The full edition
Sunday, 4 October 2026
22 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Brazil goes to the polls: almost 159 million voters choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
Outgoing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and ten other candidates; if no one surpasses 50%, a runoff will be held on October 25.
- Italy · Analysis
First National Plan against frailty in the elderly approved
The Council of Ministers passes the measure to strengthen home care and socio-health services for non-self-sufficient people. The news comes from a single source, with no independent confirmation available.
- Europe · Analysis
Spain, Sumar sets October 17 for the launch of the Frente Amplio
Following the street protests reported this morning, the parties within Sumar's area announce the date for presenting the new coalition and its candidate.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Weak US jobs data boosts Wall Street, but inflation in Europe rises to 3.8%
The slowdown in American employment in September eases fears of a new Fed rate hike and supports the markets, but in Europe a figure of the opposite sign emerges: rising prices are no longer limited to fuel alone.
- Sport · Analysis
Nations League, England thrash Croatia 0-7; braces from Kane and Saka
On matchday three of the Nations League, a heavy English victory and a Spanish win over the Czech Republic; in South America, Santos come from behind to beat Sao Paulo in the Brasileirão.
- Health · Analysis
WHO: global life expectancy returns to 73.3 years, but dementia and mental disorders on the rise
The World Health Organization's new Global Health Estimates measure mortality trends from 2000 to 2023: non-communicable diseases now cause 74% of deaths worldwide.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Tokyo opens the 39th edition of its festival with the Kurosawa Award to Mihoko Go and Mohammad Rasoulof
The Tokyo International Film Festival runs from October 26 to November 4 across the districts of Hibiya, Yurakucho, Marunouchi and Ginza, with the film SUKIYAKI opening the event.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Today's updates, from the Kyiv bridge struck during Merz's visit to the elections in Latvia.
- Editorial
Brazil goes to the polls, WHO data on global health: the 4:30pm update
This edition updates seven of this morning's ten sections, with a new lead story and six analyses; Chronicle, Culture and Tech & AI remain as published this morning.
- Italy · Lead Story
The Chamber rejects the preliminary objections, electoral law heading toward secret ballot
The opposition's five preliminary objections on constitutionality rejected; the government will call three confidence votes on 6 and 7 October, final vote by secret ballot on the 8th.
- Europe · Analysis
Madrid takes to the streets over housing, Congress had already rejected the decrees
Tens of thousands of people marched in the Spanish capital a day after the double parliamentary rejection of the Sánchez government's housing decrees.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Tremor felt in Victoria, Australia: no significant damage
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook the Australian state of Victoria overnight between Friday and Saturday, felt as far as Melbourne. International agencies classify the event as low hazard.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Oil nears 100 dollars, European stock markets still up
Brent is climbing back toward 100 dollars a barrel amid tensions in the Middle East, after falling below the 100 mark during the session, but European stock markets still closed in positive territory.
- Culture · Analysis
Two monoliths in Barbagia reopen the mystery of Sardinia before the nuraghi
Discovered by chance in Ovodda, the two blocks with circles and spirals are now in the Sassari laboratories; in Paestum, on October 30, an international award will choose among five archaeological discoveries.
- Sport · Analysis
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Daryz seeks a repeat at ParisLongchamp
The 105th edition of European flat racing's most prestigious event runs today: 16 horses at the start, the defending champion favored to become the ninth to win two editions in a row.
- Health · Analysis
Nearly 3,900 measles cases in the United States in 2026
CDC data indicate the highest toll in years for the disease, with 42 new outbreaks and 95% of confirmed cases linked to localized epidemics.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, focusing on coding and cyberdefense
DeepMind's new frontier model reaches trusted programs and the U.S. government first, then paying customers: a sequence that says much about the company's priorities.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Busan opens 31st edition of its festival with 247 films from 59 countries
From October 6 to 15, the Korean festival hosts more than one hundred world and international premieres, tributes to veterans of local cinema and a parallel content market.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
The day's minor news, in ten sections.
- Editorial
A secret vote, a square split into two figures, and a section that is missing today
The Chamber heads toward the final vote on the electoral law, Madrid takes to the streets after Congress rejects the housing decrees, and a declared gap: Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics remains uncovered.
- Logbook
Logbook: one correction, $45 a day, readership still small
The week's tally: costs, the only correction on record, and what the readership data do — and do not — show.
- The Blind Spot
The Blind Spot: Ethiopia breaks with Eritrea, African Union fears escalation
Addis Ababa has closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled ten Eritrean diplomats after fighting resumed in Tigray; the African Union calls for restraint from three countries.