Elections

USA

Trump rolls back methane rules for US oil and gas industry

Trump is seeking to lower energy costs ahead of next week's midterm elections, as rising oil prices linked to the US war with Iran fuel voter frustration.

28 October 2026

Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after fleeing Brazil

On Monday, Bolsonaro described the travel ban as an attempt to intimidate him, insisting he had no plans to leave Brazil.

28 October 2026

Europe News

Serbian police kill attacker outside Israeli embassy

A similar attack took place outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade in June 2024, when a man wounded a Serbian police officer before being shot dead by a guard.

28 October 2026

World News

From metalworker to Brazil's president: Lula da Silva's rise

Lula broke with his unfavourable record since 1989, winning the runoff after losing the first round, crowning a career that took him from metalworker to Brazil's presidency.

26 October 2026

Europe Today

Israel is 'on its way become normal again', says former PM Olmert

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert believes the country's general election, to be held this Tuesday, is an "inevitable battle about the future of Israel" . He warns the fate of current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu "may become the disaster of the state Israel".

26 October 2026

Europe Today

Serbia’s students topple Vučić as Israel braces for crucial election

Serbia's student-led movement has secured a historic parliamentary election victory, ending President Aleksandar Vučić's political dominance. Meanwhile, Israel prepares for a crucial election, France faces another wave of mass protests, and Brazil's President Lula wins a fourth term in office.

26 October 2026

Israel

Israel orders West Bank crossings to close on election day

The move comes as part of a wider clampdown in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian gunmen in the city of Hebron earlier this week.

25 October 2026

Europe News

Serbia goes to polls to choose between Vučić and student movement

The election is being seen as a referendum on Vučić’s political dominance and the political system that has been in place in Serbia for more than a decade.

25 October 2026

Brazil

Left and Right face off in Brazil's second round presidential election

Lula against Flavio - both candidates in the second-round presidential election in Brazil hold rallies in major cities on the last day of campaigning. With around 20% of the electorate having abstained in the first round, the result is wide open and opinion polls show them neck and neck.

24 October 2026

Brazil

Lula and Bolsonaro spar in TV debate ahead of presidential runoff

Corruption is a top concern for many Brazilian voters ahead of the weekend runoff vote but experts say its greatest impact may not be on which candidates voters choose, but on whether they decide to sit out of the election altogether.

19 October 2026

Europe Today

Spanish minister says 'fundamental rights of people' at stake in vote

Albares says upcoming election pits 'progressive majority' against rightwing forces that want to remove fundamental rights. He also discusses Madrid's position ahead of an EU leaders summit on Thursday, advocating to use Russian frozen assets to finance Ukraine

14 October 2026

Europe News

Gibala beats Tusk’s party to win Krakow mayoral run-off

The new mayor took 62% of the vote in an election triggered after residents voted in May to oust his predecessor, and Łukasz Gibała warned that the city’s finances are in a disastrous state.

12 October 2026

Europe News

French Social democrat Raphaël Glucksmann wins primary

With more than 66% in the primary, French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann is chosen as the social-democratic candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election. On X, he insists that "a left true to its values can unite, govern and win".

11 October 2026

Europe News

Czech PM Babiš's ANO faces stiff test in Senate election

“Five senators were elected in the first round, equalling the historic record set in 2024,” Eva Krumpová, first deputy chair of the Czech Statistics Office, said. Of the five candidates to win seats outright, none were from the ANO.

11 October 2026

Europe News

Czechs head to polls in local and Senate elections

Andrej Babiš, the country's billionaire populist PM and founder of the Agrofert food and chemicals group, will be hoping his party can make gains in the 81-seat Senate.

10 October 2026

Europe News

Italy approves Meloni's electoral reform in confidence vote

The Chamber of Deputies has passed electoral law reform by 227 votes to 164, despite possible Constitutional Court objections. Italy now formally enters the election campaign, with an early vote increasingly likely.

8 October 2026