Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his rival, left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have voted in Sunday’s runoff for the Brazilian presidency. “The expectations are for a victory – for the benefit of Brazil,” Bolsonaro said as he c…
Union top in Bundesliga for another week with last-gasp Gladbach win
Danilho Doekhi headed Union Berlin to a 2-1 comeback victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the last play of the game on Sunday to stay top of the Bundesliga for another week. Doekhi scored off Jamie Leweling’s cross seven minutes into stoppage ti…
German human rights commissioner won’t be part of Qatar trip
The human rights commissioner of the German government, Luise Amtsberg, will not join Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on a trip to football World Cup hosts Qatar on Monday. Amtsberg said in a foreign ministry statement Sunday her decision came after Qat…
Lebanon heads into unknown as president departs without successor
Crisis-beleaguered Lebanon on Sunday was heading into the unknown as President Michel Aoun left the presidential palace a day before his six-year term is set to end without having a successor in place. Due to deep divisions between Lebanon’s leading po…
German Foreign Minister Baerbock heads to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock began a three-day visit to the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Sunday, pledging support to Central Asian countries caught between dependence on Russia and China. The countries of the reg…
Review of Frankfurt penalty incident was stopped too early – referee
Bundesliga referee Sascha Stegemann reiterated on Sunday that he shouled have awarded Eintracht Frankfurt a penalty in their match against Borussia Dortmund the previous night and said the video review process could have been conducted in a better way….
Lula and Bolsonaro go head to head in runoff for Brazilian president
Right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in the runoff for Brazilian president as voters head to the polls on Sunday. Lula won the first round on October 2, but by a much smaller margin …
COP27 host Egypt cautions against backtracking on climate pledges
Egypt, which is hosting UN climate talks next month, has warned the participating nations not to use global tensions and economic gloom as a pretext for potential backsliding on climate pledges. “There has been apprehension [about] the current status t…
More than 150 killed in Halloween celebrations in Seoul
At least 151 people were killed and 82 others injured during Halloween celebrations in Seoul, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday, citing information from the authorities. According to the report, 19 foreigners are among the dead. Au…
149 killed and 76 injured in Halloween celebrations in Seoul
At least 149 people were killed and 76 others injured during Halloween celebrations in Seoul on Sunday night, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday, citing information from the authorities. According to the report, two foreigners are a…