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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: United Kingdom

World / International

The BBC News homepage leads with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s surprise victory in Brazil’s presidential election, securing a fourth term after overturning the first-round result. Flávio Bolsonaro called the result “inexplicable” and refused to concede. Other headlines include a storm leaving 90,000 people without power, consultant doctors in England planning to strike next month, and Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić losing an election.

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