US-backed Milei scores surprise midterm win, revives Argentina reform drive
• Oct 26, 2025, 11:05 PM
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Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei scored a surprise victory in Sunday’s midterm elections, bolstering his embattled reform drive. His La Libertad Avanza party won 40.84% of votes for Congress, with 90% counted, marking a rebound for the US-backed right-winger after months of economic turmoil and political resistance.
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Brazil's Lula says trade deal with US could come ‘within days’
• 4:47 AM
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had “guaranteed” a trade deal between the two nations during their recent meeting. Speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, Lula said the agreem
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Ten on trial in Paris over sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron
• 3:00 AM
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Ten people went on trial in Paris on Monday accused of sexist cyber-harassment against French first lady Brigitte Macron, over false claims she was assigned male at birth. The case follows a defamation suit she and President Emmanuel Macron filed in the
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Four killed as Cameroon security forces clash with opposition protesters
• 1:02 AM
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Four people were killed on Sunday in clashes between security forces and opposition protesters in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, the regional governor said. Supporters of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma defied a protest ban in several cities ahead o
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