiga, a local tour guide leading a group of German tourists to Yasmina Lake...

Migrant families separated under Trump still feel fallout, fear his return

October 27, 2024 - 02:57
Trump pledges widespread effort to deport millions of people

Israeli strikes kill 22 people in northern Gaza, health ministry says

October 27, 2024 - 02:43
Gaza Health Ministry's emergency service says that 11 women and two children were among those killed in the strikes late Saturday in northern town of Beit Lahiya

Despair in Tbilisi as Georgian Dream leads in election results

October 27, 2024 - 02:31
Most of the leaders of opposition parties say the vote, seen as a referendum on Georgia’s path toward deeper Western alignment or closer ties with Russia, was rigged

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