Polls open in Turkey's presidential runoff in which Erdogan seeks to extend 20-year rule

Global leaders congratulate Trump critic Lula on reelection in Brazil

BRAZIL — Regional and world leaders congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after he defeated challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term. Latin America’s left-leaning leaders were especially quick to react, but conservative presidents across the region also acknowledged Lula’s victory and emphasized the need for their countries to cooperate with

Ukraine-Russia war latest: One dead in strikes on Kyiv hours before Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire begins

Zelensky says a ballistic missile struck a university campus late on Monday in Kyiv, adding ‘there is not a single military facility nearby’

Budget 2026 latest: Chancellor Healey set to cut food costs but add 2p to price of pint in first fiscal event

Industry bodies had urged the chancellor to abandon plans to increase alcohol duty

JD Vance's 'tin-pot dictator' remark backfires as critics point to Trump

HSBC profits surge by a third as cost-cutting exceeds target

The banking giant said it had made bigger savings than it originally set out to do.

Lesbian bar that sparked Hollywood interest with bizarre Covid mask feud is closing

Ballon d’Or results in full as Harry Kane beats Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe to men’s prize

Alexia Putellas claimed her third Ballon d’Or in a chaotic ceremony in London

Channel 4 strikes deal to bring its shows to Disney+

Channel 4 will be available via a branded section featuring the same navigation and user experience as the rest of Disney+.

When is Black Friday 2026? Here’s everything you need to know

‘Maxxing’ is the word of the year in our quest to optimise everything

‘Sleepmaxxing’, ‘proteinmaxxing’, and ‘looksmaxxing’ are just the beginning, with the suffix now being applied to everything from dating tactics to military messaging

Toyota to recall more than 228,000 US vehicles over unsecured seat back risk, NHTSA says

Syria says death toll in Jordan strikes rises to 8

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria said the death toll in Monday’s strikes in its south had risen to eight, as Jordan said it had targeted “terrorist organizations” after a deadly jihadist attack on a church. Health officials said “hospitals in Daraa province have received eight victims, including an elderly man and three children”, in addition to four