World News Roundup Monday

Houthi attacks on Riyadh coincide with Tehran talks, Egypt approves defense support for Saudi Arabia, Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidency, and Israeli opposition attacks Netanyahu ahead of elections.

World news roundup for Monday, October 26, 2026. Regional tensions escalated following Houthi attacks on Riyadh coinciding with critical talks in Tehran between senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, amid fears of renewed war in the Middle East. Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman participated in the talks alongside Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin. In Egypt, the parliament approved providing defense support to Saudi Arabia to help it confront Houthi attacks, based on a request from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In Brazil, supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrated his re-election to an unprecedented fourth term, after he defeated his right-wing opponent Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of elections, who announced he would challenge the result demanding the annulment of the elections. In Israel, the Zionist opposition united on the last day before the elections against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.