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Bolsonaro and Lula go to run-off in Brazil; Spain snap election, and more
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Brazil’s presidential election will go to a run-off after Flávio Bolsonaro, a populist-right candidate, unexpectedly secured a first-round lead. Also, Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, called a snap election in order to “renew and broaden people’s support” for his Socialist Party government.
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Tech stocks wobble; Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks, and more
10:40|Stock markets, and particularly tech shares, took another tumble; Russia and Ukraine continued to exchange attacks despite America’s efforts to bring an end to the war.Putin agrees to peace negotiations; Meta’s revenue surges, and more
11:52|Vladimir Putin agreed “in principle” to enter American-brokered peace negotiations next month. Also, Meta’s quarterly revenues surged to $64.6bn, rising 26% year on year.20261022. Putin agrees to peace negotiations; websites taken down over security bug, and more
04:04||Ep. 20261022Vladimir Putin agreed “in principle” to enter American-brokered peace negotiations next month, after he met Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, in St Petersburg.Putin agrees to peace negotiations; websites taken down over security bug, and more
10:38|Vladimir Putin agreed “in principle” to enter American-brokered peace negotiations next month, after he met Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, in St Petersburg; Websites around the world were hastily taken offline after “critical vulnerabilities” were uncovered within PHP, a programming language that is thought to run 70% of sites.A SpaceX-Tesla tie-up in the works; American envoy meets Vladimir Putin, and more
10:50|Elon Musk said that his rocketry and electric-vehicle firms, SpaceX and Tesla, were exploring a merger, and that a tie-up was “a good idea”. Also, Steve Witkoff, America’s special envoy, met Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, in St Petersburg on Wednesday.20261021. Ukraine says US intelligence is back; SpaceX revenues soar, and more
03:57||Ep. 20261021Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was now receiving American intelligence about Russian strikes.Ukraine says US intelligence is back; SpaceX revenues soar, and more
10:51|Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was now receiving American intelligence about Russian strikes; Elon Musk’s SpaceX reported revenues of $14.6bn in the third quarter, up 161% year on year.Zelensky to meet Steve Witkoff; France enforces curfews, and more
11:20|Volodymyr Zelensky said he would fly to Norway to meet Steve Witkoff, America’s special envoy, on Tuesday. Also, several cities across France enforced overnight curfews after violent demonstrations developed into riots and looting over the weekend.20261020. Trump open to Putin-Xi meeting; France enforces curfews, and more
03:56||Ep. 20261020Donald Trump said he was open to meeting Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to discuss ending the war with Ukraine—whether the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is “there or not”.