Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro surged to a surprise lead over incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential race, a result that if confirmed in final counts would rally markets and position him as the favorite in a runoff later this month.

The far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro beat the incumbent Lula in first round of election.

Right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election, beating left-wing President Lula da Silva, but falling short of an outright majority.

Flávio Bolsonaro is in touching distance of a remarkable family comeback after the first round of voting in Brazil’s presidential election made him a strong favourite to win later this month. Just over a year ago,

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week. Authorities said they

Russian health officials say the death of a laboratory worker in Siberia was not caused by the plague pathogen, as the US State Department said it was monitoring the case and called for transparency.

The case raises chilling questions about engineered pathogens and biodefense secrecy.

The US Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a US-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base.

The United States moved all of its long-range bombers stationed in the United Kingdom back to their American home bases on Sunday after an unspecified new threat, according to a US official. It comes days after the British government arrested a number of individuals in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to target the UK airbase where the planes had been stationed.

Residents have welcomed the American military pulling out from a UK military base after months of noise and disruption. The US has withdrawn all of its planes from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire which it has been using for airstrikes on Iran since March.

Planes, thought to be about a dozen B-1s, return to home stations in America.

The party of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan began a march toward Islamabad from the country’s northwest after talks with the government broke down over demands including access to the jailed leader.

Some 5,000 people took to the streets on Sunday carrying red-and-green flags of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan are marching to the capital Islamabad as they call for his release.

More than 5,000 supporters of imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan began a dayslong march toward Islamabad on Sunday to demand his release, after talks between the government and the opposition fell through.

Thousands of Imran Khan supporters have begun a trek to Islamabad to demand he be freed as Pakistan's political leadership remains in deadlock. The government has set up roadblocks to keep protesters at bay.

The FBI has arrested a woman at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China

The FBI has arrested a California real estate agent at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China. The

The FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China and allegedly surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son and his family, federal officials said.

The ‌FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known ‌as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her ⁠planned departure ⁠to China, the agency said in a statement. Authorities charged ​Zhang,