Headlines for October 5, 2026

Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff, U.S. Pulls Bombs Out of RAF Fairford After New Warnings of an Iranian-Backed Plot Targeting the Base, Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed, Yemen’s Saudi-Backed Forces Announce Major New Operation Against Houthis, Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills at Least Five Palestinians, U.K.’s Green Party Votes to Classify Zionism as a Form of Racism, Cornell University President Welcomes Independent Probe into Gang Rape of Undergraduate Student, Tennessee’s Prison Chief Steps Down After Botched Execution Attempt of Christa Pike, Federal Judge Blocks Further Border Wall Construction Inside Big Bend National Park, Trump Names DNI Director Jay Clayton as New AI Czar, Tens of Thousands Protest in Spain Demanding Action on Housing Crisis, Thousands of Students Protest School Conditions in France, Cockroach Movement in India Launches New Protests Demanding Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner