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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the COP30 U.N. climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 19 last year. Lula will also attend COP31, which will take place from Nov. 9 to 20 in Antalya, Turkey.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 4, 2026
Ahead of COP31, Brazil offers a global fossil fuel exit plan
The Brazilian roadmap calls for countries to shift away from oil, gas and coal on a voluntary basis.
The Polymarket midterms 2026 website displays projections for results in the U.S. vote, on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2026
World watches U.S. midterms with Trumpism already waning globally
Foreign leaders are understandably shy of offering opinions on the U.S. elections, whether they share Trump’s playbook or not.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses supporters after winning the presidential runoff election, in Sao Paulo on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2026
Brazil’s Lula forced into tricky top court reform by unrestrained judge
A powerful justice has become a liability for the reelected president just as he prepares for a new term promising to heal the country’s divisions.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro steps off a plane after arriving at Opa Locka Executive Airport in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2026
From U.S., Bolsonaro declares himself rightful leader of Brazil after election loss
The Brazilian senator alleged an electoral coup d’etat had been carried out by his country’s Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses supporters in Sao Paulo after winning Brazil's presidential runoff election on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2026
Lula killed the ‘Donroe Doctrine’
The U.S. president was hoping to huddle with client states to the south who mimic his business and iron fist posturing.
Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has reportedly fled Brazil after his loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s runoff election.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2026
U.S. to give visa to Brazilian election loser Bolsonaro
The defeated presidential candidate is reportedly en route to the U.S. following his loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazil Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro's party has acknowledged Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's surprise win in a statement signed by the party's head.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2026
Trump says Brazil election looked ‘rigged’ as Bolsonaro’s party recognizes Lula win
Flavio Bolsonaro himself has refused to concede defeat in Sunday’s presidential election, saying he would seek the annulment of Lula’s victory.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates after his victory in a presidential runoff on Monday in Sao Paulo.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2026
Brazil’s Lula hangs on, but his final term promises to be toughest yet
From day one of his final term, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face an uphill battle, analysts say.
Argentine President Javier Milei attends the launch of Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign in Sao Paulo on July 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2026
Argentina’s economic chainsaw massacre
Ahead of upcoming elections, Argentine President Milei has achieved an economic recovery and price stability but driven millions into destitution.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters outside a polling station after voting during the presidential runoff election in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
Brazil’s Lula wins record fourth term in a shock comeback
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s victory was eked out in the 11th-hour after voters from his heartland rallied to the rescue.
A campaign rally for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2026
Thousands rally for Lula and Bolsonaro on eve of tight Brazil vote
Tens of thousands of supporters flooded the streets as the rivals wrapped up a bitter campaign.
Brazilian rightwing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is seeking reelection, attend a televised debate ahead of the presidential election runoff in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2026
Bolsonaro and Lula clash on living costs and graft in final Brazil election debate
Opinion polls show Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and Lula neck-and-neck this week as the gap between them narrowed.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro during the presidential debate at the TV Band studios in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 18.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2026
Billionaire Brazilian brothers emerge as Bolsonaro’s foes in presidential runoff
Joao and Walter Moreira Salles are major donors to progressive and left-leaning?congressional candidates.
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a copy of the Brazilian Constitution and a Brazilian flag during a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Lula hopes older voters can help power him to victory against Flavio Bolsonaro
Lula’s campaign is now actively targeting the so-called “Lula generation” — seniors age over 70, close in age to the 80-year-old president.
Brazil’s Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reports presidential election results at a newsstand in Sao Paulo on Monday, following a surprise first-place finish by right-wing Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2026
Brazil’s political center of gravity has shifted
The Brazilian electorate is older, more devout, and more preoccupied with crime and personal security than it once was.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, flanked by first lady Rosangela "Janja" da Silva, addresses supporters after the first round of the Brazilian presidential election, in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2026
Lula hunts for one more improbable comeback after shock election setback
With just 20 days to the runoff vote, the 80-year-old president needs to broaden his appeal beyond the left.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) last month and candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro in August.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2026
Bolsonaro pushes Lula to brink of defeat ahead of Brazil runoff
With conservative allies dominating across Brazil in Sunday’s voting, Bolsonaro capped the day by taking about 47% of the vote.
A man hangs up merchandise for sale, bearing the image of presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) and his father, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, one day before the general election, in Santa Barbara do Oeste, Brazil, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2026
Lula and Bolsonaro in tight race as Brazil prepares to vote
The race will determine whether Brazil joins a regional rightward shift that has seen conservative allies of the U.S. President win in Chile, Colombia and Peru.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meet during a summit in Kuala Lumpur in October last year.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2026
Trump-Lula: A relationship of dramatic ups and downs
Despite turbulent ties, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have “excellent chemistry.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2026
Lula scraps for every vote in a part of Brazil he’s dominated for decades
Even a marginal erosion of support in the Brazilian president’s biggest political stronghold could cost him reelection.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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