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Polls close in Brazil's presidential race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonarodeveloping
Polls closed Sunday in Brazil's first-round presidential election, in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeks a fourth, nonconsecutive term against Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Pre-election polls showed a close race. Votes are being counted; if no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes, the top two meet in a runoff on October 25. Voters are also electing governors, senators and lawmakers.
Lula's campaign saysLula, of the left-wing Workers' Party, is seeking an unprecedented nonconsecutive fourth term.
Bolsonaro's campaign saysFlávio Bolsonaro, of the right-wing Liberal Party, said after voting in Rio de Janeiro that he wants to "free the Brazilian people."
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STORY 2
Yemen's government announces offensive to retake Houthi-held territorydeveloping
Rashad al-Alimi, the Saudi-backed head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, announced in a televised address Sunday a military operation to retake territory held by the Iran-backed Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition is providing air support. The Houthis said they fired missiles and drones at two Saudi Aramco sites; Saudi Arabia had not responded at the time of reporting. Casualty claims from both sides could not be independently verified.
Yemen's government saysAl-Alimi cited the Houthis' "continued mobilization, escalation and attacks" and threats to civilians and shipping, and ordered forces to act "until the country is liberated from the Houthis."
The Houthis saySpokesman Yahya Saree said the group fired ballistic missiles and drones at Aramco sites in Riyadh and near Khurais.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine backs U.S.-proposed talks with Russia by end of Octoberconfirmed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday in Kyiv, alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, that the U.S. is proposing technical-level talks in a three-way format with Russia by the end of October, and that Ukraine is ready to support that timeline. He said Ukraine is open to the United Arab Emirates or another country proposed by the U.S. The Kremlin said last month it did not rule out such talks.
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OPEC+ keeps November oil output targets unchangedconfirmed
Seven core OPEC+ members — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Oman — agreed Sunday to keep oil production targets for November unchanged. Gulf producers remain well below their quotas because of the war with Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. The group next meets on November 1.
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Patriots hand the Bills their first loss, 29-26confirmed
The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 29-26 in Buffalo. Drake Maye threw a late 23-yard touchdown pass to Efton Chism, followed by a two-point conversion, and safety Craig Woodson intercepted Josh Allen to seal it. The Bills fell to 3-1 and the Patriots improved to 2-2.
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