BRASILIA -- Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time.
Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote. (Brazil-Election)
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MANILA -- Five people have been confirmed dead after a fire in a public market in Sorsogon City, in southern Luzon, Philippines, on Saturday night, local media reported Sunday.
Based on initial reports, the fire broke out between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. local time on Saturday and quickly spread throughout the market. Authorities declared the fire out on Sunday morning, and investigations are underway. (Philippines-Fire)
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ISLAMABAD -- Four children were killed and three other people injured on Saturday when a van carrying children to a religious school plunged into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. local time near Ghorray Nakkah Morr in Nagdar in Neelum Valley, Akhtar Ayoub, district disaster management officer, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Van-Accident)
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NAIROBI -- At least 22 people were killed and six others injured on Sunday morning following a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway in southeastern Kenya.
Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif confirmed that the crash, which involved a tipper truck and a bus carrying 45 passengers, occurred at about 7:45 a.m. (0445 GMT) in the Kanga area. (Kenya-Road Accident)
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HANOI -- Four people were killed after two motorcycles traveling in the same direction collided in Vietnam's northern city of Hai Phong early Sunday, local daily VnExpress reported.
The accident occurred at around 1:40 a.m. on Vo Van Kiet Street in front of Aeon Mall. (Vietnam-Accident) ■
