While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters, and France’s fraught politics, suggest unrest could grow.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist, faces an uphill battle for another term, in a high-stakes election that may reshape Latin America.

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.