October 5th 2026

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Stephanie Studer Senior digital editor

Britain’s Green Party has voted to define Zionism as racism. The new policy urges the destruction of Israel, replaced by a single Palestinian state. For a party with pretensions to power, it is a damning moment, says our leader. The policy only entrenches the divisions tearing apart Palestine. In a surprise result, Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s generation election. “I have no illusions that he isn’t corrupt,” Ana Paula, a 65-year old businesswoman in São Paulo who voted for Flávio, told our correspondent. “But I don’t want to continue with what we have now.” Voters like her may get something more radical than they bargained for.

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Hard-left hatred Britain’s Greens have voted, shamefully, to say Zionism is racism It is a damning moment for a political party with pretensions to power

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Big, bad and back The Bolsonaro comeback in Brazil Voters are all but sure to make Flávio Bolsonaro the next president

A house divided Pedro Sánchez gambles on a snap election—and populist policies Spain’s prime minister makes a last stand for the European left

A new Napster chapter Record labels are in a spin over AI music Should they fight upstart labs, or co-operate with them?

Back to the fields White Zimbabweans return to farming Their return a generation after Robert Mugabe’s land grabs reflects the country’s potential—and its troubles

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