World · past 7 days
The significant world news that fits no single desk: elections, institutions, disasters, and the slow-moving stories that later become market narratives.
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Lula trails Flávio Bolsonaro by about two points heading into Brazil's October 25 runoff
Lula's campaign will target the 21% of voters who abstained, especially those over 70. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is seeking the support of the Centrão, a bloc of centrist parties, and of São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas.
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Sánchez announces 21 emergency housing measures as Spain heads to a snap election on November 29
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid set off nationwide protests. Housing, migration and the rise of the right-wing populist Vox party are expected to dominate the campaign.
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Parti Québécois wins the Quebec election with 59 of 127 seats and less than 30% of the vote, reopening the independence question
Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promises a third referendum but has said he would not hold one before January 2029, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to work with the incoming minority government.
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Oman had barred Flydubai co-pilot from flying before attack on Israel-bound flight
The United Arab Emirates' attorney general said the co-pilot attacked the captain with the cockpit's crash axe in an attempted act of terrorism, as new details confirm he was previously barred from flying in Oman over extremist material found in his possession.
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French student protests spread as more than 1,900 people are detained
More than 700 of France's roughly 3,700 high schools have been affected, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has accused a left-wing political party of fueling the unrest, and officials estimate about €3 million in vandalism damage.
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US and Australia close consular services in Brazil two days before a knife-edge election
Brazilian federal police executed search warrants over suspected plans against US diplomatic facilities, as polls show Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro effectively tied.
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United Arab Emirates Opens Investigation Into Possible Terrorism Link in flydubai Cockpit Attack
Israeli carriers had a day of reversals over their landing permissions in Dubai: El Al cancelled Friday's rescue flights after the United Arab Emirates revoked approval, while Israir and Arkia received clearance and flew, as President Trump warned Iran would be hit "very hard" if investigators confirm a link to the attack.
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Brazil Votes Sunday With Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro Inside the Margin of Error
Federal authorities opened an investigation into an alleged United States plan to fund right-wing causes in Brazil, days before a first round that polls suggest will go to a runoff on 25 October.
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Cockpit Attack on Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight Prompts Saudi Arrest and Competing Accounts
The United Arab Emirates ordered a prosecution-led investigation and flydubai suspended its Israel flights, while Israel identified the suspect as an Omani national and accounts from Israel, the United States and India continue to differ.