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Millions of people in Brazil voted in a closely fought run-off election between incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula promised to tackle inequality and poverty, while Bolsonaro campaigned for closer US relations and a crackdown on crime. Polls suggested a knife-edge contest, and correspondents reported voters wearing red or yellow despite the secret ballot. In Serbia, long queues formed for a general election with early reports of record turnout. Former President Aleksandar Vučić was attempting to return as prime minister after standing down in September following student-led protests, with his opponents accusing him and his party of corruption, media control and fear; Vučić and his allies deny wrongdoing.

The Israeli military said it would impose a lockdown on the occupied West Bank during Israel's national elections on Tuesday, closing border crossings and barring Palestinian workers from entering Israeli settlements. The measures followed Israeli retaliation for the killing of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinian gunmen on Friday, which led to buildings being bulldozed in Hebron and 2,000 residents displaced. More than 82,000 homes and businesses across the UK were without power as Storm Bulow brought heavy rain and winds of up to 85 miles per hour, with an amber warning in place and disruption to flights, trains and ferries. Elon Musk accused Ukraine of violating Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes and said a loophole had been closed, while Ukraine said Starlink and Starshield had become fully functional again after restrictions. The Saudi-led coalition said it brought down a ballistic missile launched toward Riyadh by Yemen's Houthis, who warned that King Khalid Airport remained a target.

It emerged that the Duchess of Sussex told her father in a letter last year that she knew he had abused young girls and would never allow him to meet his grandchildren; Thomas Markle denied all abuse allegations and claims that he possessed child abuse images. France's Interior Ministry said more than 1,300 people were arrested during nationwide cost-of-living protests on Saturday, with dozens of police injured and more protests planned. Police in southern Germany arrested a man on suspicion of arson after a fire largely destroyed the Alpine retreat known as Eagle's Nest, which was presented to Adolf Hitler as a gift and used by Nazi leaders.