Baku:Istanbul Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been declared the winner of the presidential runoff election by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), marking a historic fourth nonconsecutive term after defeating Flavio Bolsonaro. The tightly contested race saw Lula garnering 51.76% of the valid votes, surpassing Bolsonaro's 48.24%, a margin exceeding 4 million votes.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, Flavio Bolsonaro has announced his intention to legally challenge the election results. His legal team plans to file a petition to annul the presidential runoff election following his narrow defeat. Initially, Bolsonaro had led the first round of voting on October 4, with 47.03% of the votes compared to Lula's 45.16%.

In other international developments, Serbia's former President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the snap parliamentary elections. Preliminary projections indicated that a student-backed opposition list won the most seats, leading Vucic to acknowledge the loss at his party's headquarters in Belgrade. He remarked on the unexpected nature of the results and accused others of deception.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has reiterated his endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging Israel to continue its military campaign against Iran. Trump's comments were made via his Truth Social platform, where he emphasized his past collaborative efforts with Netanyahu in military operations, including Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

Saudi Arabia reported injuries and damage caused by debris from intercepted ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi group. Civil Defense teams responded to incidents in the Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah governorates, where two people were injured and multiple properties were damaged. The missiles were intercepted and destroyed before causing further harm.