"I am the elected president, and the criminals who stole Brazil's election are part of a criminal organisation that has established a tyranny," Flavio Bolsonaro said as he slammed "electoral fraud".

Brazils election outcome tests whether a renewed Monroe Doctrine can survive Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's active non-alignment, says an academic.

The election was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and it looks like Likud will remain the largest party in parliament, says NUS Middle East Institutes Jean-Loup Samaan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as a "real genius", acknowledging Russias early progress in developing its own Starlink-like satellite internet system.

Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to seven sexual offence charges and told the court that consent is "fundamental" to sexual relations as he gave evidence in his rape trial.

"We must do everything we can, certainly after yesterday, to avoid another round of elections," said Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with more than 85 per cent of ballots counted so far. 

Some carriages were lying on their side in tangles of metal debris at the bottom of an embankment, while dozens of emergency services vehicles were racing to and from the site.

Airlines that hedge at current elevated prices risk being locked into expensive fuel if geopolitical tensions ease and prices retreat.

More than 200 passengers leave Villa Vie Residences Odyssey in Sihanoukville after the company suspends Cambodia operations and cites surging fuel costs.

Holding AI risk in one's portfolio is becoming unavoidable for most investors, says an academic.

The US State Department said it would grant visas to Brazils defeated right-wing senator Flvio Bolsonaro and his family, while his political allies accepted the election results.