Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's imprisoned former president, is presenting a strong challenge to Lula, 80, who is seeking a fourth term in office.

The ultra-Orthodox community is resisting being drafted into the Israeli army. But will they now bring down the Netanyahu government?

The meticulously-planned visit takes in three countries in nine days - but is not without jeopardy.

For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.

For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.

More than a million people flocked to Busan to catch a glimpse of the female dusky shark they called Bukangi.

Voters in Sunday's election are choosing between two very different candidates, as Americas correspondent Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro.

Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting as hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations.

Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from Paris where mostly peaceful protests turned into unrest after nightfall.

The crackdown follows the killing of two Israeli soldiers by two Palestinian gunmen on Friday - and comes just days ahead of Israel's election.

Nathan Gregory says the loss of childhood sweetheart Leanne "is unimaginable for our family".

Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old German man following the fire.

Some 200 emergency personnel were deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.

The ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr, with whom she shares five children, announced in May that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr, with whom she shares five children, announced in May that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week.

She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The children were subsequently rescued from the water, police say.

Rescue efforts are under way to find people trapped under the block, which was still under construction when it buckled.

Three people - two women and one man - have been released, and one person remains in custody, gardaí say.