Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro, while Serbia’s ruling party lost power in elections on Sunday, the article reports. The results challenge the influence of leaders aligned with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a test in Israel’s Tuesday election.
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Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede and called for the Brazilian election results to be annulled, according to the article.
Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss.
Serbia’s ruling party lost after a student-led opposition movement challenged the party of Aleksandar Vučić, who conceded defeat.
The article says Hungary’s Viktor Orbán lost power in April after 16 years in office.
Far-right parties are gaining support in France and Germany, even as populist leaders lost power in Serbia and Hungary.
Netanyahu is seeking another term in Israel’s Tuesday election and has highlighted Trump’s endorsement.
The article says Israel’s election could affect U.S. policy in the Middle East, including decisions about the war in Iran.
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Doctors cleared Pope Leo XIV to make a 12-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from Nov. 6 to 17, two weeks after surgery to remove a cancerous section of his right lung. The Vatican said his tests showed no medical reason to cancel the trip, which includes 10 cities, 14 flights and a stop in high-altitude Cuzco.
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Leo underwent surgery on Oct. 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after doctors found a malignant tumor.
Doctors identified the tumor as lung adenocarcinoma during a routine abdominal examination.
The Vatican said the surgery was successful and had no complications; Leo left hospital on Oct. 17.
Doctors said Leo’s clinical status and test results did not prevent him from traveling as planned.
The Nov. 6–17 trip will cover Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, with visits to 10 cities and 14 flights.
The itinerary includes Cuzco, which is more than 11,000 feet above sea level.
Leo canceled a helicopter trip to Assisi on doctors’ advice because the aircraft cabin was unpressurized.
Leo spent more than two decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru.
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Brazilian climate activists welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election, saying it is good news for the Amazon rainforest. During his previous four years in power, deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest fell by a record amount, according to the article.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election as president of Brazil.
Climate activists in Brazil celebrated Lula’s election victory.
The article describes the Amazon as the world’s largest rainforest.
Deforestation in the Amazon fell by a record amount during Lula’s previous four years in power.
France 24 published the video on October 26, 2026.
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Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party and a former Israeli military chief, is challenging Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Tuesday’s election. The article says pre-election polls put Eisenkot 8 to 10 points ahead and describes his campaign as center-right, including opposition to a Palestinian state under current conditions and support for strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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Eisenkot grew up in Eilat and is the son of Moroccan Jewish immigrants.
He served in the IDF Golani infantry brigade and became chief of staff before retiring in 2019.
Eisenkot joined Netanyahu’s emergency cabinet after the October 7 attacks; he later lost his son and two nephews in the war.
The article says most pre-election polls showed Eisenkot leading Netanyahu by 8 to 10 points.
Eisenkot pledged to take strong measures against Jewish attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
He pledged to end Hamas’ control of Gaza within 18 months of taking office, through diplomacy or military force.
Eisenkot supported strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities but opposed using military force to pursue regime change.
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Israel’s defence minister denied reports of a rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military over Iran, shortly before Israel’s election. Netanyahu has campaigned on his security record and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, while rival Gadi Eisenkot accused him of emphasizing the threat for political gain and failing to meet his war goals.
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Israel’s defence minister denied reports of disagreement between Netanyahu and the army over Iran on October 26.
Netanyahu has made his security credentials a central part of his election campaign.
Netanyahu said only he could “finish the job” in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu’s main rival and a former army chief, accused him of playing up the Iran threat for political reasons.
Eisenkot also said Netanyahu had failed to accomplish his war goals.
The article was published ahead of Israel’s election.
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Two new Israeli parties are calling for ultra-Orthodox Jewish citizens to be included in Israel’s mandatory military service. The draft debate has become a major issue ahead of the Israeli election.
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Two new parties are demanding that ultra-Orthodox Jewish citizens be formally included in mandatory military service.
The debate over military service has become a top issue ahead of Israel’s election.
CBS News correspondent Dov Lieber reported on the issue.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the October 25 runoff election, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The article headline says leaders across the Americas reacted to Lula’s re-election, but the provided text does not identify their reactions.
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Lula won Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
Lula defeated Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
The victory gives Lula a fourth non-consecutive presidential term.
The provided article text does not name any leaders who reacted or describe their statements.
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Formerly homeless people said personal support, access to a bed and help from local services helped them move into housing. They warned that funding cuts, strict hostel rules and app-based services can make support harder to reach, while Andy Burnham has announced a plan to end rough sleeping and secure a bed for everyone who needs one by Christmas.
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Martin Fletcher spent more than 20 years homeless before getting accommodation in Sunderland in 2024.
Fletcher said Basis Sunderland’s drop-in service helped him, but the service closed in July because of a lack of funding.
