- World leaders congratulate Lula on historic Brazil runoff win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede The Guardian ↗

- Lula’s fourth term raises questions about Brazil’s future political direction Al Jazeera ↗

- Serbia celebrates as veteran ruler Vučić loses to student-led protest movement BBC ↗

- Vučić’s defeat impacts Serbia’s foreign policy and leaves Russia without an ally Al Jazeera ↗

- Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns home after months in exile BBC ↗

- Judge rules Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter BBC ↗

- Anthropic warns of catastrophic risk to humankind ahead of major share listing BBC ↗

- Catholic bishops apologize for meeting with Trump described as exploitative BBC ↗

- UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher rape campaign The Guardian ↗

- US forces accused of weaponizing Somalia’s floods by trapping civilians The Guardian ↗

- Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states The Guardian ↗

- UK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national income The Guardian ↗