Politics
Lula qualified for Brazil presidential runoff
Michelle Bolsonaro won the Federal District Senate seat while other Bolsonaro allies secured senate victories.
The year ahead, reported from the odds
Proof · plate 1 of 1 · pulled Tue 29 Sept · not a record of events
Politics
Michelle Bolsonaro won the Federal District Senate seat while other Bolsonaro allies secured senate victories.
Politics
Sarah Knafo was barred from the ballot and David Lisnard failed to reach the runoff.
Sports
Manchester City secured a top-four finish and Erling Haaland won the scoring crown.
Politics
Peter Olofsson became Chair of Västerbotten while Angelica Katsanidou took the helm in Kalmar.
Economics
China posted 4-5% Growth in 2026 while the world economy expanded above 2.5%.
World
The United States-Iran ceasefire persisted through October, and no nuclear deal or enrichment halt materialized.
Politics
Democrats captured the house and also took control of the senate in the 2026 midterms.
World
China refrained from military action against Taiwan and Japan, and a Busan trade truce was extended beyond November 2026.
World
Israel kept its ceasefire with Iran through October but did not normalize relations with Syria by year-end.
Politics
Nithya Raman won the Los Angeles Mayoral race.
Politics
The wins gave Democrats a stronger majority in the chamber.
Politics
Olivia Chow won Toronto's Mayoral race while Pete Fry secured Vancouver's mayoralty in the October 2026 municipal elections.
Politics
Likud lost seats while Netanyahu remained caretaker Prime Minister through early October.
World
The United States also missed a Hormuz agreement while its Yemen ceasefire persisted.
World
A U.S. economist also received the Nobel in Economics and a woman was among the laureates in the core sciences.
Economics
Annual U.S. CPI registered 3.6% while Core inflation eased to 2.4% YoY.
Sports
Zhuoxuan Bai qualified for the main draw and Alex Molcan also earned a place.
Politics
The Parti Québécois secured a majority and Paul St-Pierre Plamondon led the province without a referendum.
Politics
The PL topped senate results nationwide and won the Chamber of Deputies.
Science
The firm also failed to secure a U.S. trademark for the GPT name.
Science
The Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index reached 65 while NVIDIA remained the world's Largest firm.
World
Bab el-Mandeb stayed open while the Saudi East-West Pipeline remained offline.
World
The Israel-Iran ceasefire survived September, while the United States neither signed a peace pact nor launched a new ceasefire with Iran.
Science
Anthropic led the Code Arena WebDev leaderboard, Alibaba placed Third, and the Anthropic-Blackstone venture announced its first customer.
Politics
Michelle Bolsonaro won the Federal District Senate seat while other Bolsonaro allies secured senate victories.
On Thursday, 1 July, Brazil's presidential election moved to a second round with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva securing a place in the runoff. Three other contenders, Tarcisio de Frietas, Michelle Bolsonaro and Renan Santos, did not achieve enough votes to advance. The result left Lula as the sole remaining candidate from the left-wing coalition.
In the Federal District Senate race, Michelle Bolsonaro emerged as the leading candidate, finishing first. The result was confirmed on the same day as the presidential runoff qualification.
Politics
Democrats captured the house and also took control of the senate in the 2026 midterms.
World
China refrained from military action against Taiwan and Japan, and a Busan trade truce was extended beyond November 2026.
World
Israel kept its ceasefire with Iran through October but did not normalize relations with Syria by year-end.
Politics
Nithya Raman won the Los Angeles Mayoral race.
Politics
The wins gave Democrats a stronger majority in the chamber.
Politics
Olivia Chow won Toronto's Mayoral race while Pete Fry secured Vancouver's mayoralty in the October 2026 municipal elections.
Politics
Likud lost seats while Netanyahu remained caretaker Prime Minister through early October.
World
The United States also missed a Hormuz agreement while its Yemen ceasefire persisted.
World
A U.S. economist also received the Nobel in Economics and a woman was among the laureates in the core sciences.
Economics
Annual U.S. CPI registered 3.6% while Core inflation eased to 2.4% YoY.
Sports
Zhuoxuan Bai qualified for the main draw and Alex Molcan also earned a place.
Politics
The Parti Québécois secured a majority and Paul St-Pierre Plamondon led the province without a referendum.
Politics
The PL topped senate results nationwide and won the Chamber of Deputies.
Science
The firm also failed to secure a U.S. trademark for the GPT name.
Science
The Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index reached 65 while NVIDIA remained the world's Largest firm.
World
Bab el-Mandeb stayed open while the Saudi East-West Pipeline remained offline.
World
The Israel-Iran ceasefire survived September, while the United States neither signed a peace pact nor launched a new ceasefire with Iran.
Science
Anthropic led the Code Arena WebDev leaderboard, Alibaba placed Third, and the Anthropic-Blackstone venture announced its first customer.
The full slate behind this edition, whether or not it made the paper.