The prime minister said the plan would receive an additional £432 million to sustain support into next year.
Amy Bell experienced street homelessness and heroin addiction for seven years, from 2013 to 2020.
Bell said a hostel bed helped her reconnect with a drug treatment service and begin rebuilding her life.
Bell said hostels often exclude people who continue to use drugs, and that people experiencing homelessness need in-person help rather than app-based services.
Some people interviewed said they moved from England to Scotland because it was easier to get help after Scotland abolished the priority needs test in 2012.
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Israeli candidate Gadi Eisenkot pledged to unite the country and investigate failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigned on security and received an endorsement from U.S. President Donald Trump, who called Eisenkot soft on Iran.
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Eisenkot made his pledge at his final major campaign rally before voting begins Tuesday.
He promised to create a state commission of inquiry into failures that preceded the October 7, 2023 attack.
Eisenkot said he would work to bring together Israelis who supported him and those who did not.
Polls had shown Netanyahu and Eisenkot running neck and neck before a ban on new polling began.
Trump urged Israelis on Truth Social to vote for Netanyahu and praised his record as prime minister.
Netanyahu called Eisenkot soft on Iran.
Netanyahu is facing a corruption trial and denies the charges.
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Senior officials from Iran, Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia met in Tehran for talks. They discussed regional security, military aggression, and support for the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.
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Senior officials from Iran attended the talks.
Officials from Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia also attended.
The talks took place in Tehran.
The officials discussed regional security.
The agenda included military aggression.
The officials discussed support for the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.
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An inquest heard that Second Lt Max George, 26, died during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in 2022 after a Warrior armoured vehicle reversed into him. The vehicle’s alarm for open rear doors had been faulty since 2018, and an officer leading a service inquiry said the driver would almost certainly have stopped if it had sounded.
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George died at the scene on 21 June 2022 during an exercise on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
The inquest heard that George had left the vehicle through a rear door and was reaching for his weapon when the student commander ordered the Warrior to reverse.
A wire was broken in the alarm system, which was designed to alert the driver when the rear doors were open.
Lt Col Graham Watson said the driver would almost certainly have stopped if the alarm had sounded.
The inquest heard that soldiers shouted and sounded horns after the vehicle struck George, and that the vehicle remained stationary for 38 to 43 seconds.
The Warrior model involved was an FV-511, which was not ordinarily used for disembarking troops and close combat.
Watson told the inquest that personnel in 5 Rifles were not very familiar with the FV-511 and its differences from the FV-510.
The inquest is ongoing at Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner's Court.
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Ukrainian forces have reportedly made gains near Oleksandrivka, around the junction of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, potentially putting Russian supply routes under pressure. The front remains contested, and the Institute for the Study of War says the Ukrainian counterattacks may also disrupt Russian offensive plans.
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Military observer Kostiantyn Mashovets reported that Ukrainian forces retook Perebudova, Komar and Fedorivka in Donetsk oblast.
Mashovets said Ukrainian troops advanced from Vesele toward Skudne; the ISW assessed that Russian forces were likely pushed out of a salient northwest of the Fedorivka-Burlatske line.
Russian forces reportedly still hold positions on the northeastern edge of Perebudova, while Mashovets also reported Russian advances southwest of Novopavlivka.
The article says Ukrainian counterattacks in the Oleksandrivka direction prompted Russia to redirect elements of naval infantry units intended for operations elsewhere.
The ISW said the counterattacks may be aimed at disrupting Russian offensive plans as well as regaining territory.
The article says Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi began over the summer and ended this month, disrupting Russian efforts around the Lyman axis and the Donbas Fortress Belt.
Military analyst Giorgi Revishvili warned that winter weather could reduce Ukrainian visibility and reconnaissance, while potentially giving Russian forces more chances to infiltrate positions and use heavier equipment.
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Israelis are set to vote in a closely contested election after years of conflict on multiple fronts. Polls suggest neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposing change bloc is likely to win enough seats for a clear majority, raising the prospect of lengthy coalition talks or another election.
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The election is the first since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, which Israeli authorities have described as the country’s most catastrophic security failure since its founding.
Israel has been fighting in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria and has had two direct rounds of conflict with Iran, according to the article.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister and leader of Likud, is seeking another coalition with ultranationalist and religious parties.
Netanyahu argues that he can form a government without Arab parties and needs more time to continue Israel’s military campaigns.
Polls differ on which bloc has the advantage, and most show neither likely to win a decisive majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
Israel Democracy Institute president Yohanan Plesner said an indecisive result appeared most likely.
U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Netanyahu and said he might be disinclined to continue the joint campaign against Iran if Netanyahu loses office.
