Brazilians began voting on Sunday in a closely watched presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula is seeking a fourth term. Nearly 160 million voters are also choosing lawmakers, senators and governors.
NYTimes – World German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday, announcing $1.5 billion in military and reconstruction aid for Ukraine and urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. The visit came as Russian drone strikes hit a Kyiv bridge and air raid sirens sounded across the capital, which has faced intensified attacks on key infrastructure in recent weeks.
NYTimes – World Brazilians began voting on Sunday in a closely watched presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula is seeking a fourth term. Nearly 160 million voters are also choosing lawmakers, senators and governors.
Sky News – World North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, according to South Korea and Japan. Pyongyang later claimed the intermediate-range missile had evasive flight and AI features, though South Korea, which often accuses the North of exaggerating capabilities, said it travelled more than 700 kilometres. The launch followed Seoul's demand for an apology after North Korean mines wounded three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ, according to South Korea.
BBC News – World Japanese police arrested a US Marine on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa. Japan's government summoned the US ambassador and lodged a formal protest with Washington, demanding military action. The US ambassador pledged full cooperation with the investigation. The case has drawn diplomatic attention because incidents involving US service personnel in Okinawa are sensitive.
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BBC News – World Six passengers and crew on board still unaccounted for after medical transport plane vanishes over Atlantic, officials say Researches found debris from a medical transport plane that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic early on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said. A statement from the Coast Guard issued on Saturday evening said crews searching off the coast…
NPR – Politics President Donald Trump named Jay Clayton, the current director of national intelligence, to also serve as the new White House AI czar. Trump said Clayton will lead a new "Super Intelligence Force" coordinating government engagement with artificial intelligence. The announcement followed a White House meeting where Trump said top AI executives signed a voluntary accord to self-police AI development.
Sky News – Front Page Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff called an alleged 2024 fraternity house gang rape of a student "deeply disturbing" and said the university "must do better." In a video statement, he described the incident as "a defining moment in Cornell's history" and pledged greater transparency while raising concerns about sexual assault, dehumanization, party culture, and alcohol and drug use.
BBC Sport World number two Aryna Sabalenka lost in straight sets to 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the China Open in Beijing on Sunday, a day after top seed Elena Rybakina was beaten by unseeded Charaeva. The defeats eliminated the tournament's top two seeds.
BBC News – UK German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday, announcing $1.5 billion in military and reconstruction aid for Ukraine and urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. The visit came as Russian drone strikes hit a Kyiv bridge and air raid sirens sounded across the capital, which has faced intensified attacks on key infrastructure in recent weeks.
