Wednesday 28 October 2026 08:30 UTC
Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil after election defeat
Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil two days after losing the presidential election to Lula, according to a US official who said he was aboard a plane bound for America. His departure came after Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports amid money-laundering investigations. Allies said he travelled through Argentina and that Washington had signalled possible asylum, but his route and whereabouts were not independently established.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc led Israel’s election count by 59 parliamentary seats to Gadi Eisenkot’s 46 with 31% of votes counted. That left Netanyahu just short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset, after conflicting exit polls had produced no clear winner. Turnout was the highest recorded at that stage since 1988, including strong participation in Arab areas.
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A local ceasefire in southern Ukraine has expanded beyond Oleshky, according to Melania Trump. Ukraine’s ombudsman said both sides had reported no violations, while a senior Ukrainian official said the arrangement would last until 1 November. This remains a limited pause rather than the broader energy ceasefire Russia previously rejected.