The Morning Risk Report: Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil Election Upset
Plus: Citi gets regulator nod for wholly owned securities venture in China and Tanker carrying Russian diesel signals U.S. port after Trump-Putin deal.
'An everyday habit': 2.5 billion lines of cocaine snorted in England per year
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 26: Brazilian and international papers react to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s presidential election victory. Next: The New York Times warns that the war in Iran is entering a dangerous new phase. Also: cocaine consumption and cocaine-related crimes are surging across Britain. Finally, it turns out that wrapping children in cotton…
Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data in US
Latest example of unauthorised behaviour shows AI model bypassed paywall to access data as part of statistics project Business live – latest updatesAnthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis songs to train AI modelsAnthropic’s Claude model accessed voter data in the US state of Georgia, the AI company has confirmed, in the latest example of…
Why Israel’s wartime election isn’t just about the battle with Iran and Hamas
From army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox to a stalled 7 October inquiry, the issues splitting voters have little to do with Gaza, Lebanon or Iran.
‘It’s a mess right now’: RFK’s sweeping changes place new vaccines in limbo
Health secretary’s effort to alter makeup of ACIP panel means no new recommendations coming – even as new vaccines are approvedUS vaccine recommendations are in limbo, access to vaccines is suffering, and some of the uncertainty may continue for years following major blows to vaccination by the Trump administration, experts say.Robert F Kennedy Jr, the…
US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy?The water was rising rapidly. It had already reached Cayni Ali’s waist. Her home, five metres from the flooded River Juba in…
Latest news bulletin | October 26th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 26th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
European gas prices soar to four-year high over winter supply fears
Jump fuelled by fears of further Middle East supply disruptions amid reports of US-Israeli plans to strike Iran European gas prices have jumped to levels not seen since 2022 as fears continue to grow around the continent’s supply this winter and the conflict in the Middle East.Wholesale gas prices hit €97 (£81) a megawatt-hour on…
After Vucic defeat, Serbia waits to learn how student-backed leaders will govern
Student-backed candidates won 52.7% of votes, ahead of Vucic’s alliance on 39.2%, with 99% counted
Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years
Algeria’s parliament on Sunday approved a resolution to send troops to Niger, making the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Niger faces persistent attacks by armed groups, including near its border with Algeria, and the deployment comes as Algiers and Niamey are building the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline after…
