Massive US military deployment in the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran. Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026 The United States is deploying a third US aircraft carrier to the waters around Iran, a US official told Al Jazeera, as the war enters its eighth month and both sides…

Voters will decide between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in a too-close-to call election this Sunday. If neither wins an outright majority, a runoff vote will take place on Oct. 25. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew explains what’s at stake. Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct…