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Lula seeks a fourth term as Brazil's president
France 24 reports that incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described as 80 years old, is seeking a fourth term.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is 80 years old.
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France 24 reports that incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described as 80 years old, is seeking a fourth term.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is 80 years old.
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Rashad al-Alimi announced military operations to retake territory held by the Houthis and restore state authority across Yemen. Government forces and a Saudi-led coalition also reported hundreds of operations and at least 700 Houthi deaths.
AllegedYemeni forces carried out 257 targeting operations against Houthi sites, movements and military capabilities.
On October 4, Friedrich Merz met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian strikes damaged the Northern Bridge and hit other sites. Germany and Ukraine signed a €1.3bn deal, including about €1bn for weapons and energy support.
Germany was set to provide funding to repair damage to Ukraine’s energy sector.
Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge and injured two people as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited. Authorities restricted or suspended traffic on five of Kyiv’s six road bridges. Strikes by Russia and Ukraine killed at least five people, and Russia attacked a civilian ship near Odesa.
One person was killed in the Russian drone attacks.
Indirect US-Iran talks continued over reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Iran said it would remain closed until seven conditions were met, while Washington focused on nuclear talks. Iran’s rial passed 2.5 million per dollar amid the blockade.
AllegedTime Iran said it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz after reciprocal US steps
The Sudanese Armed Forces said they captured al-Mazroub after fierce fighting with the Rapid Support Forces. The article places the capture within recent army gains in Kordofan, while the RSF still controls much of western Sudan.
Twenty percent of recorded attacks in Sudan since April 2023 took place in Kordofan.
The Houthis said they attacked an Aramco facility near Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, while smoke and fire were seen near the site. Saudi authorities and Aramco had not confirmed it; the coalition called the claims misleading and said it conducted 97 operations against Houthi reinforcements.
AllegedThe Saudi-led coalition said it carried out 97 operations against Houthi reinforcements on the Tor al-Baha front and the Taiz axis.