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Brazil election: Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of populist Jair Bolsonaro, takes an early lead over rival Lula da Silva with over 30% of votes counted
04.10.2026 23:19Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's populist ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, took on incumbent left-wing Lula da Silva in a presidential race. Early results show Bolsonaro in the lead.
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Polls close in Bosnia-Herzegovina's divisive election
04.10.2026 21:15Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb nationalist candidate backed by disqualified secessionist leader Milorad Dodik, took the lead for the Serb seat of the three-member presidency.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan supporters demand ex-PM's release
04.10.2026 20:22Thousands of Imran Khan supporters have begun a trek to Islamabad to demand he be freed as Pakistan's political leadership remains in deadlock. The government has set up roadblocks to keep protesters at bay.
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Anthropic report: Is Russia using AI for disinformation in the Central African Republic and elsewhere?
04.10.2026 19:15An Anthropic report says the AI model Claude was used in pro-Russian campaigns in the Central African Republic. Similar allegations were raised for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan and Mali.
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Germany's Merz visits Kyiv as Russia strikes bridge
04.10.2026 16:24As air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Chancellor Merz called on President Putin to end his "senseless war" and announced new measures to support Ukraine, including plans for joint Ukrainian-German drone production.
