Monday 26 October 2026 08:30 UTC
Serbia’s Students’ List Wins Parliamentary Majority
Serbia’s government lost its parliamentary majority after the anti-corruption Students’ List won enough seats to govern alone. Former president Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat, prompting celebrations in central Belgrade. The result gives the protest movement a route into government after campaigning against entrenched corruption.
Brazil re-elected Lula to a fourth presidential term. He narrowly defeated Flávio Bolsonaro, extending his return to power after an unusually close contest.
Ukraine says US intelligence restrictions have been resolved, alongside the previously reported restoration of Starlink and Starshield. Air defence remains the outstanding problem: Kyiv reported progress on Patriot interceptors but said promised missiles were sometimes arriving one or two months late, if at all.
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Ukraine also reportedly used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles against Russia’s Yelets Energia plant, described as producing components for Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles. Separate footage was assessed as showing heavy damage to a chip-fabrication facility at the Proton military-electronics plant in Orel. Meanwhile, Russian attacks killed four people and injured 22 in the Dnipro region, according to Ukraine.