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

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic ⁠conceded defeat to the ​student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections ‌on Sunday. "We still do ‌not have final ⁠results, ⁠on the basis of a sample ... it ​is clear that we have lost these elections,

Serbia's longtime nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat Sunday in snap parliamentary elections to a student-led opposition movement.

People in Belgrade celebrated following Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic speech conceding defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday (October 25) that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country.

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

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez attends the opening ceremony of the World Food Forum at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli CARACAS,

The return of Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, could test the Trump administration's control of Venezuela and challenge interim president Delcy Rodríguez.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at a church after returning to the country following nearly a year abroad, in Lara, Venezuela, October 25, 2026. Vente Venezuela Press/Handout via REUTERS CARACAS,

Nobel peace laureate María Corina Machado has reappeared in Venezuela for the first time since December.