The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, will vacate her post ahead of schedule on 7 February 2027, the bank has announced. Normally she would have remained in office until October 2027. European commentators speculate on what prompted her early resignation and how things look regarding who succeeds her.

With all the votes counted in Israel's general election, it is now clear that neither of the two major blocs has secured a sufficient majority to form a government: Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies won 53 seats in the Knesset, while the electoral bloc led by his challenger, Gadi Eisenkot secured 48. Arab parties won 19 of the 120 seats.

Flávio Bolsonaro has fled to the US following his defeat in the Brazilian presidential election. The defeated right-wing candidate has denounced electoral fraud and political persecution and described himself as "Brazil's leader" on social media platform X. Critics accuse him of evading justice. Commentators seek explanations.

The US midterms take place in just a few days' time: on 3 November the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate will be up for election. According to the polls it cannot be ruled out that the Democratic Party will win a majority in one or even both chambers of Congress, which would make governing the country considerably more difficult for US President Donald Trump. Commentators are on tenterhooks.