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October 29, 2026

06:12 AM Lost the Election, Fled to Miami: Bolsonaro Declares Himself Brazil’s Rightful Leader, Trump Welcomes Him

Flavio Bolsonaro lost Brazil’s presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by around 4.5 million votes. Yet on Wednesday, he landed in Miami and declared himself Brazil’s rightful leader. Earlier, in a statement he later deleted, he had even called himself the elected president. Bolsonaro secretly left Brazil after refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He is under investigation for money laundering, allegations he denies. Donald Trump granted him and his family entry visas, while Argentine President Javier Milei helped him leave the country. Bolsonaro claims the election was stolen but has provided absolutely no evidence. He points to a two-hour extension of voting as justification, even though only around 35,000 votes were cast during that period, roughly 0.03 percent of all votes. Brazil’s electoral court, international observers, and even Bolsonaro’s own party recognize Lula’s victory. And now, from the very same United States where his father Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup, sought refuge after losing the 2022 election, the son is claiming power over a country whose voters have already voted him out.

October 28, 2026

05:15 PM Trump Threatens, Germany Pushes Back: Canada Moves Closer to the EU, but Plans for Special Membership Are Off the Table for Now

Canada and the European Union want to significantly deepen their ties, but they have dropped the controversial term "associate membership" from the planned summit declaration. Ahead of Thursday's meeting in Montreal on October 29, Germany in particular pushed back against the designation because there is currently no legal basis for it. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had floated the idea six weeks ago. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking greater economic and security independence from the United States in the face of Donald Trump's tariffs. Trump had already called the proposed special membership "laughable" and threatened trade restrictions against Europe if he interpreted the move as a "hostile act." Carney said Tuesday that what mattered were the concrete benefits for Canadians, while negotiations over the future relationship would likely take another year. The final summit declaration is expected to be negotiated by 6 PM Central European Time on Wednesday.

06:00 AM Fled Brazil After Election Defeat: Trump Opens America's Doors to Flávio Bolsonaro and His Family

Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil following his defeat against President Lula da Silva in the October 25 runoff election and traveled to the United States. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered the far-right senator to surrender his passports within 24 hours. The order stems from a money laundering investigation, and Bolsonaro denies the allegations. After he missed the deadline, his passports were canceled. How he managed to leave the country anyway remains unclear; according to a senior Federal Police official, he did not pass through a regular border checkpoint. The U.S. State Department has already announced that it will issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family. As recently as Monday, he had insisted that he had never even considered fleeing the country. Lula called his departure shameful and urged him to stay in Brazil and prove his innocence. Donald Trump, meanwhile, claimed without evidence that the election may have been rigged, while history appears to be repeating itself with Flávio's father, Jair Bolsonaro, who also traveled to the United States after losing the 2022 election and was later sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup.

October 27, 2026

07:05 PM Ceasefire for a Starving Town: The Guns Fall Silent in Oleshky While Russia Keeps Bombing Kyiv

After more than 4 years of Russian occupation, a local ceasefire went into effect in the Ukrainian town of Oleshky on Tuesday at 3 AM, brokered by Melania Trump with the involvement of Pope Leo. The ceasefire is supposed to last until Sunday, allowing humanitarian aid to get in and residents to evacuate. Both sides said they were honoring it. Of the town's former population of 24,000, only a few thousand remain in the devastated town. Some survive on just a cup of rice or buckwheat a day. Drinking water and medicine are in short supply, while electricity and heating have largely collapsed. Roads littered with mines make even the search for food a matter of life and death. Before evacuations can begin, those roads first have to be cleared of mines. Many of the people left behind are sick or very elderly and can barely manage to leave their homes. Ukrainian politician David Arakhamia called it the biggest de-escalation since 2022. By Tuesday evening, no violations of the local ceasefire had been reported. Meanwhile, Russia launched another barrage of ballistic missiles at Kyiv. At least 1 person was killed, and the city's important Southern Bridge and a university campus were damaged. President Zelenskyy also reported attacks on energy facilities and infrastructure in 10 other regions. Moscow described its attacks as strikes against military targets. Negotiations in Abu Dhabi are expected to continue in early November. Russia is still demanding that Ukraine give up the remaining parts of Donetsk that are under Ukrainian control. For now, the people of Oleshky are simply hoping for food.

05:15 AM Microsoft Wants to Shed 60,000 Employees: Billions for Artificial Intelligence, Cuts for Workers

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees, more than a quarter of its global workforce of 223,000. While the tech giant plans to spend $175 billion on investments in 2026 alone, primarily on artificial intelligence, it is looking to cut personnel costs. Affected divisions include Windows, Xbox and Copilot, as well as the finance and human resources departments. Microsoft already cut 4,800 jobs in July, after previously offering buyouts to around 9,000 American employees. The new program is available to eligible employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India. Wall Street took the news in stride: Microsoft shares rose by around 1 percent on Monday.

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