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- Brazil votes in a closely watched presidential election
- Debris found from missing medical plane off the US coast
- Tennessee prison chief to resign after failed execution
- G7 countries plan major release of oil and diesel reserves
- Latvia’s pro-European party leads in partial election results
- Fighting intensifies in Yemen as both sides report attacks
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- Deutsche WelleBrazil's 2026 presidential election is kicking off with polls showing Lula and Bolsonaro nearly tied.
- RechercheHistorical context: Lula defeated Jair Bolsonaro by less than two percentage points in the 2022 presidential election, making the 2026 contest another closely watched test of Brazil’s political divide.
- France 24Lula and Bolsonaro make final push for votes ahead of Brazil's knife-edge election
- Al JazeeraBallots reach remote Indigenous Brazilians ahead of presidential election
- NPRFor some Brazilians, this election is a vote on Trump
- RechercheThe two main candidates offer sharply different positions on organized crime and Brazil’s relationship with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, making foreign policy and security important parts of the campaign.
- RechercheThe result could affect Amazon policy. Brazil contains about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, and the candidates have different approaches to forest protection and deforestation control.
- BBC NewsDebris found from plane that went missing off US coast
- The GuardianUS Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts
- Al JazeeraDebris from missing medical plane found, US coastguard says
- NPRCoast Guard finds debris from medical plane carrying 6 people
- CBC NewsWhat we know about an Ontario air ambulance that went missing off U.S. coast with 6 on board
- RechercheHad the execution succeeded, Pike would have been the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than two centuries. Across the United States, 18 women had been executed since 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, as cited by CNA.
- CBC NewsTennessee prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says
- BBC NewsTennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
- Al JazeeraTennessee prisons official resigns after Christa Pike’s failed US execution
- PBS NewsTennessee's prisons chief is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike
- RechercheThe measure is intended to ease record fuel prices, especially diesel prices in the United States. AP reported a national average of $6.37 per gallon on October 2, after a record $6.52 on September 22.
- Al JazeeraG7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, will it curb prices?
- RechercheBrent crude briefly fell below $100 a barrel after the announcement, but later rose to about $102, suggesting that the immediate market effect was limited.
- RechercheThe reserve release may reduce prices in the short term, but drawing down emergency stocks leaves the G7 with fewer supplies for a future disruption and means those reserves will eventually need to be rebuilt.
- Le MondeLatvian partial election results suggest pro-European choice
- France 24Latvia partial election results put PM's pro-Ukraine party ahead but coalition partners stumble
- RechercheNATO reinforced protection of Latvian airspace during the vote, with Germany sending four Eurofighter jets for about a week.
- RechercheKulbergs became prime minister in May 2026 after the previous government collapsed following a dispute over its handling of Ukrainian drones that entered Latvian airspace.
- RechercheThe drone controversy included incidents in which suspected Ukrainian drones crossed into Latvia; critics said the episodes exposed weaknesses in the country’s response to military threats.
- Al JazeeraSaudi-backed Yemeni army says 700 Houthis killed in 24 hours
- Al JazeeraHouthis claim strike on Saudi energy facility as Yemen fighting intensifies
- AfricanewsLoud explosions heard Yemeni capital amid reports of Saudi strikes