French unions call a nationwide strike for November 5.

Refinitiv: Brazilian President LULA is reportedly considering a strategy shift as the election heads to a runoff, including naming centrist running mate Alckmin as the next finance minister.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yury Ignat said on the 5th that Ukraine’s AI-equipped turrets have, for the first time, successfully intercepted a new Russian jet-powered drone. "The use of AI and other innovations can effectively prevent human error. Machine vision has been used to shoot down drones, and AI can even lock onto jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles," he said. President Zelenskiy has said Kyiv has installed 12 such turrets in the capital to intercept Russian jet drones.