Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine steps up refinery strikes as Brazil vote closes and regional tensions rise

Ukraine says it will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described a new Russian air strike doctrine targeting energy infrastructure, signalling a further escalation in the war over fuel supplies and military logistics.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Yemen's Houthi movement said it fired ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility near Riyadh, claiming the attack caused fires at the site, as fighting in the region continues to intensify.  🔗 Somalia's president also rejected reports of any Israeli presence in Berbera, saying the country would not accept it under any circumstances after allegations that Israel planned to establish a base there.  🔗

Australia has widened its investigation into the links of a Flydubai co pilot accused of attacking the captain with a crash axe during a flight, with authorities now examining his connection to the country as part of the probe.  🔗

In South America, Brazil's presidential campaign has closed with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Bolsonaro camp both claiming confidence ahead of Sunday's first round vote, setting up a tense finish to a deeply polarised contest.  🔗

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Across Europe and the Balkans, former Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic has launched a campaign to become prime minister ahead of Serbia's snap parliamentary election on October 25, while Bulgaria has received the remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel in Sofia more than 1,000 years after his death.  🔗  🔗

In Asia, the youth led Cockroach Janta Party is pressing India's chief election commissioner to resign over a disputed review of the electoral roll, accusing the poll body of mishandling the process and adding to pressure on the election system.  🔗

Also in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan held their first joint Power of Unity 2026 exercise in Karabakh, with more than 3,500 troops taking part in the drill.  🔗

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