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4 October 2026

World

Brazil’s Election Pits Lula Against Bolsonaro in High-Stakes Vote

Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in a contest with consequences for domestic policy, the Amazon and relations with Washington.

UK Politics

Green Party adopts policy defining Zionism as racism

Members passed the motion 1,022 to 813 in Brighton, making its definition of Zionism and its call for a single democratic state party policy in England and Wales.

Technology and AI

Judge says warrantless Flock search breached driver’s Fourth Amendment rights

A Tulsa County deputy used a California number plate to search a month of location records. A federal judge ruled that the query violated the driver’s constitutional rights and suppressed evidence from the case.

UK

Man shot dead during East Acton memorial gathering

A 40-year-old man died at the scene after shots were reported near Braybrook Street and Erconwald Street. Police say 40 to 50 people, including children, were gathered nearby for a memorial.

UK politics

Ministers drop plan for judge-only trials under three years

Juries will remain in cases covered by the abandoned proposal, while the government presses ahead with other court reforms.

World

US Returns All Bombers from RAF Fairford After Security Investigation

The Pentagon confirmed that every US bomber deployed to the Gloucestershire base has returned to the United States. The move came as British police investigated a suspected attack plot nearby.

World

US returns all bombers from RAF Fairford to America

The Pentagon says every US bomber deployed at the Gloucestershire base has returned to the United States. About a dozen B-1s had been there as British police investigated a suspected attack.