Good morning. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has staged a dramatic election fightback, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, to claim a historic fourth term as Brazil’s president. Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat and asked for the results to be annulled.
Following in the footsteps of his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who four years ago also refused to acknowledge his defeat to Lula – before attempting a coup and being convicted for it – Flávio Bolsonaro cited a supreme court justice’s decision to extend voting hours as the alleged reason for wanting to cancel the result.
What does this result mean for Brazil now? My colleagues Libby Brooks in London and Tom Phillips and São Paulo spoke overnight. Phillips said: “The Bolsonaro response is exactly as I feared, but I don’t think it will mean very much. All these world leaders are now recognising Lula’s win, and I don’t think Bolsonaro has a hope of overturning this result. [For Lula] this is the crescendo of an incredible, if sometimes controversial, 50-year political career. The first elected working-class leader of Brazil, who has helped millions of people escape poverty.”
You can find the full results of the election here, and our ongoing live coverage here.
‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes
With elections looming in Israel, Hebron in the occupied West Bank – a city of 250,000 people – has been sealed off by Israeli forces after Friday’s gun attack on a military checkpoint in which two Israeli soldiers were killed. The neighborhood of Farsh al-Hawa, closest to the site of the attack, has been flattened.
The Hebron municipality said 370 families, nearly 2,000 people, had been displaced. In its official comments, the Israeli army had said the displaced population left voluntarily. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have no vote in tomorrow’s elections, but their lives will be deeply affected by the outcome.
What has Hebron’s mayor said? Yousef al-Jabari accused the Israeli state of “collective punishment”, saying: “They have dragged people from their houses, and they have prevented the media from getting into the district … Netanyahu and his gang are using Palestinian land to displace Palestinian people, closing the city, closing the mosque, in order to achieve their political goals.”
How has a 21-year-old photographer described being the target of an Israeli attack? Zeinab Faraj found herself buried under rubble beside a dying colleague while reporting in Lebanon. “My heart stopped” as she heard a drone descending towards them, she said. “I’ve never heard anything like it in my life … It was terrifying.” The Israeli military later justified their attack, saying they had identified saboteurs violating the ceasefire. Human rights groups called it a war crime.
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola delays campaign stops after car crash
Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop. Peltola’s family and the occupant of a second vehicle were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An Alaska native and former congresswoman, she is hoping to become the first Democrat in nearly two decades to represent the state in the Senate.
How is the administration already disputing the Alaska result? The attorney general, Todd Blanche, has defended a pre-emptive lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan, loses. The DoJ’s unprecedented action alleges there could be “voter confusion” due to two candidates named Dan Sullivan being on Alaska’s ballot.
Where has Donald Trump been campaigning? Trump spoke at a rally to support Mike Rogers, the Michigan Republican Senate candidate, who is thought to be neck and neck with the Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race. The US president used the occasion to describe Nicki Minaj as having “one hell of a beautiful ass”.
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic election
The long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat after a historic election in which the authoritarian leader was pitted against a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting against his government. As news broke that Vučić’s 12 years in power had come to an end, celebrations erupted on the streets of Belgrade.
In other news …
Eric Bauza, the beloved award-winning Looney Tunes voice actor, has died aged 46. Bauza, who voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck among others, died at home from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
Emmanuel Macron has been accused of trying to curb the fundamental French right to protest as the government fast-tracks a bill to make protesters pay for damage caused by vandalism.
The US military has given Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to restricted space tracking data. The access raises new national security questions, industry observers say.
The suspect in the shooting death of a Missouri teen has been charged with the shooting of a vehicle days earlier.
US vaccine recommendations are in limbo and access to vaccines is suffering after major blows by the Trump administration, experts say.
Stat of the day: Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models
The owners of Elvis Presley’s music catalogue are suing Anthropic for allegedly using Presley’s songs to train their models without permission – one of the first major legal challenges brought directly by a specific artist’s estate against an AI developer.
Building Power: DIY repair clubs are helping Americans save money and fight big tech
US community repair clinics teach people how to fix their belongings, pushing back against throwaway culture. The clinics foster community, and once people learn to repair their possessions, many get addicted and like helping others.
Don’t miss this: ‘It’s magic’ – scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman color-changing glass
The optical engineering that went into the 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries. Now scientists have replicated its remarkable behavior using an ancient recipe.
… or this: Jimmy Webb on his epic hits and Jack Antonoff on still singing love songs
From Wichita Lineman to MacArthur Park, Jimmy Webb penned absolute masterpieces. Dave Simpson speaks to him as he prepares to resurrect some unheard songs. We also have an Alexis Petridis interview with the modern songwriting maestro Jack Antonoff, perhaps the most in-demand pop producer on Earth.
Climate check: The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s
A new study revealing the extent of the losses is explored by Oliver Milman and our data visuals team in this compelling interactive. And in pressing news, the US south-west is bracing for more storms after enduring days of rain and flooding.
Last Thing: There’s no human right to Vegemite, court tells Australian prisoner
An Australian murderer who claimed that a Vegemite ban in prison was a breach of his human rights has failed to overturn it. The polarising spread has come to be a national symbol. Another national symbol is having a hard time: koalas are cute, furry, iconic – and sadly dying of chlamydia. But there is hope with a vaccine.
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