Brazil has just come through a fierce electoral campaign that saw left-wing incumbent Lula Da Silva beat Flávio Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro has refused to accept the result, and President Trump has weighed in saying the result looks “terrible” and “rigged”. Nonetheless, the result is significant: Brazil has broken a trend of right-wing candidates – many aligned with Donald Trump – win elections across South America.

So what does a Lula victory mean for Latin America and the world? Nathalia Passarinho, an editor at BBC Brazil and BBC Mundo explains it all to The Global Story’s Asma Khalid.

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Timecodes:
0:00 How did Lula Da Silva pull of the dramatic comeback?
1:05 Intro to Nathalia Passarinho and her reaction
3:34 Why was this election in Brazil such a big deal?
5:54 Why was Brazil accusing the US of election interference?
10:15 How were US tech companies involved?
11:40 How dramatic was the election night?
15:40 Why has Flávio Bolsonaro not accepted the results of this election?
19:25 The similarities between Brazil and the United States
21:14 How significant is this victory for Lula?
22:47 The Donroe Doctrine

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The BBC’s North America Editor Sarah Smith explores the friction in the Democratic party with candidates choosing different strategic paths hoping to win: progressive or centrist.

We head to Iowa and Michigan as candidates face off in tight races ahead of the US midterm elections.

Sarah looks at the political direction the Democrats will take over the next two years to fight Donald Trump.

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French police have imposed curfews in cities across the country, after days of violent disorder, with shops looted and buildings set on fire.

In parts of central Paris, people will be banned from the streets between 2300 and 0600. In Nice the curfew applies only to young people. There are also restrictions in Lyon and Lille and Marseille.

The Prime Minister French PM Sébastien Lecornu gave local authorities the power to impose the curfews after days of rioting, with thousands of arrests. In a statement, he said: “We will not be dictated and ruled by the breakers, by the thieves, by the thugs”.

The disorder began last month with students protesting over school conditions but has escalated to take in a wide range of grievances. Lecornu claimed the movement was being led by what he called “ultra-Left radical groups” who he said were hoping to “create chaos” ahead of next year’s French presidential election. More than half a million people took to the streets at the weekend to protest against his government and its policies.

France’s neighbours in Europe are watching events with concern. Many of them, including Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Albania are seeing their own domestic protests, driven in large part by public anger over price increases and the rising cost of living.

Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Katya Adler, Nick Beake and Nick Thorpe.

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Pakistan’s defence minister says a conclusion appears to have been reached on ending the Saudi-Houthi conflict, after talks were held in Tehran.

But fighting continues as the Iran-backed group fires missiles at Riyadh and targets the kingdom’s biggest oil refinery.

Also on the programme, we hear from our correspondent in Cairo after Egypt approves defensive military support for Saudi Arabia.

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At least 10 people in Spain have died after two trains collided in the south of Madrid, a regional official has said.

A spokesperson for the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha region Esther Padilla told local television the death toll could potentially increase.

Rail operator Adif said the incident occurred between a Renfe train and another of the Iryo company, which covers the Madrid to Seville route.

A spokesperson for the Spanish emergency services told AFP “all resources are currently being deployed”, including “several fire crews, three helicopters, and two mobile intensive care units”.

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