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Tuesday, October 27
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● Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent ● Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede ● Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement ● French football star Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands after 'dictator' remark ● Jordan carries out deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for church attack ● Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro ● Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election ● UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Two men charged over alleged plot to assist Iran after RAF Fairford incident ● Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Israel election results 2026: When will we know who won and what’s next? ● China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party ● North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Meghan 'can't wait' to join Junior MasterChef Australia as host ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? ● Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent ● Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede ● Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement ● French football star Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands after 'dictator' remark ● Jordan carries out deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for church attack ● Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro ● Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization ● Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. ● Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election ● UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ ● Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says ● Two men charged over alleged plot to assist Iran after RAF Fairford incident ● Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery ● Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found ● Israel election results 2026: When will we know who won and what’s next? ● China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party ● North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea ● Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon ● Meghan 'can't wait' to join Junior MasterChef Australia as host ● Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
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Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent

Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. What…
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Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazil's left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote
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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming…
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Canada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference.

The U.S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian leaders of "openly" describing plans to "influence American politics," doubling down on Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's claims of potential…
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Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election✓

Democrats have a midterm edge, poll shows. And, Israelis vote in high-stakes election

Democrats are still holding a slight edge with Election Day a week away, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, Israelis are casting their votes in an election that…
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UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’✓

UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’

Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze. Senior…
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Speed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says

The speed of the Elon Musk-owned satellite system used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the country's ministry of defense said in…
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Two men charged over alleged plot to assist Iran after RAF Fairford incident✓

Two men charged over alleged plot to assist Iran after RAF Fairford incident

Pair charged under National Security Act as part of investigation into suspected terror incident near airbase. Two British nationals have been charged over an alleged plot to…
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Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery✓

Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery

The Pope underwent surgery in to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung and is gradually resuming his duties
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found✓

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered
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Israel election results 2026: When will we know who won and what’s next?✓

Israel election results 2026: When will we know who won and what’s next?

Exit polls are expected soon after voting closes late on Tuesday, but a final verdict might take days
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China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party✓

China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party

The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing
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North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea

The sighting comes after a mine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers in September
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons
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Meghan 'can't wait' to join Junior MasterChef Australia as host

Meghan Markle has said she "can't wait" to join as a host for the upcoming series of Junior MasterChef Australia
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Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?✓

Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?

Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history
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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records✓

AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever
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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale
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Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?. Sign up for…
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Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live

Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this morning before tomorrow’s budget. Back to “everyday fixes”…
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Bridget McKenzie fears MPs will ‘retreat from the public square’ following alleged attack on Helen Haines – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Political debate should be ‘robust but respectful’, Anne Ruston says. A day after MPs…
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We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future. Andy Burnham vows UK will hit…
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Anthropic files for stock market IPO; Meta announces $95bn fundraising drive to pay for AI expansion – as it happened

Meta says share sale will support its “continued investment in AI infrastructure and personal superintelligence”, as Elon Musk warns some AI cloud computing firms face…
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The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live. Sadiq Khan has been trying…
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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game. When the first…
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The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses. Continue reading
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…
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Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies

Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies

The musician and outspoken critic of the president is suing for $10m in reputational damages – six years after a settlement in which Trump agreed not to use the song again. Neil…
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US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to…
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Finnish and Norwegian leaders hold rare ‘frank and substantive’ call with Putin on Ukraine – Europe live

Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre say they have briefed Volodymyr Zelenskyy after discussion with Russia’s president about next month’s Abu Dhabi peace talks. Meanwhile, Wes…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…
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North Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South Korea

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French football star Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands after 'dictator' remark

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Jordan carries out deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for church attack

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Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro

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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found

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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon

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AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records

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Users reporting problems with Apple's first foldable iPhone

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