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US President Donald Trump waves goodbye after speaking during a midterm campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Texas on October 27.

Why the US has become a political base for Brazil’s Bolsonaro allies

By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Three days after losing Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami, joining other prominent allies of the Bolsonaro political movement who have sought refuge in the United States while facing legal troubles back home. The defeated candidate reportedly crossed into Argentina with his wife and

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Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to exit polls

The final Israeli election results are in. Netanyahu hasn’t won – but he hasn’t lost either

By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — No clear winner has emerged from Israel’s election with all the votes counted, according to the Israeli Central Elections Committee. Both major political blocs have fallen short of the 61 seats needed to form a majority government in Israel’s 120-seat parliament, called the Knesset, setting up the country

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Flávio Bolsonaro waves after casting his vote in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Trump approved allowing Flávio Bolsonaro to enter US after Brazil election loss, source says

By Max Saltman, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Julia Vargas Jones, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump approved allowing Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro entry into the United States following his election loss, a Trump adviser told CNN. Trump administration officials were aware on Monday that Bolsonaro had roughly 24 hours to surrender his passport

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Flávio Bolsonaro waves after casting his vote in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Flávio Bolsonaro says he will lead Brazil’s opposition in exile, after landing in US following election defeat

By Max Saltman, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Julia Vargas Jones, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has said he will lead his country’s opposition from the United States, where he arrived on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil following his defeat in Sunday’s presidential election. In a statement in which he referred to himself

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Hassan Rouhani Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1948 Birth place: Sorkheh, Iran Birth name: Hassan Feridon Marriage: Sahebeh Arabi Children: Has four children Education: University of Tehran, B. A., 1972; Glasgow Caledonian University, M. Phil., 1995; Glasgow Caledonian University,

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Iran Hostage Crisis Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 –

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: October 27, 1945 Birth place: Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil Father: Aristedes Inacio da Silva, agriculture worker Mother: Euridice Ferreira de Mello, seamstress Marriages: Rosangela Silva (May 18, 2022-present); Marisa Leticia Lula da

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Smoke rises from a residential neighborhood in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region of Ukraine on September 22

Melania Trump says ceasefire has expanded as it takes effect around Russian-occupied city of Oleshky

By Lex Harvey, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine around the occupied city of Oleshky that first lady Melania Trump helped to broker has now gone into effect, officials on both sides said Tuesday. Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights, said on X that the ceasefire

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Electricians work to restore the power grid in front of a destroyed private house in the Kyiv region. A a 14-year-old was killed in the attack on September 30.

UN panel: Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday. Russian forces have been targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure since the early months of the war in 2022, and massively

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