Author name: Deutsche Welle

The candidates traded barbs, including over Bolsonaro’s ties to US President Donald Trump in their first debate, days before the October 25 election runoff.

But France’s president has refused his interior minister Laurent Nunez’s resignation after nationwide protests turned violent over the weekend.

An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat was reported near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. A MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane.

US President Donald Trump again accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war. The remarks come amid renewed tensions over US policy toward Moscow including waiving some sanctions.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a “serious incident” sparked a major fire at on Alberta military base. Four people have died, 39 are in hospital and at least 19 are in critical condition.

A senior health official in Kenya said there have now been 8 Ebola infections in the country, while in DR Congo the disease has spread to an eighth province.

Anti-government protesters continued calls for Edi Rama to step down as violent clashes between demonstrators and police again took place.

The US president said he supports Israel’s current prime minister in the country’s elections on October 27. But polls say Netanyahu and his far-right partners currently lack the majority to secure a new term.

Riyadh’s Kingdom Center tower’s management told the people employed there to work from home “until further notice,” without giving a reason. This comes as Houthi attacks escalate.