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Christopher Sabatini of Chatham House says Lula reshaped Brazil’s election campaign by reaching younger voters on social media and focusing on current economic concerns. He says Lula now faces the challenge of pursuing campaign promises while negotiating with a right-wing Congress.
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The video interview was published on October 26, 2026.
Erin Ogunkeye interviewed Christopher Sabatini, director of Chatham House’s Latin America Programme.
Sabatini discussed Lula’s campaign strategy and changes in Bolsonarismo.
The campaign used social media to engage younger voters.
Lula shifted attention from his past record toward the economic concerns of ordinary Brazilians.
Sabatini said voters wanted to know what Lula would do for them now.
The article highlights the difficulty of advancing campaign promises with a right-wing Congress.
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Ahead of Israel’s general election, some Israelis called for political change while others supported Benjamin Netanyahu staying in power. Palestinians in Gaza said a change in Israeli leadership would do little to change their lives under occupation.
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Israel was holding a general election the following day.
Some Israelis called for change in government.
Other Israelis backed Benjamin Netanyahu remaining in power.
Palestinians in Gaza said a leadership change would do little to change their reality.
The article focused on Palestinian and Israeli views ahead of the election.
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Israeli citizens living abroad cannot vote from overseas, so tens of thousands are expected to travel to Israel for the election. A “Fly and Vote” initiative helps organize their trips, while polls point to a close race that could determine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future.
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Israeli citizens living abroad cannot cast ballots from overseas.
Tens of thousands of expatriate Israelis are expected to fly to Israel to vote.
The “Fly and Vote” initiative helps expatriates organize travel for the election.
A petition by Netanyahu’s Likud party to restrict the initiative failed.
Supporters of opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot were waiting at Tel Aviv airport.
Polls predict a tight election, according to the article.
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Serbia’s Student List won a projected 53% of the vote, giving it 141 seats in the 250-seat parliament, and is preparing to discuss forming a government. The movement has no clear leader or governing experience, and says it will focus on fighting corruption, restoring the rule of law and reforming state institutions.
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The Centre for Free Elections and Democracy projected the Student List at 53% of the vote and 141 parliamentary seats.
Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat on Sunday, ending his 14-year period of dominance in Serbian politics.
The Serbian Progressive party won a projected 39% of the vote and 103 seats.
The remaining parliamentary seats went to national minority party lists.
The Student List uses collective decision-making and has not identified who would become prime minister or join the cabinet.
Its platform includes an independent police unit accountable to prosecutors and efforts to remove party loyalists from state-owned companies.
The movement also proposes independent oversight of major state infrastructure contracts and reforms to the judiciary, media, education and healthcare.
The election followed two years of protests triggered by a railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that military escalation involving Iran and Gulf nations could have devastating consequences. Egypt’s foreign minister said Cairo is in daily contact with Tehran, Washington and regional partners to prevent another full-scale military clash.
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Antonio Guterres warned of devastating consequences from military escalation involving Iran and Gulf nations.
Guterres specifically warned of escalation in the Gulf region.
Egypt’s foreign minister said Cairo is in daily contact with Tehran.
The minister said Cairo is also in daily contact with Washington and regional partners.
Egypt says it is pursuing those contacts to prevent another full-scale military clash.
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A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority, removing Aleksandar Vucic from power. University professors and experts are taking over, and efforts to restore state institutions are beginning.
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A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority.
The election result ousted Aleksandar Vucic from power.
Vucic is moving into opposition.
Vucic had been in power for 14 years.
University professors and experts are taking over.
The new leadership faces work to recover state institutions.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had waited nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve Patriot missile deliveries. Ukraine faces shortages as Russia continues drone and missile attacks, while the Pentagon said its policy on defense supplies provided through NATO partners had not changed.
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Zelensky said he had asked Ukrainian officials to raise the missile-delivery issue with the United States again.
Ukraine is seeking Patriot interceptor missiles from several countries, according to Zelensky.
Zelensky said Ukraine received 24 Patriot interceptor missiles over the previous three months.
He told ABC News that Ukraine needed an average of 350 Patriot interceptors per month and had asked European leaders for about 300 as part of a winter aid package.
Zelensky said Ukraine was also waiting for deliveries of NASAMS air-defense systems.
A senior Pentagon official said there had been no change to U.S. policy on capabilities provided by European countries to Ukraine, and that the PURL initiative continued unchanged.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia attacked overnight with 140 drones and three missiles; local officials reported damage to an energy site in the Khmelnytskyi region.
The article said Hegseth has urged Europe to provide most aid to Ukraine and has cited U.S. stockpiles as a priority.
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