Flávio Bolsonaro led Brazil’s first-round vote, setting up an Oct. 25 runoff with Lula that raises political, legal and investor concerns.
Russia opened three days of Duma voting, including in occupied Ukrainian territories, amid opposition limits and verification concerns.
NABU and SAP searched Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office in a probe into alleged protection of fraudulent call centers and asset laundering.
Jay Clayton has been confirmed as US Director of National Intelligence despite partisan opposition and limited national security experience, inheriting a community undergoing major restructuring.
A Kremlin-linked bot network is spreading fabricated news to influence voter sentiment in key German state elections, targeting mainstream politicians with false accusations.
Hungary’s Tisa party wins majority in parliamentary elections amid disputed results and fraud claims involving a namesake candidate confusing voters in a key district.
Dilshod Ahmedov, former CEO of Uzbekistan's O‘zmetkombinat, is internationally wanted over allegations of large-scale embezzlement amid an ongoing investigation.