With most votes tallied, Babis’s ANO party is ahead, but it appears set to fall short of a majority in parliament.
Protests take place in Barcelona, Rome, Lisbon and London, where police made more than 100 arrests.
The German airport says that 46 flights had been cancelled or delayed, affecting 6,500 passengers.
No figure has been given for the number of casualties in Moscow's latest attack on Ukraine's railway infrastructure.
The Israeli army repeats threat to Palestinians to leave northern Gaza to the south and not to return to Gaza City.
Authorities say they are using heavy equipment to look for the 49 people who remain missing.
Israeli air strikes and shelling destroy homes in Gaza, in defiance of Trump's ceasefire call.
Kurdish fighter Saman Mohammadi was also hanged for killing a Muslim leader, the Mizan News Agency reports.
Global reaction to Hamas’s response, which marks a potential turning point in Israel's two-year war on Gaza.
If elected, Takaichi will face a host of issues, including an ageing population and growing unease about immigration.