See the floats from the famous festival as the city’s top samba schools compete for first prize.

Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parades began with a tribute to Brazil’s President Lula, illustrating his rise from poverty to power.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s December 2024 martial law bid fundamentally damaged South Korea’s democracy, a judge told the court.

The president’s comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK’s Chagos deal.

In the Kherson region, five people were injured over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.

US media reports that Trump has discussed attack options with advisers, and a strike could happen as early as Saturday.

US media reports that Trump has discussed attack options with advisers, and a strike could happen as early as Saturday.

Russia suffered approximately 1,256,910 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and February 19, 2026, with 830 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.

Russia is using passportization as an instrument of political pressure in Georgia’s temporarily occupied regions.

Russian occupation authorities in Crimea continue their policy of eliminating linguistic diversity by introducing new restrictions in public spaces. About 500 advertising signs containing foreign words have already been replaced with Russian-language versions on the peninsula.