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Quebecers vote today in a provincial election that could end the CAQ's majority
Quebec holds its general election today after Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte dissolved the National Assembly on August 27 at Premier Christine Fréchette's request. About 6.4 million electors are registered across a newly redrawn map of 127 ridings, with the governing Coalition Avenir Québec defending the 79 seats it held at dissolution against the Quebec Liberal Party, Québec solidaire, the Parti Québécois and a resurgent Parti conservateur du Québec. Results are expected through the evening as polls close, with the outcome likely to shape upcoming national debates on language law and immigration.
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Quebecers vote today in a provincial election that could end the CAQ's majority
Quebec holds its general election today after Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte dissolved the National Assembly on August 27 at Premier Christine Fréchette's request. About 6.4 million electors are registered across a newly redrawn map of 127 ridings, with the governing Coalition Avenir Québec defending the 79 seats it held at dissolution against the Quebec Liberal Party, Québec solidaire, the Parti Québécois and a resurgent Parti conservateur du Québec. Results are expected through the evening as polls close, with the outcome likely to shape upcoming national debates on language law and immigration.
Brazil heads to an October 25 runoff as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro finish in a near-tie
Sunday's first-round vote left 80-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seeking a fourth term, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of the imprisoned former president, as the top two finishers after neither cleared the 50% threshold needed to win outright. The result was tighter than most pre-election polling had suggested, setting up a three-week runoff campaign ahead of the October 25 vote among Brazil's roughly 159 million registered voters.
Read more →Brazil heads to an October 25 runoff as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro finish in a near-tie
Sunday's first-round vote left 80-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seeking a fourth term, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of the imprisoned former president, as the top two finishers after neither cleared the 50% threshold needed to win outright. The result was tighter than most pre-election polling had suggested, setting up a three-week runoff campaign ahead of the October 25 vote among Brazil's roughly 159 million registered voters.
Gaza ceasefire strains further as Israeli strikes push the Palestinian death toll toward 73,000
A year after the October 2025 truce took hold, daily violations continue: Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli fire killed three more Palestinians and wounded five over the past day, pushing the toll since the war began to near 73,000. The ministry says violations committed since the ceasefire began have killed 981 people and injured 3,104 others, even as Israeli and US officials press Hamas to disarm within the deal's roughly two-month window.
Read more →Gaza ceasefire strains further as Israeli strikes push the Palestinian death toll toward 73,000
A year after the October 2025 truce took hold, daily violations continue: Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli fire killed three more Palestinians and wounded five over the past day, pushing the toll since the war began to near 73,000. The ministry says violations committed since the ceasefire began have killed 981 people and injured 3,104 others, even as Israeli and US officials press Hamas to disarm within the deal's roughly two-month window.
Russian drones pound Kyiv's bridges for a fourth straight day, disrupting transit across the capital
Russia has struck Kyiv's Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge repeatedly since October 1, hitting it three times in a single day at one point and damaging a support pillar, crash barriers and the road surface, forcing the suspension of metro and surface transit across the span. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the latest strikes landed near the bridge's eastern-bank supports, part of a broader barrage that has also hit the Northern Bridge as Russia keeps up its campaign of near-daily long-range strikes on the capital region.
Read more →Russian drones pound Kyiv's bridges for a fourth straight day, disrupting transit across the capital
Russia has struck Kyiv's Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge repeatedly since October 1, hitting it three times in a single day at one point and damaging a support pillar, crash barriers and the road surface, forcing the suspension of metro and surface transit across the span. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the latest strikes landed near the bridge's eastern-bank supports, part of a broader barrage that has also hit the Northern Bridge as Russia keeps up its campaign of near-daily long-range strikes on the capital region.
Yemen's internationally recognized government launches a major multi-front offensive against the Houthis
Yemen's Defense Ministry says its forces have opened a wide-ranging retaliatory operation against the Iran-backed Houthi movement, with fierce fighting reported north of Khokha on the western coast and army units along several frontlines using rocket launchers, artillery and drones against Houthi positions. Officials describe the push as an act of self-defense following persistent Houthi attacks that have caused military and civilian casualties in the Ma'rib and Hadramawt governorates.
Read more →Yemen's internationally recognized government launches a major multi-front offensive against the Houthis
Yemen's Defense Ministry says its forces have opened a wide-ranging retaliatory operation against the Iran-backed Houthi movement, with fierce fighting reported north of Khokha on the western coast and army units along several frontlines using rocket launchers, artillery and drones against Houthi positions. Officials describe the push as an act of self-defense following persistent Houthi attacks that have caused military and civilian casualties in the Ma'rib and Hadramawt governorates.