Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's presidential election, defeating incumbent Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely contested run-off. Lula, who previously served two terms from 2003 to 2010, secured over 50.9% of the vote.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election, strategically linking the vote to his government's new housing legislation. The move, following significant losses in local and regional polls, aims to reframe the political narrative around social policy rather than recent electoral setbacks.
Six B-52 bombers, deployed to RAF Fairford, have returned to the United States following Iranian missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing US troops. The repositioning signals Washington's calculations regarding regional escalation.
The US Department of Defense has ceased utilising AI tools from Anthropic, blacklisting the firm in February due to its refusal to disable safety guardrails embedded within its artificial intelligence systems. This decision reflects ongoing friction between defence applications and ethical AI development.
