Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal: WSJ

🔮 Lula called Bolsonaro “a habitual liar, a thug,” and said he did not want to stand close to a “militiaman,” alluding to his alleged ties to Rio de Janeiro’s paramilitary groups. Bolsonaro, who made several jabs about Lula’s time jailed for corruption on charges that were later annulled, retorted that it was better he stay at a distance “because my wallet could be stolen”. Lula, who at almost 81 is seeking a fourth term in power, battled to control his irritation at times and repeatedly asked viewers to “look it up on Google” to prove his adversary was lying. While Bolsonaro has led in polls since the first round, his edge slightly narrowed in two polls this week which showed him with 51% of voting intentions compared to 49% for Lula.

🔮 Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit in November with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year-old Ukraine conflict that would favour Moscow, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct 18, citing sources familiar with the discussions.

🔮 Russian strike kills woman, hits Kyiv subway station, mayor says Oct 19 - A Russian air strike killed a woman in Ukraine's Kyiv overnight while also hitting a subway station on the left bank of the capital city and damaging a 25-storey residential building, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on Monday.

🔮 Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

🔮 Wichita police will present an initial review of the case to the district attorney early this week, district attorney's office spokesperson Lyndsee Stover said in an email.

🔮 In the weeks before elections, federal law enforcement officials typically avoid taking overt investigative steps, like executing search warrants and issuing subpoenas, that could be seen as trying to help or hurt a candidate.

🔮 I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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🔮 Spain braced for the worst of a powerful Mediterranean storm predicted to intensify on Oct 19 after it submerged streets, disrupted transport and claimed the life of a woman outside Barcelona.

🔮 He said prefects and mayors would be empowered to ban certain gatherings where necessary.