Brazil, Serbia, Israel elections and Oleshky ceasefire on October 27, 2026

1. BRAZIL: LULA WINS A FOURTH PRESIDENTIAL TERM
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court declared incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of Sunday's runoff with 51.76% of valid votes, while Flavio Bolsonaro received 48.24%, a gap of more than 4 million votes. Lula is the first candidate since 1989 to win a runoff after finishing second in the first round; his new term starts January 5, 2027.

2. SERBIA: VUCIC CONCEDES, ENDING 14 YEARS OF SNS RULE
Former President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday's snap parliamentary election. Ipsos and CeSID projections showed the student-backed "Students Win" list at 52% against 39.3% for Vucic's SNS-led coalition; he estimated the student list could take 135-140 of 250 seats. The movement grew from anti-corruption protests after the Novi Sad station canopy collapse that killed 16 people.

3. ISRAEL: KNESSET ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Israelis voted Tuesday to elect the 120-member Knesset. Pre-election polls showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc roughly level with the bloc of former IDF chief of staff Eisenkot, with neither expected to win an outright majority. Coalition talks are likely to follow; Netanyahu, endorsed by Donald Trump, was reported to have sought stronger Trump backing on the eve of the vote.

4. RUSSIA-UKRAINE: LOCALIZED OLESHKY CEASEFIRE TAKES EFFECT
A US-mediated localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect in the Oleshky area of Kherson region at 03:00 Kyiv time on October 27. First Lady Melania Trump acted as mediator. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the pause could become a precedent for similar humanitarian ceasefires elsewhere along the front.

5. UNITED STATES: RUBIO TO HOST G20 FOREIGN MINISTERS IN ATLANTA
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host a two-day G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta starting Friday. The State Department said Washington will work with G20 partners on geopolitical crises contributing to global economic shocks, including threats to freedom of navigation, energy and food security and supply chains. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun reportedly plans to attend and seek bilateral talks.

6. UNITED NATIONS: INQUIRY ACCUSES ISRAEL OF WAR CRIMES
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other sexual violence against Palestinian civilians, and that it continues genocidal acts in Gaza despite the ceasefire. The report also found severe deterioration in the West Bank since October 7, 2023. Israel has not officially responded in the cited reports; it has previously rejected similar UN findings as biased.

7. IRAN-UNITED STATES: NEW LARGE-SCALE STRIKES REPORTEDLY READY WITHIN 96 HOURS
CNN, citing two US officials, reported that US forces in the Middle East are ready to launch new large-scale strikes on Iran within 96 hours if President Trump orders them, possibly after the November midterm elections. This has not been confirmed by the White House; potential targets mentioned include energy infrastructure, nuclear sites and missile/drone depots.

8. UNITED STATES: TRUMP OFFERS $1 MILLION FOR VOTER-FRAUD TIPS
President Trump offered $1 million to anyone whose voter-fraud tips lead to arrest and conviction, eight days before the US midterms, and described Brazil's election as "another rigged election" without evidence. The claim is unverified and may intensify debate over election integrity ahead of the vote.

ĐIỀU CẦN THEO DÕI HÔM NAY: Preliminary Knesset election results in Israel.

*Information compiled for reference, reflecting multiple sources at the time of publication.*