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

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The BBC News homepage lists the day's leading stories. In Brazil, left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins a fourth term after overturning the first-round result, while Flávio Bolsonaro calls the outcome “inexplicable” and refuses to concede. Other headlines include a storm that has left 90,000 people without power, Vučić's election defeat in Serbia, and a planned strike by consultant doctors in England. The page also features stories from the UK, Venezuela and the United States.

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