Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took 51.79% of the vote to win a fourth term, the first Brazilian president elected after losing the first round, while rival Flávio Bolsonaro has called for the result to be annulled.
A new three-year programme under Italy's Piano Mattei teaches museum and heritage professionals from nine French-speaking African countries to document collections and trace the provenance of artefacts.
The Australian Signals Directorate says security must come before availability, reporting a 20% rise in incidents it handled and an 80% jump in alerts to organisations in 2025-26.
A Euronews Travel guide says November suits travellers who want smaller crowds, from Vienna's first festive markets to a marathon in Athens, balloons in Portugal and winter sun in the Canaries.
Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Barcelona 4–2 at the Parc des Princes on 20 October 2026, on Matchday 3 of the Champions League league phase. Barcelona levelled twice, but Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz settled it late.
US prosecutors have moved to charge ex-FBI chief James Comey with two counts of unlawfully disclosing national defence information, a filing made public on 26 October; Comey denies wrongdoing and his lawyers have asked for dismissal.
Kimi Antonelli dominated the United States Grand Prix in Austin, his ninth win of the season, and leads George Russell by 123 points, so he can clinch the F1 title in Mexico City next weekend.
Apple announced a thinner, lighter iPad mini on 26 October with an 8.5-inch OLED screen and A20 Pro chip, starting at $699, with preorders on 28 October and availability from 6 November.
Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, publicly filed on 26 October for a US stock market debut under the symbol ANT, with analysts and investors valuing it above $1.5 trillion.
Over 1,645 Martian days, the rover's PIXL instrument detected fine and ultrafine dust grains that stick to materials such as Teflon, findings NASA says could shape spacesuit, habitat and crew-health planning.
Netflix released Lupin Part 4 on 23 October 2026. In eight episodes, an imprisoned Assane Diop must prove his innocence as an imitator commits museum robberies under the Lupin name.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or in London on 26 October, ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, ending England's 25-year wait for a winner.
Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport received its first international passengers on 26 October on an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland, a day after its official opening.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner, as Real Madrid won 2–1 at Spotify Camp Nou to cut LaLiga leaders Barcelona's advantage to three points.