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The senator, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, took about 47% of valid votes on 4 October 2026 to President Lula's 45%, a result most polls had not foreseen. The second round is on 25 October.
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The mayor of Marrakesh was appointed on 29 September 2026, six days after her party won the most seats in an election marked by the lowest turnout in almost two decades.
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The UN nuclear watchdog's governors voted on 9 September 2026 to close a non-compliance case opened in 2011, after Syria's new authorities led inspectors to hidden sites and 73 tonnes of uranium.
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A non-binding resolution adopted on 4 September 2026 by 164 votes to one asks governments, schools and technology companies to stop relying on maps that shrink the continent.
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A five-member Court of Arbitration found unanimously on 31 August 2026 that the 1960 river-sharing treaty with Pakistan is still fully in force. India says the court has no authority.
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Europe's oldest monarch died in an Oslo hospital on 28 August 2026. His son succeeded him at once as King Haakon VIII, and the country entered a period of national mourning.
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