00:05Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has advanced to a presidential runoff
00:09against incumbent Luis Inacio Lula da Silva
00:11after securing around 47% of valid votes in the first round.
00:17Bolsonaro's performance defied expectations from most polling institutes
00:21with almost 99% of votes counted.
00:25Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early election for November 29.
00:30This is after his minority government suffered a major defeat over housing reforms.
00:39Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces say they have seized key positions
00:43in the strategic Bab al-Mandeep Strait.
00:46The claim advance comes as government forces backed by Saudi-led airstrikes
00:50seek to reverse recent Houthi gains.
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