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Lula wins Brazil’s presidency for a fourth time with 51.8% of the vote

MercoPress /

Also: The Guardian Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro, The Wall Street Journal Lula Clings to Power in Brazil Election Upset, Daily Maverick Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback, Sky News Lula re-elected president in Brazil - as Flavio Bolsonaro calls for result to be annulled, Financial Times Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge vote, Semafor Brazil votes in narrow presidential runoff · see all

In other languages: Diario Financiero Sorpresa en Brasil: Lula logra histórica reelección, pero Bolsonaro desconoce resultados y anuncia impugnación (es), Le Temps «Le fascisme a été stoppé en Amérique latine»: Lula reste à la tête du Brésil après un scrutin historique à plus d’un titre (fr), Handelsblatt Südamerika: Lula gewinnt Präsidentschaftswahl in Brasilien – Bolsonaro erkennt Ergebnis nicht an (de), Valor Econômico Em virada histórica, Lula se reelege e quebra onda mundial de avanço da direita (pt), La Nación Ganó Lula en Brasil: cómo impactará en los mercados, las exportaciones argentinas y las vacaciones de verano (es), Estadão Lula precisará dar forte guinada na economia para evitar que disparada do dólar vire uma recessão (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Brasilien förlänger valet (sv), Aftenposten Brasils høyesterett har besluttet å utvide valglokalenes åpningstider (no), Expansión (México) Brasil vuelve a las urnas con Lula y Flávio Bolsonaro en una elección que se define en una segunda vuelta (es), NRC Lula verrast en wint presidentsverkiezingen in Brazilië (nl), Dagens Næringsliv Asia faller – Brasil frykter børsfall etter Lulas seier (no), Jornal de Negócios Eleições no Brasil: Lula da Silva volta a ganhar em Lisboa e no Porto na segunda volta (pt), Dagens industri Lula omvald i Brasilien – ifrågasätts av Bolsonaro (sv) · see all

  1. Musk says SpaceX raised US$40 billion in debt for GPUs

    The Business Times /

    Also: The Guardian US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data, The New York Times Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Przełom ws. Starlinków na Ukrainie. „Zaczęły działać przy prędkości 420 km/godz.” (pl), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die EU will SpaceX aus strategischen Gründen ausbremsen – die USA reagieren mit Drohungen (de), Le Temps SpaceX emprunte 40 milliards de dollars pour financer l’achat de processeurs graphiques utilisés dans l’IA (fr), Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Ukraine weist Vorwürfe von Musk zu Starlink-Nutzung für Offensivangriffe zurück (de), Diario Financiero Musk afirma que SpaceX cerró un acuerdo de deuda por US$ 40 mil millones para impulsar su negocio de IA (es) · see all

  2. Goldman Says Yen Becoming Better Hedge Against AI Market Shock

    John Cheng / Bloomberg /

    Also: Mint Yen turns into better hedge against AI-driven market shock, thanks to Japan’s policy backdrop changes: Goldman Sachs, The Japan Times Yen becoming more favorable hedge against AI market shock, says Goldman Sachs, The Business Times Japan’s yen is becoming a better hedge against AI market shock: Goldman Sachs

  3. Serbian Strongman Vucic Concedes Defeat in Snap Elections

    Marina Zec / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Russian-friendly Vucic concedes defeat to student protest movement in Serbian election, The Guardian Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election, Kyiv Post Serbia Votes as Student Movement Mounts Major Challenge to Vučić, bne IntelliNews Can Serbia’s students finally bring down Vucic?, The New York Times Aleksandar Vucic Concedes Defeat in Serbian Election, POLITICO Europe Serbia’s Vučić concedes defeat after tense parliamentary elections, Financial Times Serbia’s ex-president Vučić concedes defeat to Student List in parliamentary poll · see all

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Historiskt skifte: Vučić erkänner sig besegrad (sv), Dagens industri Vucic förlorar i Serbien (sv)

  4. Iraq's biggest ever budget for 2027 built for boom times amid economic bust

    Sinan Mahmoud / The National /

  5. Why Are Laws Vital to Ukraine’s EU Integration Stuck in Parliament as the Country Loses Money?

    Sergii Kostezh / Kyiv Post /

  6. EU weighs mirroring Trump in securing critical minerals

    Financial Times /

  7. Chinese wind turbine maker builds European firewall from Beijing

    Financial Times /

  8. Russian Hybrid Attacks are Constantly Happening in Europe, Says Polish FM

    Tvp World / Kyiv Post /

  9. Fed to stick with quarterly rate rises as it removes 2025 insurance cuts

    Financial Times /

  10. Euro-Zone Slowdown Will Help Keep ECB Rates on Hold for Now

    Alexander Weber / Bloomberg /

  11. The long shadow of ‘zombie firms’ on India Inc, in charts

    Mint /

  12. Putins Schattenflotte: Warum greift Deutschland nicht durch?

    Rixa Fürsen / POLITICO Europe (German) /

  13. (USD:UGX) Shilling Freefall Has Uganda Tapping Meager Reserve War-Chest

    Ray Ndlovu / Bloomberg /

  14. How Beijing’s Africa ambitions, financed by China’s mega banks, triggered a crisis in Zambia

    Micah Reddy / ICIJ /

  15. The world's diesel crisis has no quick fix but there is a way out

    Robin Mills / The National /

  16. Top officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, two sources say

    Al-Monitor /

  17. Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home

    Jasper Jolly / The Guardian /

    Also: The New York Times Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says, The Business Times Audi to build multibillion-dollar US car factory: Trump, Euronews Audi's first US production plant: carmaker strikes deal with Trump, Financial Times Audi to build $4bn US plant as it grapples with tariffs · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Volkswagen invertirá US$ 4.000 millones en nueva planta de Audi en Georgia, un estado clave para Trump (es), Aftenposten Audi-sjefen side om side med Donald Trump. Bygger to bilfabrikker i USA til 60 milliarder. (no), Frankfurter Allgemeine Deutsche AutoIndustrie: Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar ein eigenes Werk in den USA (de), Der Spiegel Donald Trump: »Mr Audi« macht US-Präsident ein milliardenschweres Wahlkampfgeschenk (de), Børsen Audi investerer 27 mia. kr. i ny fabrik i USA (da), El País Audi abrirá su primera fábrica en EE UU para esquivar las pérdidas provocadas por los aranceles de Trump (es), Dagens industri Audi planerar fabrik i USA (sv), Handelsblatt US-Wahlkampf: Auftritt bei Trump: Audi will neues Werk in den USA bauen (de), Le Figaro Donald Trump annonce un «énorme investissement» d'Audi aux États-Unis (fr), Expansión Trump anuncia en un acto de campaña que Audi construirá su primera fábrica en EEUU (es) · see all

  18. Japanese companies compensate users as cyberattacks buffet economy

    The Business Times /

  19. 'Having money is not enough': Why a job no longer guarantees access to housing in Spain

    Euronews /

  20. Death Threats, Lawsuits and Billions in Play: The Battle Over Moving Russian Oil

    Joe Wallace / The Wall Street Journal /

  21. Houthis say they attacked East-West oil pumping stations; No Saudi confirmation

    Al-Monitor /

  22. How Abu Dhabi bought Andy Burnham’s Manchester - podcast

    The Guardian /

  23. AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings

    The Business Times /

    Also: The Japan Times AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings, Bloomberg AI Spending Fears Threaten to Swamp Big Tech’s Strong Earnings

  24. Europe posts a third consecutive record quarter, as Paris and Munich outstrip London

    Sifted /

Earlier today

  1. Brazil Extends Voting by Two Hours After Briefly Starting Count

    Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg /

  2. After stunning victory, Lula will face a deep hangover

    Financial Times /

  3. María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela

    Florantonia Singer and Alonso Moleiro / El País /

  4. Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders

    Amy Hawkins / The Guardian /

  5. Tesla’s AI ambitions take flight as rivals race to keep up

    Financial Times /