Lula trails far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro by two points after Brazil's first round, with record abstentions and suspected foreign-funded turnout suppression shaping the October 25 runoff.
Venezuela's chronic blackouts stem from a structurally degraded power grid, yet the government's answer is privatisation and oil concessions to US firms rather than public investment in the system.
A gas line rupture sparked a fire at Venezuela's Cardón refinery, which PDVSA quickly contained without injuries, while the incident highlights how US sanctions impede maintenance of the country's oil infrastructure.
Chavista workers, students and communal organisers marched through Caracas and cities across Venezuela to mark 14 years since Hugo Chávez's final electoral rally, with PSUV leader Diosdado Cabello urging renewed organisation and political education.
Stella Schnabel defends her partner, US philanthropist Fergie Chambers, who faces extradition from Spain over donations to Gaza projects, calling the US case politically motivated persecution.
Venezuela's state power company synchronised two thermoelectric units at the Termozulia complex in Zulia, adding 300 megawatts to the national grid as part of a wider plan to restore generation capacity hit by years of US sanctions.
Venezuela's foreign minister Félix Plasencia attends the 41st ECLAC session in the Dominican Republic, where the country will advocate for regional integration and development across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Glenn Greenwald used English-language social media posts to tell foreign audiences Brazil's election was being manipulated by the judiciary for Lula, amplifying unproven claims about court interference and a US embassy closure.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards mark three years since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, claiming it shattered Israel's military invincibility and strengthened the regional Resistance Axis against the US.
A defence of the October 7 Al-Aqsa Flood operation as courageous anti-colonial resistance, framing it as the culmination of generations of Palestinian oppression and a turning point in the decline of US empire.
Venezuela's Bolivarian government under Delcy Rodríguez negotiates an oil agreement with the US to rebuild social programs, framing it as survival amid sanctions, military threats and the abduction of Maduro.
Marking two years since Al-Aqsa Flood, this statement frames October 7 as a historic anti-colonial victory and calls on the global movement to defend Palestinian and regional resistance against disarmament schemes and imperialist-backed genocide.