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• Brazil's Lula clinches victory over Bolsonaro to win fourth term

  26-10-2026 10:39 via WN.com - World News
  Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil's electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, giving him 51.8% of the total vote. Bolsonaro quickly refused to concede defeat and asked for the election results to be
  
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• What challenges await Brazil's Lula in his fourth term?

  26-10-2026 10:37 via WN.com - World News
  President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have to wrestle with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unprecedented fourth term. Days before his 81st birthday, the former union leader won Sunday's runoff with 51.7 percent of the vote over 48.2 percent for his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. The narrow result confirms the political divide that has split Brazil for a decade and shows that Bolsonarism remains strong, despi
  
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• Jordan arrests three suspects over church shooting that killed nine

  26-10-2026 10:37 via WN.com - World News
  Jordanian security forces arrested three people over the unprecedented attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded 25 others, state TV reported on Monday. "Following a joint security operation, specialised investigation and raid teams apprehended the three terrorists...
  
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• Brazil election: Lula secures fourth term as rival vows to fight result

  26-10-2026 10:37 via WN.com - World News
  Brazil's leftist President Luiz In�cio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday as he clinched a re-election victory, but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote. With Lula's victory, Brazil staved off a conservative wave that has seen numerous countries -- such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru -- all shift right, backed by US President Donald Trump. The leftist icon, who turns 81 on Tuesday, defied projections to win
  
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• ‘A victory for democracy’: Lula supporters celebrate Brazil election win

  26-10-2026 10:37 via WN.com - World News
  Joyful cheers of "Let's go, Lula!" rose from the jubilant crowd again and again as Brazilians paraded down Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue on Sunday, celebrating the leftist leader's improbable election win. Thousands of people spilled onto the streets following President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory over his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, joined the parade, leaning out of the sunroof of his car with a megaphone in his hand and his trademark rasp more hoarse
  
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• Today in History: October 26, Chechen rebels siege Moscow theater

  26-10-2026 10:35 via WN.com - World News
  Today is Monday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2026. There are 66 days left in the year. Today in history: On October 26, 2002, a hostage siege by Chechen rebels at a Moscow theater ended with 129 of the 800-plus captives dead, most from a knockout gas used by Russian special forces who stormed the theater; 41 rebels also died. Also on this date: In 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. Related Articles Today in History: October 25, abolitionist John Brown goes on trial for
  
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• Israeli vote reckons with Oct. 7, Netanyahu, and future of Jewish state

  26-10-2026 10:33 via WN.com - World News
  Could a near plane crash help Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections? Analysts say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leveraging the Flydubai plane rescue to revive his image as Israel's security leader. TEL AVIV − In 1972, elite Israeli commandos were tasked with rescuing 90 passengers and seven crew members held hostage by Black September, a Palestinian militant organization, after the group hijacked Sabena Flight 571 en route from Brussels to Tel Aviv via Vienna. The commandos free
  
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• Mecca pact members to meet Iranian leaders in Tehran

  26-10-2026 10:31 via WN.com - World News
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• Lula wins fourth term as Bolsonaro rejects result

  26-10-2026 10:31 via WN.com - World News
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• Berlin police consider transfers as Left Party seeks coalition

  26-10-2026 10:31 via WN.com - World News
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• Senior Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani officials to visit Iran for security talks

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
  Senior officials from Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will meet Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss regional security, officials said Monday. Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told Iranian television that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan...
  
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• Saudi defense minister to lead delegation to Makkah pact talks in Tehran | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Saudi Arabia, Singapore to arrange storage of Saudi crude oil | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Morning Briefing: Oct. 26, 2026

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
  By Gizem Nisa Demir ISTANBUL (AA) - Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including Brazilian President Lula da Silva securing a historic fourth-term victory in a presidential runoff election, Serbia’s former President Aleksandar Vucic conceding that his electoral list had lost in snap parliamentary elections, US President Donald Trump reaffirming his strong support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Saudi Arabia reporting injuries and damage from de
  
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• Leaders across Americas, world congratulate Lula on re-election | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Iranian president to visit Russia for gas summit, meet Putin

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will depart for Russia on Monday night to attend a summit of gas-exporting countries in Moscow and hold talks with Russian...
  
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• Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
  Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning Canadian voice actor best known for voicing Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at age 46, according to his family. Bauza died at his home from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records. His family announced his death in a statement posted on his Instagram account Sunday. “Eric Bauza, Emmy...
  
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• Asian leaders hail Lula’s victory in Brazil election

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
  Asian leaders on Monday congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his historic election victory, securing a fourth nonconsecutive term as Brazil's president. Lula defeated Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff, winning 51.79% of valid votes, or more than...
  
