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Go beyond the headlines with Reuters on the stories shaping the day. Subscribe for $1/week. Daily Briefing By Yasmeen Serhan Hello. Israelis vote today in an election many see as the most consequential in the country's history, Donald Trump says the victory of leftist incumbent Lula in Brazil's presidential vote looked "rigged," and the AI bubble bursts in China.  Plus, brands are asking models: "Can we clone you?"  Today's Top News   A man walks past a poster of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in central Jerusalem, October 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs Israeli elections Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, faces a fight for political survival as Israelis vote in a general election for the first time since the October 7 attacks and the wars that followed in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Our Jerusalem bureau chief Rami Ayyub tells the Reuters World News podcast that the election may be decided by three key voting groups: Arab voters, swing voters and Israelis who live abroad. Palestinians in the occupied territories cannot vote but will also be affected by the outcome. Here's what Netanyahu and his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, have said about their policies on the West Bank and Gaza. In other news President Trump weighed in on Brazil's presidential vote, saying the result "looked like another rigged election," although ‌defeated right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro's party later acknowledged the result. In the US, Trump's public approval rating inched higher to 32%, ‌up a percentage point from last week's record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Though many analysts and polls predict significant Democratic gains in the November 3 midterms, here are six reasons the party could fall short of expectations.  Russia and Ukraine have begun a localized ceasefire to allow a humanitarian operation in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, ‌even as strikes continue elsewhere, including in Kyiv. By unseating longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's student protest movement achieved what demonstrators elsewhere in Europe can only dream of. But now comes the gritty business of governing — something neither the students nor their handpicked candidates have experience doing. Business & Markets   Unitree G1 Humanoid Robots dance in Tokyo, Japan, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato/ File Photo While global tech stocks teeter, China's have already crashed as lofty valuations collapse under worries about AI demand and curbs on Chinese exports. Anthropic took a big step closer to a potentially record-breaking IPO, even as it revealed steep losses and security concerns that could test investors' enthusiasm for the AI heavyweight. Here's a closer look at its rapid growth and spiraling costs. The United States and Canada are working on a deal to ease US tariffs on Canadian steel and autos, two US and four Canadian ‌sources said, as the two governments try to repair relations that soured after trade talks broke down in August. Read our exclusive Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant looks to contain costs and help fund its massive AI investments. A US judge rejected Novo Nordisk's request to block Eli ‌Lilly from continuing advertisements for weight-loss drugs that the Danish drugmaker considered false and misleading, affecting markets with tens of billions of dollars of annual sales. Fashion's AI era: face swaps and digital clones   People walk past the L’Oreal booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura AI-generated fashion models present a tantalizing opportunity for brands: the ability to create lifelike images for their retail websites while cutting costs by 90% or more compared to photo shoots with human models. For the modeling industry, the technology poses an existential threat because of scant regulation governing the ownership or use of digital twins. Fashion models face the risk of unpaid replication of their image – or replacement by entirely synthetic models. To understand how AI is upending the economics of fashion modeling, Reuters interviewed 15 model-agency directors and reviewed more than a dozen confidential photo-shoot contracts in which brands including Diesel, Calvin ‌Klein and L'Oreal detailed proposed terms for AI-created alterations and future use of the images. Read our report And Finally... An Air France first-class "La Premiere" suite on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, on October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Alessandro Parodi As rising fuel prices and fares deter more cost-conscious passengers, some airlines are turning their attentions to the world's wealthiest travelers. Air France's new "La Première" first-class cabin offers Porsche rides to the plane, private suites and food designed by Michel-star chefs.  Read more   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on the Reuters website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. 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