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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro are projected to go to a runoff in Brazil, setting up a battle over whether Latin America’s largest nation will join a regional swing to the right.

The Pentagon has removed bombers based at the Royal Air Force base in the UK that was at the center of a suspected attempted terrorist attack last week.

Britain’s opposition Conservatives will say they’ll “do whatever it takes” to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport after Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to support the planned expansion.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that Flock Safety delete personal data not connected to crimes and disclose whether federal agencies have accessed the company’s nationwide license-plate database.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, a supporter of Vladimir Putin and opponent of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s unity, retained behind-the-scenes power in elections and cited President Donald Trump’s influence for the outcome.

Taiwan’s representative to the US projected confidence that President Donald Trump would ultimately approve additional weapons sales to the self-governing island, which has been waiting for a $14 billion arms package.

Ten years ago, Roland Lescure quit a high-flying finance job in Canada to answer Emmanuel Macron’s call for an economic and political revolution in France. The banker was lured back to his homeland by the opportunity to turn back the rising tide of the far right and hand the next generation of leaders a pro-European, business-friendly bastion.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the Justice Department is expanding investigations into alleged election crimes ahead of the midterms, including noncitizen voting, and plans to deploy monitors to polling locations across the country. Speaking with Myles Miller, Blanche also discusses the department’s misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges, its review of the Federal Reserve headquarters renovation and the administration’s defense of its tariff aut

Bloomberg White House Correspondent Kate Sullivan and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Ron Brownstein are on Bloomberg This Weekend discussing President Donald Trump’s midterm campaign push as Republicans defend increasingly competitive races in states including Ohio and Alaska. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, they examine how voter concerns about the cost of living, the Iran war and data centers are shaping the campaign as Trump seeks to rally Republican voters ahead of the Nov

Bloomberg Brazil Country Chief Filipe Pacheco is on Bloomberg This Weekend as voters cast ballots in a closely contested presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with smaller-party candidates also competing in the first round. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Pacheco explains the importance of turnout, the potential for an Oct. 25 runoff and concerns about possible foreign interference as Brazil conducts its election. Bl

Yemen’s internationally-recognized government launched a full-scale military bid to recapture all areas under the control of the Houthis following weeks of escalation between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia.

Veteran South African opposition politician Helen Zille is the front-runner to become Johannesburg’s next mayor, a new poll showed, but she’ll likely fall short of securing an outright majority in municipal elections to be held on Nov. 4.

Russia said it would intensify attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure following a vow from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to double down on strikes against oil refineries, a day after Moscow’s foreign ministry warned that diplomats and foreign officials in Kyiv were in “mortal danger.”

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is using her party’s annual convention to call for the end of inheritance tax and an expansion of childcare support to higher earners.

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party won a record number of seats in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, an outcome that should help him consolidate power at a time of growing security threats from Russia.

The UK government said it will scrap earlier plans for some criminal trials to be heard by a judge alone, watering down proposed legislation that had sparked strong opposition from legal professionals and some Labour backbenchers.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a package of weaponry for Ukraine as well as aid for the country’s energy sector worth about €1.35 billion ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv Sunday that coincided with Russia’s latest attack on the capital.

As Bosnians vote in an election this weekend, the country is embracing the US president’s family and friends. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of an intermediate-range strategic missile using a hypersonic weapons system, state media said, underscoring his intent to further strengthen the country’s nuclear deterrent.