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• 7-year-old girl among 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza

  26-10-2026 10:28 via WN.com - World News
  Three Palestinians, including a 7-year-old girl, were killed and five others injured in attacks by the Israeli army and Israel-backed gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Monday, amid daily violations of last year’s ceasefire agreement, a medical source said. The source at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza told Anadolu that the bodies of...
  
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• Ghana U-15s thrash Guam 7-0 to maintain perfect FIFA World Cup Festival run

  26-10-2026 10:26 via WN.com - World News
  Ghana U-15 Boys team continued their perfect run at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival with a dominant 7-0 victory over Guam in their third Group W match in Azerbaijan on...
  
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• Philippines launches e-visa in Dubai to attract more UAE tourists

  26-10-2026 10:21 via WN.com - World News
  A senior Filipino diplomat is optimistic more tourists from the UAE will come and visit the Philippines with the introduction of electronic visa (e-Visa) system. Philippine consul general Ambrosio Brian F. Enciso III announced during a press briefing on Monday that the Philippine consulate in Dubai has joined 94 other missions across the world that are now processing e-visas. “This is part of the...
  
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• Iran says Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani officials to visit Tehran for security talks

  26-10-2026 10:21 via WN.com - World News
  . An Iranian official said on Monday that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan will visit Tehran for talks over regional security, without specifying when the meeting would take place. "As agreed, Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will...
  
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• India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case: TV channels

  26-10-2026 10:21 via WN.com - World News
  Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, was acquitted in a defamation case by a local court on Monday, TV channels said. The acquittal comes at a time when Gandhi is leading a united opposition...
  
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• Santander Shares Drop After Surprise Result in Brazilian Election

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  The stock was down more than 5% after the victory for leftist candidate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over right-wing contender Flavio Bolsonaro. ......
  
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• Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh U.S.-Iran Diplomacy, Saudi Attacks

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  Prices pulled back from recent highs as traders weighed diplomatic efforts to ease U.S.-Iran hostilities against renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and persistent Middle East supply risks. ......
  
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• Oil Falls Amid Diplomatic Efforts to End Iran War

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  Oil prices fell more than 1% in early European trading as traders weighed diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war against renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. ......
  
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• Jordanian security forces arrest 3 men over last week's deadly church attack

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  Jordanian security forces say they...
  
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• ECB Expected to Leave Key Rate Unchanged Amid French Bond Drama

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  The central bank is expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged Thursday, avoiding additional pressure on French government bonds. ......
  
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• Delegations meet in Iran with Mideast region on edge over potential for renewed fighting

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  Regional officials say high-level...
  
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• Delegations meet in Iran with Mideast on edge over potential for renewed fighting

  26-10-2026 10:18 via WN.com - World News
  Regional officials say high-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are in Tehran for talks aimed at preventing renewed fighting between Iran and Israel and the United States ......
  
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• Two people killed in attack on Russia, drone strikes on Ukraine continue

  26-10-2026 10:16 via WN.com - World News
  Two men were killed and 17 people, including a child, injured after a drone attack in Russia's Voronezh region, ⁠regional governor Alexander Gusev said. Air defence systems had destroyed 113 drones over the region, Mr Gusev wrote on the MAX messaging...
  
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• New levy on non-EU parcels to start on 1 November

  26-10-2026 10:16 via WN.com - World News
  The European Union will from 1 November slap a €2 handling fee on packages from outside the 27-nation bloc in a bid to curb the influx from China. The new levy - coming just weeks before the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas season shopping rushes - will be on top of the EU's €3 fee on small parcels. How will it work? The fee will apply to each type of...
  
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• Iran to hold security talks with Saudi, Pakistan, Turkey

  26-10-2026 10:16 via WN.com - World News
  Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold talks on regional security with Iranian officials today in Tehran, Iranian and Saudi authorities said. The meeting follows eight months of war in the Middle East and recent US and Israeli threats of renewed attacks against Iran. "As agreed, Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will participate in this meeting," said Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy s
  
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• U.S. Warns Iran's Assassination Plots Against Americans Imminent

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  The U.S. intelligence authorities have issued a warning that Iran has advanced secret operations targeting U.S. government personnel and civilians in the Middle East and around the world to the stage just before execution. The U.S. government immediately initiated emergency responses, including evacuating diplomats and military personnel stationed in the Middle East and raising travel alerts across the board following the intelligence. According to reports from major media outlets including the
  
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• Urban Japan No Longer Safe from Aggressive Bears

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  Even the front door of a home and the heart of the capital, Tokyo, are no longer safe zones. Wild bears, extremely ferocious as they stockpile nutrients before hibernation, are indiscriminately attacking urban residential areas and commercial facilities across Japan. Bears hunting for food in autumn are known to exhibit far more aggressive tendencies than those just awakening from spring hibernation. As casualties mount, the Japanese government and local municipalities have deployed artificial i
  
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• Trump Administration Proposes Orban as UN Secretary-General Candidate

