A laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague has died, leading to nearly 200 people being placed under medical observation, according to reports.
Sky News – World A Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.
Sky News – World A Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.
NYTimes – World Brazil's 2026 presidential election will go to a runoff on 25 October after incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro both failed to win a majority in the first round. Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said he was pleased to have led, while Lula expressed disappointment at the closer-than-expected result.
Sky News – World Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for 29 November after right-wing parties rejected emergency housing legislation. The conservative People's Party welcomed the announcement. Sánchez had previously said he would serve his full term until 2027.
BBC News – World A U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa, Japan. Japanese police made the arrest, and Japan's government lodged a formal protest with the United States. The U.S. ambassador said his office is providing full cooperation with the investigation.
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