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Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won’t work
Vladimir Putin has a theory of victory in Ukraine.
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In opting for Lula, Brazil made a conservative choice to elect a man of the left over one of the far right
The 2026 elections in Brazil played out amid an widespread assumption repeated around the world: that the country was polarized and that would inform the vote.
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Israeli election: why nobody has been talking about Palestinian statehood
As Israelis head to the polls on October 27 one major issue that has not received serious attention during the campaign is Israel’s flat rejection of Palestinian statehood.
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Lula wins a ‘miracle’ election in Brazil. Now comes the hard part: putting the country back on the right track
Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written.
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How Lula turned four lessons from the presidential elections in Colombia into a comeback in Brazil’s Sunday runoff
On the night of last 4 October, Brazil’s left woke up to the scenario it had discredited for months. Far right senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished the first round in the country’s presidential election roughly two million votes ahead of Presi…
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Brazil’s election puts at risk country’s role as a bulwark against Trump interventionism in the Americas
On Oct. 25, Brazilians will return to the polls for the second round of the presidential election. The results will matter not only for the future of country itself, but also for the region and the world.
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Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing Gen Z
Young people are facing a future that feels increasingly uncertain. Although every generation experiences turbulence while navigating adolescence, the pressures experienced by Gen Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are different and see…
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Palestinian citizens face a painful choice in Israel’s election: To vote or not
Elections are typically framed as a choice for voters. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, however, the country’s national ballots pose more of a dilemma.
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How a US political venture capital firm is trying to influence Brazil’s election
In the first round of Brazil’s elections on Oct. 4, 2026, Flávio Bolsonaro, of the right wing Liberal Party (PL), came in first with 47.03% of the valid votes, compared to 45.16% for the current leftist president and Workers’ Party (PT) can…
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As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for Marine Le Pen’s right-wing party
Mass protests in France have spiralled into riots, with between 500,000 and 800,000 demonstrators in cities and towns across the country, most of them students.
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Can India’s cockroach movement reverse its democratic decline?
More than 25,000 police officers were deployed across New Delhi recently to prevent demonstrations led by India’s new youth-led political movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
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In Alberta, far-right populism fuelled by conspiracy theories and alienation drive bid to separate from Canada
In the western Canadian province of Alberta, a political battle is playing out on people’s front lawns. Separatists are flying the royal blue Alberta flag, others the red and white maple leaf of Canada to show their support for a united Can…