**Morning Briefing: October **
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 Russian forces carried out overnight strikes on **AFU targets in Kharkov and Zaporozhye**, with a major fire reported in Zaporozhye following a drone attack.
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 **Guided aerial bombs struck Mayaki in the Odessa Region**, reportedly targeting a bridge. Explosions were also reported in Sumy.
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 **Donetsk endured one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks** overnight.
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 **Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro** advanced to the second round of Brazil’s presidential election.
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 **New Zealand rejected Canada’s invitation to join the multilateral Defence, Security and Resilience Bank**, deciding the proposed **NZ$100 million** contribution could be better spent elsewhere.
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 The **US withdrew all of its bombers from RAF Fairford** in Britain and sent them home.
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 Phuket authorities tightened security ahead of the arrival of **more than 5,000 US military personnel**.
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 US authorities detained a woman at **Los Angeles International Airport** on suspicion of working for China.
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 Elon Musk said **SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI**, reflecting the rebranding of artificial intelligence as 'superintelligence.'
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