Briefs for Saturday, October 24, 2026 — World
6 facts-only briefs of articles from The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, October 24, 2026, each written by a local AI model. They may contain mistakes; every brief links to its full article.
France mobilized 70,000 police and gendarmerie officers for Saturday’s protests, a deployment 10,000 larger than the previous weekend, to address renewed unrest over the cost of living.
France Girds for Another Day of Protest After Widespread Violence
U.S. officials familiar with military planning state that American warships in the Middle East are preparing for potential escalation in case President Trump orders new strikes against Iran in the coming weeks.
Aboard USS George Washington as It Rearms for Possible Iran Strikes
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara stated that the country’s military Starlink system was operating normally again on Saturday morning, following a ten-day disruption of satellite internet services.
Ukraine’s Military Starlink Is Working Again, Kyiv Says
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva trails Flávio Bolsonaro by 2.2 million votes ahead of Brazil’s Sunday runoff, with pollsters indicating that victory depends on mobilizing the 33.4 million voters who abstained from the October 4 first round.
Lula, a Giant of Latin America’s Left, Fights for One Last Shot at Power
An opinion letter argues that Abdul El-Sayed should strengthen his appeal to Black voters by explicitly condemning jihadist movements in Africa, rather than offering a vague disavowal of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Opinion | Abdul El-Sayed’s Black Vote
José Enrique Rincón, a 62-year-old Venezuelan businessman, was arrested by investigative police in June upon his arrival at an airport near Maracaibo.
Venezuela’s Shrimp King Wanted His $700 Million Firm Back. Now He’s in Jail.
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