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BREAKING: Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Camp Nou in El Clásico, Kylian Mbappé striking late to seal victory and cut the gap on the LaLiga leaders.

BREAKING: Brazil's presidential run-off thrown into chaos as a Supreme Court justice orders polls to stay open two more hours, minutes after voting had officially closed, in the tight race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.

JUST IN: Zelenskyy confirms trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US will take place in November, aiming to restart stalled peace negotiations.

BREAKING: Brazil pauses its presidential vote count after the Supreme Court extended voting hours by two hours, in the Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff. Early results showed Lula leading 57.66% to 42.34% with 0.25% counted.

BREAKING: Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat in snap elections, saying the student-led opposition movement has won, ending more than a decade of his political dominance.

NEW: Trump signals potential military action against Iran after the US midterm elections, with Washington boosting its Persian Gulf presence as Tehran says its position is unchanged.

JUST IN: Elon Musk says SpaceX has raised $40 billion in debt to buy GPUs.

NEW: Serbia sees its highest voter turnout since 1992 at nearly 65%, as a student-backed movement challenges longtime leader Vucic amid allegations of intimidation, violence and voting irregularities.

NEW: Marine Le Pen launches her French presidential campaign at a rally in Orléans, vowing a 'rebirth of France' and to restore 'rule of law' after weekends of nationwide protests.

JUST IN: Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX confirms a $16 million loss from retired wallets, days after its CEO dismissed early breach reports as a 'false alarm'.

JUST IN: Uganda orders a 21-day Ebola quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo, despite declaring the country Ebola free.

JUST IN: Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink terms, arguing commercial speed limits made deep- and medium-range strikes 'physically impossible.'

BREAKING: Storms batter northern Europe, cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, with winds up to 135km/h recorded in Scotland and flights and ferries cancelled from Scotland to Denmark.

BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after nearly 10 months in exile, writing 'I am here. With you.'

BREAKING: Manchester United humiliated 3-0 at home by Bournemouth, leaving Michael Carrick on the brink after dropping captain Bruno Fernandes.

BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado returns home after nearly 10 months in exile, vowing to challenge the government and press for new elections.

BREAKING: Manchester United 2-0 down to Bournemouth at half time at Old Trafford, with Michael Carrick under pressure after dropping captain Bruno Fernandes.

NEW: The upper house of Algeria's parliament unanimously approves deploying troops to Niger, following a recent defence pact between the two neighbouring countries. It would be Algeria's first mission abroad since 1973.

NEW: Algeria's upper house of parliament unanimously approves deploying troops to neighbouring Niger to secure oil facilities, following a recent defence pact, the country's first foreign mission since 1973.

BREAKING: French authorities make more than 1,300 arrests across the country during a second consecutive weekend of mass protests, with at least 50 officers and three protesters injured.