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Israel's election deadlock is a sign of the country's deep divisionsThe election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.
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Budget 2026: £100 energy payment for millions and rise in bank tax as watchdog warns on stalling living standards – as it happened
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Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show
With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
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Israel's election too close to call. And, the Ebola outbreak reaches grim milestoneIsraeli voters turned out in record numbers, and the results remain too close to call. And, more than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak was first declared in May.
Article tone: Curious
How could Israel break election deadlock? Here are four scenariosWith 85% of votes counted, all signs point to an impasse. The most likely outcome may be new elections.
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Israel's election result is messy - here's whyDespite having the highest voter turnout in nearly three decades, Israel's elections have had no clear winner. What does this mean for the country, asks the BBC's Yolande Knell.
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Menindee Lakes water levels drop to lowest in five years as experts warn of mass fish deathsNSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levels Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam...
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Budget 2026: key points at a glanceJohn 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.
Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says
Authorities say the attacker in Belgrade was an underage male who was being monitored by security services.
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Watch: What happens now after close vote in Israeli election?Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
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Wednesday briefing: We asked you - what do you want from the Burnham government’s first budget?In today’s newsletter: First Edition readers and people struggling with the cost of living tell us what the government could do to improve their lives Good morning. Don’t expect anything radical.
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Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying itAs next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enough Get...
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Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports sayFar-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”. A report by the news website Metrópoles , citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US.
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
An end to the conflict in Ukraine "will not be achieved through silence," Finland's President Alexander Stubb said.
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US military says strike on alleged drug vessel in eastern Pacific kills five peopleUS 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.
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Netanyahu bloc loses majority as most ballots counted – as it happened
This live blog is now closed – you can read the latest elections news here One apparent loser from Tuesday’s election was far-right national...
Myanmar diplomat breaks down as he urges world to 'end our suffering'
Kyaw Moe Tun - Myanmar's representative to the UN - makes an emotional appeal after saying the international community had failed the country's people.
Article tone: Hopeful
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentenceCharges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’ An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets. The 66-year-old, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year for It Was Just an Accident , was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad.
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Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada MasrWarnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website Lina Attalah, a...
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From a seed in China to the ‘backdrop for countless love stories’: a ginkgo’s 167-year journey to Victorian tree of the yearNational trust of Victoria award celebrates much-loved arboreal icons while calling for protection of green spaces Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast For more than 160 years, a humble ginkgo tree raised from seed in Geelong’s botanic gardens has been the backdrop to “countless local love stories”. Standing beneath it is the most popular spot to get married at the park, its branches forming the backdrop of many wedding photos.
Major Israeli TV networks revise polling projections – as it happened
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.
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What we know about Ukraine-Russia truce in Oleshky, brokered by Melania TrumpThe Russian-occupied city of Oleshky has had no electricity, gas or water for three years, as residents reported having to eat weeds to survive.
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Ceasefire extended across Ukraine's Kherson region, officials sayThe truce was originally planned for the stranded residents of Oleshky, and Russia and Ukraine say no breaches have been reported.
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Parents inflicted fatal physical and sexual abuse on their baby, Warwick court hearsMichal Stasiak and Kinga Wydrzynska pleaded not guilty to 11 counts relating to death of 13-month-old Isabella Stasiak A 13-month-old girl was...
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‘Worldwide legacy’: almost $20m raised to protect majestic tract of land in far north Queensland
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Nigel Farage skips budget in Commons over seating ‘altercation’ concerns
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Russell Brand tells court he ‘misused’ fame for ‘reckless philandering’ – as it happenedBrand, 51, who has been charged with three counts of rape says he acted ‘consensually’ Content warning: this article contains references to...
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China's families are now supporting more old people than kidsThe latest figures mark a major milestone as Beijing grapples with an ageing population.
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Coalition MP ejected from question time after swearing at PM – as it happenedGet our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Online hate is spilling into the real world, AFP warns AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett began her late-night appearance at the Senate estimates hearing noting “a heaviness that hangs across Australia” after the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines . Lone actors are being motivated by a convergence of personal grievances, mental health vulnerabilities and ideological concerns … What helped keep us safe in recent times, such as our geography, analogue systems and far away criminals, has been impacted by fully integrated technology, social media and artificial intelligence.
Egypt court fines journalist Lina Attalah and orders news site's closure
Amnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".
RAF Fairford plot ‘coordinated by handler working on behalf of Iran’
Two men charged under National Security Act were directed by handler believed to have been working for Iranian intelligence, court told A group of...
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West warns of famine risk in Sudan as civil war grinds onMillions face acute hunger in Sudan as conflict, drought and funding cuts aggravate the humanitarian crisis.
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