The day in brief — October 26, 2026
The stories that led the day, ranked by how many independent outlets covered each one.
While Lula returns to Brazil's presidential seat and Serbian students celebrate their election victory, three people died in Voronezh after a drone attack — political triumphs and tragedies once again share the news feed. Meanwhile, Anthropic filed for an IPO and Microsoft offered 60,000 employees voluntary severance — corporations seem to be refreshing their ranks on a grand scale.
The day's stories
- Lula re-elected Brazil's president, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro
- Student list wins Serbia election, Vucic concedes defeat
- Anthropic files for IPO, Meta plans $95B stock sale
- Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees
- Drone attack on Voronezh: 3 dead, 39 injured
- Machado returns to Venezuela; Rodríguez calls it a 'show'
- WSJ: US proposes Orban for UN Secretary-General post
- Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Chekov, dies at 90
- Israel votes: first election since Oct. 7
- Trump calls Norway a 'sh*thouse country' over Nobel snub
Other stories of the day
- Israel election: Netanyahu leads but no clear majority
- Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or, first English winner in 25 years
- Melania Trump announces expansion of ceasefire zone beyond Oleshky
- Lula da Silva re-elected president of Brazil for fourth term
- Apple acknowledges iPhone Duo screen cracks, offers replacements
- Eric Bauza, Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Dies at 46
- Pope Leo XIV confirms South America trip, will meet abuse victims
- Russia strikes Kyiv: Yuzhny Bridge damaged, casualties reported
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