25 October 2026
One European model is single-handedly flying the flag amid the Chinese EV onslaught – can you guess what it is?
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26 October 2026
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26 October 2026
If you watch Question Time or scroll on social media, you’ll see how politics can be gladiatorial. Many politicians accept they need to do more to calm things.
26 October 2026
Australia's CSL on Monday named interim chief Gordon Naylor as chair from March next year, the latest leadership shake-up days after naming GSK executive Deborah Waterhourse as its first female CEO.
26 October 2026
In today’s newsletter: As Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured victory in the presidential race, we look the implications for democracy, the environment and international relations Good morning. Chances are you woke this morning to news of two momentous election results. In Serbia, a student-led movement has ousted the country’s long-serving leader, Aleksandar Vučić (which you can about here ). And just hours ago, Brazil’s president staged a sensational turnaround against his far-right opponent after a nail-biting vote. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, won a forth nonconsecutive term as president, seeing off far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who spearheaded the radical populist movement built by his father and former president, Jair.
26 October 2026
Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jackup has sunk offshore Gabon, leaving five workers initially unaccounted for and forcing the suspension of production at BW Energy’s MaBoMo facility on the Dussafu Marin licence. The incident occurred at about 20:37 local time on Saturday, October 24, while the 2014-built rig was jacking up ahead of a planned drilling …
26 October 2026
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly triumphed over Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of the right-wing leader he defeated four years ago.
26 October 2026
Further details of a forthcoming independent review into the care Braydon Hepworth received at the Christchurch City Mission have been revealed.
