Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks after winning the presidential runoff election in São Paulo on Sunday. Nelson Almeida/AFP / Getty Images hide caption
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The oldest inmate at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba was released
Russia has suspended its participation in a U.N. and Turkish mediated grain deal
Palestinian citizens of Israel gauge their status ahead of election
South Koreans mourn 154 people who died in a Halloween stampede in Seoul
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice president, said on Monday that regulators have stepped up scrutiny of Twitter since Elon Musk acquired the social network. Bobby Allyn/NPR hide caption
Cargo ships loaded with grain in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul on Monday. Ships left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease a global food crisis. Ozan Kose/AFP / Getty Images hide caption
An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out
Mourners in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul pay tribute Monday to the victims of a deadly crowd crush that took place during Halloween celebrations Saturday night. Chris Jung/NurPhoto / Getty Images hide caption
A Russian warship launches a cruise missile at a target in Ukraine on Monday. A massive barrage of Russian strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service / AP hide caption
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from a modified truck during a campaign event in Hadera, Israel, on Oct. 6. Israel will hold a national election Tuesday, after its coalition government collapsed in June. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption
People wearing protective face masks walk through the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, April 24, 2020. South Korea reported six more coronavirus cases for the past 24 hours on Friday. New cases have slowed from a daily peak of more than 900 in late February. Photographer: SongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag while leaving a polling station in São Paolo during Sunday's presidential runoff election. Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Ahead of yet another Israel election, Netanyahu's far-right allies could gain power
This image from video shows the commotion outside a hospital where victims of a cable bridge collapse were being rushed in for treatment Sunday in Morbi district, western Gujarat state, India. AP hide caption