World briefing · 2026-10-04
Polls close in Brazil's high-stakes election pitting Lula against Flavio Bolsonaro
- Top story Polls close in Brazil's high-stakes election pitting Lula against Flavio Bolsonaro 12 outlets
- Conflict Merz makes surprise visit to Kyiv: Germany pledges further aid to Ukraine 13 outlets · 5 stories
- Conflict US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford air base threatened by alleged Iranian plot 11 outlets · Searched in GB · 3 stories
- World U.S. Marine arrested for alleged killing of woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan 12 outlets
- Watch Coverage rising around Sudan, Israel, China last 10 h
- Markets VIX (fear gauge) ▼ 6.6% · Bitcoin ▲ 2.0% on the day
- Trending The world is searching “portugal national football team” 4 countries
- Coming up Brazil general election, first round (president, Congress, governors) today
- Coming up Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya) close today
World
- U.S. Marine arrested for alleged killing of woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan 12 outlets
- Netanyahu orders security review of international flights to Israel after Flydubai attack 3 outlets
- Student protests in France: 400–500 schools fully or partially closed Monday 11 outlets
- As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on history of UK’ 7 outlets
- Pro-Imran Khan mass rally launched after Pakistan government talks fail 8 outlets
- Ethiopian federal forces control Tigray capital as regional rivals meet in Egypt 5 outlets
Conflict & Defence
- Merz makes surprise visit to Kyiv: Germany pledges further aid to Ukraine 13 outlets
- US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford air base threatened by alleged Iranian plot 11 outlets
- Ukraine believes Russia shared jet-drone technology with North Korea, says Zelensky 5 outlets
- First batch of migrants from Malaysia under repatriation plan return to war-torn Myanmar 4 outlets
- Iran tells US there is no military solution to Middle East war 3 outlets
- (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile launch, calls for bolstering war deterrent 5 outlets
Geopolitics
- Britain set to levy tariffs on Chinese electric cars: Report 1 outlets
- Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako's book exhibited at UN Congress in Abu Dhabi 1 outlets
- Trump-Xi summit hard to swallow 1 outlets
- Zheng Yongnian on China-US realism and battling for the upper hand before the next summit 1 outlets
- Takaichi policy speech, Malaysia budget, Pacific islands climate summit 1 outlets
- Soybeans slump on dimming hope of Chinese tariff cuts 1 outlets
Politics & Decisions
- Iran’s oil minister resigns, president appoints replacement 5 outlets
- Woman at centre of Cornell gang rape lawsuit targeted with threats, lawyer says 3 outlets
- Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide 3 outlets
- Latvian PM’s election win boosts chances for pro-Ukraine coalition 3 outlets
- Nicaragua announces withdrawal from Central American Parliament 2 outlets
- Keralam government gets legal opinion to proceed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in abetment to suicide case 1 outlets
Markets & Economy
- OPEC+ agrees in principle to keep oil output targets unchanged in November, delegate says 5 outlets
- China's BYD to sell mini-EV meant for Japan in other markets 1 outlets
- Jean Pisani-Ferry: 'Markets want fiscal responsibility, not austerity' 1 outlets
- The job interview question you don't have to answer 1 outlets
- Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies 1 outlets
- Asian Stocks to Rise as Hike Bets Ease, Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap 1 outlets
Tech & AI
- Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead new federal AI task force 12 outlets
- Japan's TEPCO to counter 'capacity squatters' in AI data center boom 1 outlets
- Ex-OpenAI engineer says AI needs layers of safety, like nuclear plants 2 outlets
- AI Deal Frenzy Powers Hong Kong Fundraising to Record Summer 2 outlets
- OpenAI’s Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks 1 outlets
- The upcoming touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro is reportedly 'significantly lighter' 1 outlets
India
- असम में बाढ़ राहत पर सियासत: सीएम सरमा बोले- अखिल गोगोई को श्रेय नहीं लेने दूंगा; मदद में क्यों हो रही देरी? 1 outlets
- 25p/kg wheat MSP hike an 'insult': Samyukta Kisan Morcha 2 outlets
- Fadnavis fires ‘Ghajini’ barb at Thackeray cousins over protest march 1 outlets
- यूक्रेन में रूस के ड्रोन हमले जारी, लाखों गाड़ियों के लिए अहम दो पुलों पर हमला 1 outlets
- India's political will needed to extradite Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh 1 outlets
- India in striking distance of 8% growth, says Shaktikanta Das 1 outlets
Canada
- Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts 1 outlets
- B.C.’s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care 1 outlets
- Montreal transit agency investigating death of man who fell onto subway tracks 1 outlets
- Homicide unit investigating after disturbance in North York apartment leaves 1 dead 1 outlets
- Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens fall in overtime against the Penguins despite furious comeback attempt 1 outlets
- Recipe: Bacalhau à Brás 1 outlets
Sports
- Cristiano Ronaldo can return to Portugal team if he wants, says Jesus 4 outlets
- Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games come to end in Japan after 54 world records 7 outlets
- Verstappen wins Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia for 1st victory of season 3 outlets
- Emotional Meronk wins Alfred Dunhill title 1 outlets
- Relieved Maye rebounds in win vs. Bills that gets Patriots 'back in race' 2 outlets
- The only MLB playoff preview you need: World Series odds, likely MVPs and how far all 8 remaining teams will go 1 outlets
Movies, Music & Culture
- Inside the DC 'Power to the People' festival headlined by Bruce Springsteen 1 outlets
- 'Digger bombs for Warner Bros; 'Verity' takes No. 1 at box office 1 outlets
- 'Avengers: Endgame' dethrones 'Avatar' as highest-grossing film of all time 1 outlets
- James Gunn Confirms He’s ‘Already’ Writing His Next Film Ahead of ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ 2 outlets
- Zoe Kazan on Honoring Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ for Netflix Series While Rethinking Its Characters 1 outlets
- Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium’s Attendance Record While Wearing “Free Palestine” Shirt 2 outlets
Science & Health
- Tuvalu dying ecosystem on front line of climate change 1 outlets
- Pacific climate advocates draw red lines 1 outlets
- Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia 1 outlets
- These Are the Best Road Trips in Colombia, According to Lonely Planet 1 outlets
- Fijian PM Rabuka urges climate action as Pacific hosts pre-COP31 meeting 1 outlets
- Free TB medicines do not shield patients from financial burden, study finds 1 outlets
From the source
- Government joins forces with Breast Cancer Now 1 outlets
- Supported housing residents to keep more of what they earn as new rules come into force 1 outlets
- Justice reforms to be rolled out faster as Justice Secretary sets out changes to Courts Bill 1 outlets
Claims circulating
- Are there road signs in Japan warning drivers that cats may jump out into traffic? 1 outlets
- 17 claims involving the death penalty we've investigated 1 outlets
- Was California teacher fired for forcing students to pledge allegiance to pride flag? Claim distorts facts 1 outlets
- Does image show bison herd protecting hiker from wildfire? 1 outlets
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