Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday a Supreme Court justice had barred him from leaving the country after he narrowly lost to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, who refused to concede defeat, denounced the order as intimidation and vowed to challenge the election results.
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The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.
Israelis are about to vote to choose their next government. The race is wide open, and Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate could hinge on a couple key factors.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Venezuela's interim government told the U.S. "weeks and weeks" earlier that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could return to the country without interference.
Europe's five main NATO members said on Monday they were ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security while reaffirming the United States as an "indispensable ally". Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain pledged closer co-operation with Washington after talks in Paris on strengthening Europe's defence role.