The World in Brief from The Economist

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.

The Green Party of England and Wales approved a motion classifying Zionism, the creed that supports the existence of the Jewish state, as a form of racism.

The Green Party of England and Wales approved a motion classifying Zionism, the creed that supports the existence of the Jewish state, as a form of racism; Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, visited Kyiv as Russia escalated attacks on the Ukrainian capital

The United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot who tried to take control of an aeroplane flying to Israel on Wednesday attacked the pilot with a crash axe, kept in the cockpit for emergencies; Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, told Reuters that Ukraine would step up its attacks on Russian oil refineries in retaliation for Russia’s campaign to cripple Kyiv and other ​Ukrainian cities.

Russia said it would continue to carry out targeted retaliatory strikes on Kyiv and other ​Ukrainian cities

Leaders of the G7, a club of rich democracies, agreed to release 100m barrels of crude oil and diesel to combat the global supply shortage

Leaders of the G7, a club of rich democracies, agreed to release 100m barrels of crude oil and diesel to combat the global supply shortage; Russia struck a major bridge in Kyiv, according to Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital.

Secondary-school students led more than 900 protests across France, complaining of teacher shortages and poor classroom conditions

Leaders of the G7 club of big rich democracies agreed to release 100m barrels of crude oil and diesel to combat the global supply shortage; America’s economy added 29,000 jobs in September, well below the 90,000 forecast by economists—and a sharp drop from August’s increase of 133,000 jobs.