Monday, October 26, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

1. 6 AM CTMorning Brief: Lula wins Brazil as Bolsonaro demands annulment; Gulf powers meet Iran in Tehran; Israel votes Tuesday
   • Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil's runoff, 51.79% to 48.21%; Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede and calls for the vote to be annulled
   • Update: Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish security chiefs meet Iran in Tehran as an intelligence memo warns Iranian plots against Americans are at 'advanced stages'
   • Israel votes Tuesday: final polls show Eisenkot's party ahead of Likud, but neither bloc near a 61-seat majority
   • Zelenskyy says U.S.-Ukraine-Russia talks will restart in November
2. 5 PM CTComing at 5 PM CT