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  The Trump administration has recommended former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a candidate for UN Secretary-General, and both China and Russia—permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with veto power—have agreed, according to a Wall Street Journal editorial published on the 25th. The editorial, titled “Viktor Orban, UN Secretary-General?” stated, “The Trump administration has prepared a plan to present Orban as a jointly supported candidate by the U.S., Russia
  
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• Opposition Leader Machado Returns to Venezuela After Exile

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado secretly returned to the country on the 25th (local time) after a 10-month exile. Attention is focused on whether the interim presidential system under Delcy Rodríguez, which took power after the Donald Trump administration ousted former President Nicolas Maduro last January, will experience seismic shifts. Machado posted a video on her social media on the same day, writing, “I am here. With you all,” showing her meeting and greeting support
  
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• Le Pen: Vandals Pay for Life, Warns France Risks Mexico

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  Marine Le Pen, a prominent candidate for France’s next presidential election and a member of the National Rally (RN), stated on the 25th (local time), “We will restore the rule of law and uphold the principle that ‘in France, one lives like a French person,’” advocating for a “France-first policy.” Amid protests that began last month in France against poor educational conditions and high inflation,...
  
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• Japan Reviews Mandatory Car Seats for Children Over 6 by Height

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  The Japan National Police Agency has begun seriously reviewing a plan to expand the mandatory use of child car seats to children aged 6 and older but under 13, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 26th. Under Japan’s current Road Traffic Act, the obligation to use car seats applies only to infants...
  
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• From Promotion to Mutual Understanding in Public Diplomacy

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  “Becoming a country that draws attention and becoming a trusted partner can be entirely separate issues.” Kim Jin-ah, Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this during the opening address of the ’2026 Citizen Public Diplomacy Field Discussion Forum’ held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 26th. She emphasized, “The world’s interest in Korea does not automatically translate into trust,” highlighting that while global interest in Korean cu
  
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• Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Dies at 90

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who was praised for his efforts to improve relations with Asian countries including South Korea and China, died at the age of 90. According to Kyodo News and Nikkei Inc., Nikkei, among others, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party announced on the 26th that former Prime Minister...
  
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• European Luxury Groups Lose 370 Trillion Won on Chinese Slump

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  European major luxury groups have seen their combined market capitalization evaporate by over 370 trillion Korean won this year. The sluggish recovery of consumer sentiment in its key market, China, has put the brakes on the luxury industry’s growth momentum. On the 25th (local time), the UK’s Financial Times (FT) reported that the market capitalization of six major European listed luxury companies—Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), Hermès, Kering (the parent company of Gucci), Richemon
  
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• Chinese Communist Party Plenary Session Tackles Military Leadership

  26-10-2026 10:14 via WN.com - World News
  The 5th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee (5th Plenary Session) of the Chinese Communist Party, which discusses major policies and personnel matters, opened in Beijing on the 26th. Held ahead of next year’s Party Congress, which will determine Chinese President Xi Jinping’s fourth term, this meeting is expected to focus on strengthening party discipline and anti-corruption policies as key agendas. Particular attention is being paid to how leadership vacancies caused by recent lar
  
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• \u2018Shit house country’: Trump says immigrants from Norway not welcome in US

  26-10-2026 10:07 via WN.com - World News
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• Lula’s win in Brazil bucks a regional shift to the right and denies Trump a powerful ally

  26-10-2026 10:06 via WN.com - World News
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Brazilian voters have denied Latin America’s resurgent right its ultimate prize, snapping a streak of seven straight conservative presidential victories in 18 months. The stunning triumph of leftist incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over Flávio Bolsonaro on Sunday, with 51.8% of the vote to 48.2%, limits U.S. President Donald Trump’s drive to tighten his grip on the Western Hemisphere and cements Latin America’s most populous country and large
  
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• Trump's fingerprints seen on Latin America's rightward shift as Brazil becomes next test

  26-10-2026 10:04 via WN.com - World News
  President Donald Trump's political influence is reaching far beyond America's borders as several Latin American countries shift...
  
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• Defense tech investment boom sparks bubble warning as private equity pours in

  26-10-2026 10:04 via WN.com - World News
  Private equity growth investments in defense reached $4 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up from $500 million in 2024. ......
  
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• Santa Fe hit by tornado for the first time in over 50 years; several homes ...

  26-10-2026 10:00 via WN.com - World News
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• Man found dead next to Disneyland Resort entrance in California, investigation underway

  26-10-2026 10:00 via WN.com - World News
  A man was found dead at the edge of Disneyland Resort property in California on Sunday, October 25. ......
  
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• Kevin Adkisson: Florida special needs teacher facing child abuse charges after allegedly throwing 6-year-old student ...

  26-10-2026 10:00 via WN.com - World News
  Kevin Adkisson, 52, of Bunnell, faces two felony counts of child abuse without great bodily harm. ......
  
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