In a stunning comeback, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected president of Brazil, according to official results from Sunday's runoff, with more than 96% of votes counted. Lula won more than 51% of the vote,

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term in office in a dramatic comeback over his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. Left-wing leader Lula took 51.79% of votes, becoming the first president since the return of democracy in 1988 to win an election after losing the first round of voting.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's comeback to win Brazil’s presidential runoff Sunday is already facing its first hurdle as his competitor, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro challenges the results,

Don't expect Brazilian filmmakers to return emails on Monday. Many will be sleeping off joyously celebrating. In a historic turnaround election victory, leftist incumbent Lula staged a dramatic run-off comeback victory Sunday, beating far-right Flávio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth term as Brazil's President. This is the first time in the history of Brazil’s democratic […]

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman

Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the company tries to control its head count while avoiding layoffs. The Redmond-based tech giant announced Monday morning that eligible employees at the vice president level and below in the U.

A report says some 60,000 employees will receive buyout offers.

The buyout offers mark Microsoft's latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce.

The upcoming election in Israel is the first since Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023. USA TODAY's Kim Hjelmgaard explains the issues driving voters.

A collective community established in 1946, now with around 1,000 residents, Be'eri exemplifies the socialist values that dominated Israel's politics in its early decades. Nearly

Voters in Israel are heading to the polls in less than 24 hours as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights for reelection. His decision to block an independent inquiry into the October 7 attacks has been a central issue of the campaign,

When Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, it looked like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s days in office were numbered

Machado went into hiding in Venezuela for 11 months after being briefly detained following a protest in January 2025. After leaving the country in a clandestine escape, she reappe

After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned home to a political landscape that has been reshaped by her ally the United States without her involvement.

The Venezuelan opposition leader spent more than 10 months in exile after escaping the country on a speedboat.

Supporters greet María Corina Machado in Venezuela as she returns after months in exile. The opposition leader left in December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway after nearly a year

Jordan ⁠said ⁠on Monday its ​air force ‌struck what it ‌described ⁠as ⁠militant hideouts in southern ​Syria after determining ​that the attackers ⁠behind last ⁠week's ⁠deadly church attack ​were linked to "terrorist ​groups" ⁠operating there.

The attack, in which gunmen opened fire ‌during a funeral at a ‌Greek Orthodox church on Friday in the village of Hamoud in Karak governorate, ⁠about 120 ⁠km (75 miles) southwest of the capital Amman,

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian air force carried out strikes against groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak that killed nine people, Jordanian state media reported Monday.

Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three suspects over last week's deadly attack that killed nine people in a church funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud. Jordan's military later launched strikes on "terrorist organisations" in neighbouring Syria in retaliation for the attack by alleged Islamic extremists.

France’s government has pledged to replace its national online university admissions platform in 2028. The move announced on Monday seeks to quell student anger after weeks of mass protests

The measures, including new teachers and school renovations, are unlikely to quell a crisis widening into broader cost-of-living protests.

France will introduce “concrete measures” to address high school students’ demands for better resources and learning conditions after weeks of protests, school blockades and demonstrations, President

French student leaders said the government had offered a package of education proposals on Monday in response to weeks of street protests, but vowed to keep demonstrating as