Brazil holds presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Brazilians are voting today in a runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, a contest that has become a test of whether Latin America's largest democracy is shifting rightward. Full story → · 2 sources
US and Iran keep talking through Qatar as Saudi Arabia faces renewed missile fire Diplomatic contacts between the United States and Iran continue through Qatari mediation even as the US military maintains a naval blockade and Saudi Arabia's coalition intercepts fresh missile fire from Yemen's Houthi movement. Full story → · 2 sources
Large demonstrations sweep France and spread to Italy and Albania More than 400,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday, with related protests also reported in Italy and Albania, as European capitals saw a weekend of large but mostly peaceful marches. Full story → · 1 sources
Cross-border Ebola outbreak tests health systems in Kenya, Nigeria, and Congo Health authorities across East and Central Africa are responding to a cross-border Ebola outbreak, with new cases confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria and a vaccine trial now underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full story → · 1 sources
Typhoon Champi forces evacuations in eastern China, heads toward Japan Typhoon Champi prompted evacuations and grounded flights in eastern China over the weekend as it approached Shanghai, with forecasters tracking the storm's path toward Japan next. Full story → · 1 sources
Nine days to go: the 2026 US midterms tighten as both parties make closing arguments With the November 3 midterm elections nine days away, election forecasters have shifted several Senate races and President Trump is campaigning heavily for Republican candidates as control of Congress remains in play. Full story → · 3 sources
Wall Street closes a choppy week with AI stocks under pressure, defensives in demand US stocks ended last week on a soft note, with the S&P 500 down about half a percent as investors rotated out of AI and big technology names and into energy, value, and defensive stocks. Full story → · 3 sources
AI financing boom faces its first real stress test as credit spreads widen Concerns about how the massive buildout of AI data centers is being financed pushed global credit spreads to a 17-month high this week, putting new scrutiny on the debt-fueled growth of so-called neocloud providers. Full story → · 2 sources