Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week

Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause.

A woman who worked at a Russian plague research institute in Siberia died after a suspected laboratory accident. Authorities are investigating whether a dangerous infection may have been released.

Roughly 200 people are under medical observation, several hospitals are under quarantine, and dozens are in isolation in Russia following the unexplained death of an infectious disease researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia,

Brazilians are voting in a pivotal presidential election featuring incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazil’s pivotal presidential election is headed to a runoff after incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his ideological opposite, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, failed to win a majority vote Sunday.

Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely.

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished first and second in the opening round of Brazil's presidential election. They'll meet in a runoff on Oct. 25.

Members of the Green Party of England and Wales have voted to define Zionism as racist. Four of the five Green MPs had voiced public opposition to the motion - which described Zionism as an ideology in support of "an ethnonationalist Jewish state".

Britain's Green Party has adopted a new policy declaring itself an anti-Zionist party and treating Zionism as racism.

Opinion: The British Green Party’s motion to declare “Zionism is racism” contributes to the rise of antisemitism.

The Chief Rabbi has condemned the Green Party’s anti-Zionist policy as a “threat to British Jews and to Britain”.

Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an early election for November 29 on Monday, in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.

Sánchez spent the weekend in consultations, seeking to capitalise politically on Spain's growing housing crisis, while a migration crisis in Ceuta and corruption cases involving figures close to his

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election after facing mounting pressure from mass protests over the country’s housing crisis.

ABC News spoke with two senior U.S. officials and an Israeli source.

Until the prayer request, Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was “just a normal flight,” the pilot told Israeli Prime Minister in a phone conversation the Israeli leader’s office released late Saturday,

The ongoing investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.

The alleged attacker on the FlyDubai flight to Israel was intending to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, according to officials. AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg The alleged attacker on the FlyDubai flight to Israel,

Romanian authorities said a "complex mission" was needed to rescue the crew members in the waters of the Black Sea.

Another dry cargo vessel transporting military supplies ⁠was hit south of the city of Odesa, according to a statement. It also said the Kochetok ⁠electrical substation was str

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Saturday that the war is “dangerously reaching” her country, following a spate of airspace incursions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia June 4, 2025. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS MOSCOW,