Datafolha puts Lula 47–43 ahead of the younger Bolsonaro in a simulated second round, but a Quaest poll finds the gap within its margin of error.
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Africa Corps Fighters Executed Nine Civilians in Mali, HRW Says
Human Rights Watch says Russia-backed Africa Corps paramilitaries rounded up and executed nine civilians, including four children, during a July raid on Bombori village in Mali’s Mopti region.
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Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Shenzhen court sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, 67, to life imprisonment for fraud and bribery on August 20, closing the criminal chapter of China’s largest property collapse.
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Zambia’s Opposition Takes Election Result to Court After Hichilema’s 60% Win
Zambia’s main opposition leader says the August 2026 election was marred by fraud after President Hichilema won a second term with 60.49% of the vote.
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Gaza Talks Stall as Netanyahu Rejects Military Withdrawal Terms
Kushner and Netanyahu met in Jerusalem on Monday but failed to bridge the core divide over whether Hamas disarmament or Israeli withdrawal should happen first.
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Car Bomb Kills Haftar’s Intelligence Chief as Drones Strike Libya’s Largest Refinery
The assassination of Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi and simultaneous drone attacks on the Zawiya refinery have plunged Libya into fresh crisis, imperilling a US-brokered plan to reunify the country.
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Putin Makes First Visit to Kuril Islands as Japan Calls Trip Unacceptable
Putin’s first-ever visit to Russia’s Kuril Islands on August 13 triggered Japan’s sharpest diplomatic protest in years, reigniting an 80-year territorial standoff.
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Indonesia Earthquake Kills 47 on Flores Island as Rescue Teams Fight Landslides
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island on Saturday, killing at least 47 people and blocking rescue teams behind landslide-sealed roads.
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Israel’s October Election Takes Shape as Neither Bloc Nears a Majority
Fresh polling through July puts Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party level with Likud while Netanyahu’s bloc trails at 49–52 seats, well short of the 61 needed to form a government.
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Colombia Earthquake Kills 265 in Strongest Tremor Since 1906
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 11, killing at least 265 people and injuring 2,595 in the country’s strongest seismic event in over a century.