Brazil votes in first round of presidential election, with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro the front runners Brazilians go to the polls today in the first round of a presidential election that pits President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with a runoff likely if no one wins an outright majority. Full story → · 2 sources
Washington avoids a third government shutdown of 2026 as funding runs to December 11 A bipartisan Senate deal and a House vote in September kept federal agencies funded past the October 1 deadline, pushing the next funding fight to December 11, after the midterm elections. Full story → · 3 sources
A hawkish Fed rate hike meets a weak jobs report, leaving October's meeting in doubt The Federal Reserve surprised markets in September by raising rates instead of cutting them, but a soft September jobs report has traders guessing whether it will hike again at its October 27 to 28 meeting. Full story → · 4 sources
Xi Trump summit produces a coal purchase deal, but leaves climate talks aside A summit between President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping resulted in an agreement for China to buy US coal through 2028, the most concrete outcome of talks that otherwise focused on trade. Full story → · 1 sources
Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid over Spain's housing crisis Nearly 500,000 people took to the streets of Madrid to protest rising housing costs, one of the largest demonstrations Spain has seen over the issue. Full story → · 1 sources
Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after mid-air altercation between pilots A Flydubai flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a confrontation between the plane's two pilots, with reports saying the captain was injured and the co-pilot's background is now under scrutiny. Full story → · 2 sources
North Korea says it conducted an intermediate-range missile drill North Korea announced it carried out a drill involving an intermediate-range strategic missile, the latest in a series of weapons tests this year. Full story → · 1 sources
Big tech heads into earnings season facing questions about its massive AI spending As third quarter earnings season approaches, investors are watching whether Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft raise their already enormous 2027 AI data center spending plans. Full story → · 2 sources