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England’s Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellas takes women’s award
Bayern Munich striker becomes the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen in 2001.
QA Oct 27, 2026Al Jazeera English World03
Reader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent
<p>Having lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. What comes next for Brazil? The Guardian’s Tom Phillips will be answering your questions from 15:00 GMT today.</p><p><strong>Ask a question: log in or sign up </strong><a href="https://profile.theguardian.com/signin"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> to comment, or email conversations@theguardian.com</strong></p><p>After losing the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, better known simply as Lula, pulled off the most stunning political fightback in modern Brazilian history by winning the second, in so doing securing a fourth presidential term. It will see him become the country’s longest-serving leader.</p><p>The result – 51.79% to Lula, 48.21% to Bolsonaro – was delivered after a supreme court judge had extended polling time by two hours, and after Lula’s camp accused their opponents of sabotaging public transport in an attempt to keep their voters from the polls. It was the first time in Brazilian electoral history that a first-round verdict had been overturned.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/27/brazil-election-reader-questions-lula-bolsonaro">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 27, 2026The Guardian World World04
FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, accusing bargain chain of overcharging customers
<p>Suit that cites 2025 Guardian investigation alleges ‘pattern of inaccurate pricing’ that ‘affects millions of purchases’</p><p>The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have sued Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, for persistently overcharging customers at its more than 20,000 stores across the United States.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/DollarGeneral-Complaint.pdf">lawsuit</a>, filed in federal court in Nashville, cites a Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs">investigation</a> published last December.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/dollar-general-ftc-lawsuit">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 26, 2026The Guardian World