Crime is at the top of voters’ concerns in Brazil heading into Sunday’s national elections. Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America, where security has become a defining political issue.

A man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe faces terrorism charges involving an alleged plot against Nigel Farage.

A multi-vehicle crash has killed at least 20 people in Nigeria's north-central state of Plateau. The Federal Road Safety Commission said the crash happened on Friday and involved four vehicles.

North Korea's Kim Yo ⁠Jong, ⁠the powerful sister of leader ⁠Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Saturday ​that her country had tested an intermediate-range strategic missile. The South Korean military said earlier on ‌Saturday that North Korea fired ‌a ballistic missile which flew more than 700 kilometers (435 miles) toward the ⁠sea off ⁠its east coast.

Two people, a 5-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man, were in critical condition.

Protesters said schools in poor ‌neighborhoods like theirs faced the worst conditions as the French government announced deeply unpopular spending cuts in its 2027 budget.

The bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure.

Centrist politicians are soul-searching after electoral gains by the far right and the far left. Today's weak coalitions, political fragmentation and dire economy echo a past that led to the rise of fascism.