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This blog had now closed – our live Israel election results coverage continues here Israel election results live updates Across Israel , voting is now under way. Here are some of the latest images being sent to us over the newswires: Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad have flown in for the elections, according to Aid Coalition , a US-based nonprofit focused on strengthening Israel’s democracy.
Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre held ‘substantive’ talk with Russian president on peace negotiations, but faced sceptical reactions from some European leaders Meanwhile, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, has warned that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “testing us and testing Nato’s resolve” as he condemned hybrid threats and “state-sponsored terrorism” from Russia. Streeting repeated his recent warnings that “we have to be ready for a scenario in which the United Kingdom and the Nato alliance finds itself at war with Russia”.
Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group Fears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution after mountain climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi became the latest in a string to be killed by the regime. Mostafavi – who documented his ascents of some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest – was executed on 14 October having been arrested in April after the anti-government protests a few months earlier.
French police have made 1,000 arrests and Italian officers have raided homes in Milan, with protests also taking place in Spain and Albania Jesse, 40, a charity worker from the north of Paris, had turned out for the street march. She said: “I’m so angry.
Residents in Oleshky have been enduring a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the lack of food, electricity and other resources The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured. Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere.
New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas Europe live – latest updates As riot police encircled Place de la République last week, lobbing teargas canisters to disperse demonstrators, the conductor Étienne Jarrier and his orchestra played on. They kept playing even after everyone else had disappeared and teargas was being fired into the central Paris square.
World’s second largest brewer says use of drugs such as Wegovy can reduce desire to drink alcohol • Business live – latest updates Heineken has warned British bars and pubs that the boom in popularity of weight-loss drugs could lead to a fall in sales of beer and cider. The world’s second-largest brewer sent a presentation to British hospitality customers earlier this month that said the use of GLP-1 medication – such as Ozempic and Wegovy – could reduce the desire to drink alcohol.
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France’s bond market hit by another bout of selling as country recovers from weekend protests Business live – latest updates French borrowing costs...

The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field.
Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities Meanwhile, back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, the US president, Donald Trump, has just welcomed the release of Stephen Hubbard, a US citizen held by Moscow on allegations of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine ( 11:24 ). In a post on Truth Social, he said : “Stephen Hubbard, taken four years ago by Russia during the Biden Administration, was just released from prison, at the request of President Donald J.

The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further discontent likely Europe live – latest updates In France, it was the piles of wheelie bins stacked up against school entrances that first hinted at the scale of student anger over crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages. In Spain, it was a tent camp that steadily grew in the heart of the capital as residents railed against soaring housing costs.
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This live blog is now closed. Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France French PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements.
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Pedro Sánchez says the government will act with urgency to ‘clarify what has happened, why this tragedy occurred’ Full report from Spain At least 30 people are believed to have died after two high-speed trains collided in the province of Toledo in Spain, with concerns the death toll could be much higher. The number of people affected is expected to rise ( 10:46 ) , local authorities said, with growing concerns about a “major tragedy” ( 11:03 ).
OBR says that living standards are forecast to rise by just 1% over the whole post-Covid decade Budget 2026: key points at a glance Martin Lewis...
John Healey is announcing his financial update – here are the main points, with political analysis Budget 2026 live – latest updates John Healey starts by saying that his budget is “delivered at a time when global uncertainties and pressures are swirling worldwide and hitting people here at home”. Healey says he will meet the fiscal rule that day-to-day spending must be covered by tax receipts, and the investment rule that government debt, defined as public sector net financial liabilities, must be falling as a percentage of GDP in the third year of the forecast.
US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in region The US military said on Tuesday it killed five people after an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific. Tuesday’s strike was among more than 70 such attacks since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to media tallies.
We are apparently to believe Raheem Kassam calling Kemi a ‘Nigerian scammer’ was racist and not racist at the same time Back to the future. Some of us can remember the days when the key to surviving a nuclear war was to kneel down under the kitchen table and keep your eyes closed till you were incinerated or died of radiation poisoning.
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After a shock defeat in the first round, the incumbent Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has turned the election around to win the runoff. Live blog: latest analysis and reaction Brazil’s president is elected purely by the popular vote.
Student List movement projected to have 141 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election The latest turnout projection by Ipsos/Cesid suggests a turnout of 60. 8% by 5pm local time (4pm UK), with three hours still to go until the polling stations close.
The prime minister said the government is having conversation about emergency preparedness A DUP minister has said he is confident MP Carla Lockhart...
Government decision is about how much oil and gas is sensible for UK to produce on the way to net zero Business live – latest updates Andy Burnham hit the nail on the (well)head in his first fortnight as prime minister when he said : “The question isn’t whether Britain will still be using oil and gas, the question is, where does it come from. ” It was a nod towards several awkward energy facts.
GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause US politics live – latest updates A...
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about President Trump's latest embrace of Russia and what it means for Ukraine and any hopes of peace.
French president has compounded impression of arrogance with strategic errors – and consequences could be profound Europe live – latest updates The...
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The latest figures mark a major milestone as Beijing grapples with an ageing population.
Monzo says 55% of cardholders’ British Museum payments in first hour of latest ticket release were by people under 35 A 1,000-year-old embroidery may be an unusual candidate for a pop culture moment, but young people are seemingly more willing to shell out for tickets for the Bayeux tapestry than spend money on Hollywood blockbusters. In the first hour that the second round of tickets to view the tapestry were available last Wednesday, payments from Monzo cardholders to the British Museum reached £14,100 and were 48 times that of a normal Wednesday morning.
Sadiq Khan says upgrade would unlock station’s true potential and allow it to live up to its name Business live – latest updates Stratford...
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Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said. The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola.
Latest ONS data presents mixed picture amid slump in job vacancies and analysts warning labour market is ‘running on idle’ Business live – news updates Healey to reject calls to raise CGT in budget Unemployment in the UK has fallen unexpectedly in the final snapshot of the jobs market before John Healey’s first budget next week. The jobless rate fell to 4.
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