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Former president Jair Bolsonaro’s rightwing party led Brazil's municipal elections, narrowly edging out leftist candidate Guilherme Boulos in Sao Paulo. Outgoing mayor Ricardo Nunes secured 29.4 percent of votes, while Boulos gained 29 percent. Populist outsider Pablo Marcal, finishing third with 28.1 percent, was eliminated. A second round of voting is set for October 27, election officials confirmed.
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The Israeli army announced on Monday that its air force was launching extensive strikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, as the country marked the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed to bring home Israeli hostages as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza, with a strike on a mosque reportedly killing at least 19 people, according to Palestinian officials. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Middle East.
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The mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was brutally murdered less than a week after taking office, in the latest wave of violence targeting Mexican politicians. Arcos's death comes amid a surge in cartel-related violence in Guerrero, one of Mexico's most violent states, as authorities vow to bring justice and address the country’s deep-rooted security crisis.
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the largest-ever terrorist attack on Israeli soil. The Palestinian organisation, considered a terrorist group by the EU and the US, stormed through the security fence separating Gaza and Israel in the early morning, killing 1,189 people, including 815 civilians, wounding 7,500 and taking 251 hostage. One year on, FRANCE 24 looks back at an event that shook the region and the world.
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Another potentially devastating storm barrelled toward the Florida coast on Sunday. Forecast models predicted the storm to hit the Tampa Bay area by midweek. Other southeastern American states affected by Hurricane Helene are expected to be spared by the new storm.
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Incumbent Kais Saied looks set to win another term in office after polls in Sunday’s presidential election closed. The election features just two opposition candidates: a former lawmaker who supported Saied’s 2021 power grab and a businessman who was recently jailed.
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France's Finance Minister Antoine Armand vowed that the 2025 budget will fully align with the European Union's new spending rules, as the country seeks to address its "colossal" debt through spending cuts and new taxes. Armand aims to bring the public deficit down to five percent of GDP next year, with a longer-term goal of reducing it below the EU's three percent limit by 2029.
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The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA, which plays a critical role in regulating gene activity. Their research, conducted at prestigious institutions like Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, has provided fundamental insights into how organisms develop and function.
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told Emmanuel Macron that Israel expects support from France and not restrictions after the French president called for a halt to arms supplies to Israel for use in Gaza. This comes after an Israeli strike on a mosque sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza early Sunday killed at least 21 people, according to the Gaza civil defence agency. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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French President Emmanuel Macron brought “shame” on himself by calling on countries to stop providing Israel with weapons for use in Gaza, Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. Earlier, Macron said that France will host an international conference in October to boost support for Lebanon, which is currently embroiled in a conflict with Israel. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.