Glenn Maxwell, 38, announced on Tuesday that he is ending his international career, meaning he will no longer play for Australia in any format. His last match for Australia was a T20 World Cup game against Oman, where he bowled three overs for 2‑13 and did not bat. Maxwell will continue in franchise T20 competitions, including the Melbourne Stars in the upcoming Big Bash League season. He had already quit one‑day internationals last year and will also stop playing red‑ball domestic cricket.
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Cyclone Arnab made landfall in Andhra Pradesh on India's east coast early on Wednesday, 28 Oct, after being classed as a very severe cyclonic storm by the India Meteorological Department. Officials report at least three deaths, two from a falling tree causing electrocution. Wind speeds reached about 135 km/h. More than 180,000 people were evacuated from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha beforehand. At least 180 houses were destroyed, about 220 trees toppled, and roughly 79,000 acres of crops damaged. Power supply was disrupted, and schools, trains and flights were halted along the coast. The cyclone's centre has moved inland and the storm has weakened to a severe cyclonic storm, though heavy rain continues in coastal Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha.
27 October 2026
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's presidential runoff held on 25 Oct, taking 51.8% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.2%, official results show. Lula secures a second term after the Supreme Court extended voting by two hours at his request, though some polling stations had already closed before the extension. Bolsonaro says he will seek to annul the result, while crowds celebrated in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Lula is 81 years old.