Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Updated 6h ago
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly left Brazil for the United States despite a court order to surrender his passport after losing to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Israeli exit polls on Tuesday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud as the largest party, but neither his bloc nor challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s appeared poised for a parliamentary majority.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to convey Ukraine’s message, not to mediate, and stressed their support for Ukraine. Denmark criticized the call as uncoordinated, reflecting divisions in Europe over how to engage Russia.
Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly left Brazil after losing Sunday’s presidential election and was said to be heading to the United States, despite saying authorities barred his departure.
Israeli exit polls suggested Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud would remain the largest party, while his coalition appeared unlikely to secure a parliamentary majority.
A student-led opposition list won Serbia’s Oct. 25 parliamentary election, defeating Aleksandar Vučić’s governing nationalists as the leaderless movement faced uncertainty over how it would govern.
Israel’s elections were overshadowed by the war with Iran, while public opinion remained divided on most issues but more aligned on continuing the conflict.
Anthropic filed for a U.S. IPO, with its prospectus showing surging revenue but substantial losses as data-center costs offset much of its sales.
German households saved nearly one-fifth of their disposable income in 2025, the second-highest rate in Europe, though the share fell from the previous year.
The European Commission unveiled a climate-resilience framework urging member states to prepare for a world up to 3C warmer, saying emissions cuts alone would not suffice.
Oxfam said a report released ahead of COP31 found the richest 0.1% produced more emissions than 3.5 billion people, while billionaire investments favored polluting industries.
The Dutch public broadcaster NPO withdrew the Netherlands from Eurovision 2027 in Bulgaria, reversing its planned return, citing Israel’s participation and a lack of broadcaster support.
Neil Young sued Donald Trump’s political action committee over its alleged unauthorized use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” at rallies, seeking $10 million in damages.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane won the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or in London on Monday, becoming the first Englishman to claim the award in 25 years.
Spain’s Alexia Putellas won her third Ballon d’Or as the best women’s player of the 2025-26 season at Monday’s ceremony in London.
A Democratic report on Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Donald Trump included former Swiss model Béatrice Keul’s allegation that Trump raped her in 1993; the White House denied it.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 10,000 cases, with nearly 4,900 deaths, as infections were also confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria.
Chinese companies canceled several endorsement deals with Kylian Mbappé after the Real Madrid forward joked about a meme comparing him to Mao Zedong, and he apologized.
Cast members of Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” publicly disagreed over Adam Brody’s call for a free Palestine, while saying the dispute would not affect their work together.
