Brazil's 2026 general election first-round voting was held on Oct 4. Polling stations opened at 08:00 and closed at 17:00 Brasilia time. Voters elected president and vice president, governors of 26 states and the Federal District, 54 federal senators, 513 federal deputies and state/district legislators. More than 10 candidates are registered; leading names include incumbent President Lula and Senator Bolsonaro. Under Brazil's rules a presidential candidate must secure a majority of valid votes (

Border inspection station data showed that in the first three days of the National Day holiday passenger traffic via the Zhuhai road port of the Hong Kong‑Zhuhai‑Macao Bridge exceeded 310,000 and vehicle traffic exceeded 70,000. As the sole designated channel for Hong Kong and Macao cars going north and Guangdong cars going south, cross‑border vehicle flows across the bridge remained elevated.

On Oct. 3, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said Ukraine will intensify strikes on Russian refineries in response to large-scale Russian air raids. Earlier the same day the Russian defence ministry said Russian forces used drones overnight to strike Ukrainian infrastructure and vessels supporting Ukrainian forces. The ministry reported the northern highway bridge over the Dnipro in Kyiv — used for troop movements and materiel transport — was hit; a Kyiv-region logistics centre storing Ukrainian supplies was struck; and a cargo ship en route to Odesa in the northwest Black Sea was hit.