Brazilians will decide in just under three weeks whether to reelect incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or oust him in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro — the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro — as both advanced to a runoff after receiving the most votes in the first-round vote on Sunday.
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Breaking News Oct 5, 2026Terror Watch: Plot thickens in alleged terror incident as family playing cricket warned day before
A family playing cricket has said that armed guards told them to move away from a “live incident” hours before a suspected terror plot was foiled near Swindon and Cirencester.
Breaking News Oct 5, 2026Terror Watch: Bar-Ilan University prof. indicted for planning terror attacks against Arabs
The State Attorney’s Office on Monday indicted a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University for allegedly planning a series of mass terrorist attacks, motivated by nationalist ideology, against hundreds of Palestinians and Arab Israelis.
Breaking News Oct 5, 2026New York declares state of emergency over measles outbreak
New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in response to rising measles cases on Oct 5, as infections skyrocket nationwide.
Breaking News Oct 5, 2026New Supreme Court term begins with a climate change case seeking to hold energy companies li…
The Supreme Court kicked off a new term Monday, with the justices wrestling with an attempt by oil companies to throw out lawsuits alleging they should pay damages for the impacts of climate change.
Breaking News Oct 4, 2026US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot
The US Air Force has pulled its bombers from RAF Fairford following an investigation into an alleged planned terror attack at the base.
Breaking News Oct 4, 2026Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America
Brazilians are going to the polls in the first round of a highly polarised and high-stakes presidential election that could change not only the direction of Latin America’s largest country but that of the entire region.
Breaking News Oct 3, 2026Terror Watch: Coordinated Arrests and Charges Dismantle Hamas Terror Finance Network Raising Funds from the…
The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Saleem Alzaq, as well as the arrests of Omar Adhami, Abdel Adhami, and Raed Yousef, for their involvement in paying, soliciting and collecting funds for Hamas.








