An inconclusive result would leave Israel in political limbo after the country's first national election since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The vote served as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wartime leadership.

Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, lingering grief and anger over Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, and deep divisions over its longest-serving leader,

Israeli voters delivered Benjamin Netanyahu a sharp rebuke Tuesday in Israel's first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

Israel's election ends in an apparent deadlock, with neither Netanyahu nor his main rival on track to win a majority. What happens next?

Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Tuesday after fleeing his country following a defeat in its presidential election, O Globo reported.

Bolsonaro, who had President Trump's tacit support, had been under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in Brazil and had been ordered to surrender his passport.

Brazil canceled Bolsonaro’s passports after he defied a Supreme Court order to turn over the documents, a Brazilian official said.

Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly arrived in the U.S., where he and his family will be granted visas.

Kylian Mbappe lost Chinese sponsors and saw Real Madrid matches banned on CCTV after laughing at a meme involving dictator Mao Zedong on TV.

Several Chinese brands have dropped French footballer Kylian Mbappé as backlash grew online over alleged comments by him referring to the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé reportedly told French talk show The Bridge that his "favourite meme" is "the one where they put my face on a Chinese dictator".

For months, French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s face has appeared in ads across China, from subway stations to elevators in residential buildings

Soccer megastar Kylian Mbappé has apologized for making an “ill-judged” joke about a Chinese dictator. The France and Real Madrid striker reportedly said on an episode of the French talk show The Bridge that his favorite meme has his face superimposed onto the body of former Chinese dictator Mao Zedong. However, the comment was received badly in China, where Mao is revered by the Communist Party despite his rule leaving millions dead. Some in...

Jordan ⁠and Syria ⁠have agreed to ​form a joint ‌security committee to ‌examine ⁠the ⁠details and repercussions of recent Jordanian ​airstrikes against Islamic State sites in ​Syria, the two countries' ⁠foreign ⁠ministries said ⁠in a ​joint statement early on ​Wednesday.

Jordan says its air force has carried out strikes on "terrorist groups" in Syria tied to last week's church attack. THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story is below. Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three men for an attack last week on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and

Jordan killed ⁠more ⁠than 20 Islamic ⁠State militants in airstrikes on southern ​Syria on Monday evening following a deadly attack ‌on a church in ‌Jordan, Government Communication Minister Mohammed ⁠al-Momani ⁠said on Tuesday.

Jordanian authorities say strikes targeted Isis but Syrian authorities say the move had not been co-ordinated with them

Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are relieved after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's reelection in Brazil

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he will govern for all Brazilians after an emphatic victory in the presidential election. But his defeated rival Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to accept the result. One of the world's most famous shopping areas is going traffic free from today with the pedestrianisation of almost a kilometre of London's Oxford Street.

Sources say Lula is likely to take his time to make a decision. But three sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said two ‌key names have emerged: Vice President Geraldo Al

The leftist defeated Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro who had pledged to join President Donald Trump's security initiative. Bolsonaro called for the election to be annulled.