Brazil Brazil's leftist ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (aka Lula) narrowly won yesterday's runoff against right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, despite reports that Bolsonaro supporters tried …

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Ukraine There are reports that Russian troops are joining tens of thousands of civilians fleeing Kherson, and Ukrainian forces are moving in to replace them. We're not hearing as much as we did befor …

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Iran Islamic State claimed an attack on the Shah Cheragh Mosque in Shiraz, Iran that killed at least 15.Terrorist attacks are extremely rare in Iran - the Revolutionary Guards generally have an iron- …

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U.S. The WSJ profiled a clever Pentagon competition to reward enterprising ideas from younger soldiers – such as a training platform for disrupting enemy drones. Read more about the “Shark Tank”-like …

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Ukraine / Russia Pres. Putin declared martial law in the four Ukrainian regions he illegally sought to annex and only partially controls. The declaration allows Russian and pro-Russian authorities in …

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China China indefinitely delayed the release of third-quarter GDP data that was supposed to be published yesterday, telling Reuters the delay was “due to adjustment to work arrangements.” Specificall …

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