Brazil Poll Puts Flávio at 50.5%, Lula 49.5%
CNT/MDA poll released 16 October gives Flávio Bolsonaro 50.5% and Lula 49.5% of valid votes, a technical tie nine days before Brazil's runoff.
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October 16, 2026 — 21:30 BRTLatest News
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Cuba Energy Crisis Explained: Why the Grid Keeps Failing
Why Cuba's power grid keeps failing: ageing thermoelectric plants, scarce fuel, eight national collapses in 2026 and what...
Kast and Paz Sign Five Chile Bolivia Accords
Chile and Bolivia signed five instruments in La Paz on Friday, 16 October, including terms to modernise the...
Cuba Power Outages After Santa Cruz Fire: What Next
Cuba's grid faces more outages after the Santa Cruz del Norte fire. Here is what to watch next...
Rodrigo Paz Pereira Profile: The Bolivian Facing Kast
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Buba López Career: Honduras Goalkeeper Profile
Profile of Honduras goalkeeper Buba López: Real España debut, the 2021 Nations League award, his LAFC spell and...
Jet Set Case Restart: What Happens Next After the Ruling
The Jet Set case restart begins with a lottery for a collegiate tribunal, and no hearing date is...
Chile Cesfam Attack: Government Response and Next Steps
Chile restored a fixed police post and announced a complaint after the Puente Alto Cesfam attack. Here is...
Jet Set Nightclub Collapse Timeline and the New Charges
A step-by-step Jet Set nightclub collapse timeline, from the 8 April 2025 roof failure to the 16 October...
Trinidad PSC Disband Calls: What Happens Next
Trinidad PSC disband calls need two-thirds of both houses of Parliament. See the legal route, the vote count...
Ruel Reid Trial Timeline: What Happens Next and When
What happens next in the Ruel Reid trial in Jamaica: the next sitting, the July 2027 court aim,...
Guyana PNC Future After Robert Corbin: What to Watch
Vice President Jagdeo says the PPP/C and PNCR must work together. Here is where the PNCR stands after...
Chile Bolivia Relations: Kast Visit Explained
Chile Bolivia relations explained: the 1879 coastline loss, the breaks of 1962 and 1978, the 2018 ICJ ruling...
Bolivia’s Role in Latin America: Lithium, Mercosur, Allies
Bolivia holds about 23 million tonnes of lithium resources and seats in Mercosur, the OAS and CELAC. Its weight, allies and ties with Chile explained.
Puerto Rico Geopolitics Explained 2026
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Suriname Geopolitics Explained 2026
Suriname geopolitics in 2026: what the US, China, Russia, the EU, India, the Gulf and Turkey want, from...
Chile Security and Crime Explained 2026
Chile security explained: homicide trend, gangs, police and army, hotspots, safer areas and travel safety tips for US...
Costa Rica in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Costa Rica continent guide: 5.15 million people, a US$102.9 billion economy, OECD and SICA seats, CPTPP talks concluded...
Dominican Republic Population and Ethnic Groups Explained
Dominican Republic population explained: 10.76 million people in 2022, mixed ethnic identity, Haitian migration and a US diaspora...
Xcaret Festival Opens in Playa del Carmen on 30 October
Xcaret's 20th Festival of Life and Death runs 30 October to 2 November 2026 in Playa del Carmen....
Who Dominates Venezuela, Elites and Regions Explained
Venezuela power in 2026: who rules after Maduro, from the Rodríguez siblings and generals to governors, business, churches...
Salvador Carnival 2027 Tickets for 4 to 9 February
Salvador Carnival 2027 runs from 4 to 9 February in Brazil. Camarote Salvador day passes start at about...
Rio Open 2027 Plays Rio de Janeiro 13 to 21 February
The Rio Open 2027 tennis tournament runs 13 to 21 February in Rio de Janeiro, with Eventim tickets...
Rio de Janeiro News Today in English, Updated Daily
Rio de Janeiro news today: Douglas Ruas is governor-elect, Aena now runs Galeão airport and Carnival 2027 nears....
Montreal Police Arrest Ben Salem Suspect
Montreal police arrested a suspect in the Leila Ben Salem murder, a Tunisian tax agency employee killed on a video call. He is presumed innocent.
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Tanzania National Roads Agency Explained: What Tanroads Does
Explainer on the Tanzania National Roads Agency: what Tanroads manages, how regional managers work and why the Songwe...
Hafia FC CAS Appeal Explained: Rules and Open Questions
Explainer on the Hafia FC CAS appeal: how the dispute with CAF reached Lausanne, what CAS and CAF...
Euromed Fès Paris 1 Partnership Explained
How the Euromed Fès Paris 1 partnership works: three degrees, French teaching, double diplomas and the shared campus...
Hafia FC Says CAS Delays Douanes Tie, 17 Oct
Hafia FC says CAS ordered CAF to postpone AS Douanes vs CR Belouizdad, a tie due on 17...
Tanzania Removes Tanroads Songwe Head Oct 15
Tanzania's works minister removed the acting Tanroads Songwe manager on 15 October over a delayed Tunduma border road...
Senegalese Migrants Among 77 at El Hierro
Senegalese migrants were among 77 people who landed on El Hierro on Friday 16 October after eight days...
Kenya Appeals Court NPSC Police Recruitment Ruling Explained
Explainer on the Kenya Appeals Court NPSC police recruitment ruling of 16 October: what the judges held, who...
Morocco France Shared Campus Opens 15 Oct
The Morocco France shared campus of Euromed University of Fès and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne opened on 15 October....
EFCC Kano Spaghetti Fraud Arraignment 14 Oct
A Kano man pleaded not guilty on 14 October to misappropriating about US$26,200 meant for spaghetti. The EFCC...
Liberia Opens 15 Offshore Oil Blocks
Liberia's petroleum regulator has opened 15 offshore oil blocks to direct talks with oil companies, with letters of...
Angola Reserves Dip to US$15.2 Billion
Angola's gross international reserves ended September at US$15.23 billion, down US$87 million from August, the central bank's daily...
Northern Ghana Water Gets US$363M Package
Ghana has lined up US$363 million for water in Tamale, Yendi and Damongo; the European Investment Bank leads...
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