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Mon 5 Oct 2026
Soldiers in camouflage and hi-vis vests kneel beside a large hole on Kyiv's Northern Bridge after a drone strike
Ukraine
Russia strikes Kyiv bridge as German chancellor visits Ukraine in show of support
BESTPIX - Brazilians Head To The Polls In General Elections*** BESTPIX *** Flávio Bolsonaro, presidential candidate for the Partido Liberal speaks to the press after casting his vote accompanied by his wife Fernanda Bolsonaro during general election day on October 4, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilians will vote for the president who will run the country for the next 4 years. In this general election, citizens will also vote for governors in 26 states, to renew the Chamber of Deputies and to elect a third of the Senate.
Brazil
Presidential race to go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
A colourful display of fruits and vegetables in open boxes, including red, green and yellow peppers, broccoli, sweet potatoes, squash, cauliflowers or cabbages, cucumbers, oranges and melons.
UK news
British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Thebes, Luxor, Valley of the Nobles, Tomb of Ramose, detail of fresco depicting a funeral procession, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIIIUNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1900: Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979) - Luxor - Valley of the Nobles, Tomb of Ramose, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Detail of fresco depicting a funeral procession.
Archaeology
Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed
Firefighters work on a fire after an alleged Saudi airstrike targeted a factory in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a on Sunday
Houthis
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches military drive to retake all Houthi-held territory
 

In focus

EU ambassador to UK Jukka Salovaara in suit outside Westminster.
Foreign policy
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants
Carles Puigdemont
Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Catalonia
Wildlife
To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark
New York
Manhattan ‘mole’ mystery: rumors of lost gold spur clandestine excursions into New York sewers
Language
‘It’s glottophobia’: Brazilians in Portugal battle for linguistic recognition
US politics
Trump sets off on midterm blitz – are his trademark rallies a liability for Republicans?
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Features

Portrait of Denise Brown, with long silver hair
How we survive
My sister Nicole married OJ Simpson. This is what I wish I had known
Architecture
‘If it’s too slick, it looks like a fashion mag’: Peter Zumthor on his £110m rammed concrete gallery
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Opinion

A thumb hovers over many app icons displayed on the glowing screen of a smartphone.
quote  Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down
Chi Onwurah
quote  Trump wants control of South America. If Bolsonaro Jr wins in Brazil, that could become a reality
Steve Bloomfield
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Sport

Jayson Molumby and Jason Knight of Republic of Ireland argue with Eli Dasa and Oscar Gloukh of Israel as tensions spilled over at the match in Baka Topola
Nations League
Hallgrímsson calls on Uefa to keep Ireland and Israel apart in future after bad-tempered draw
Nations League roundup
Haaland limps off in Norway’s loss to Portugal; Van Dijk celebrates 100th cap
Football
Pina hits four as Barcelona score seven goals to demolish Real Madrid
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Climate crisis

The fluke of a female humpback whale first seen in Hervey Bay in 2004 as a subadult. In 2026 her calf was photographed in Hervey Bay with propeller injuries
Australia
Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propellor strikes
Farming
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
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Podcast

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Colonialism for clicks? The influencers targeting uncontacted tribes – podcast
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