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Israel’s elections 2026 explained in maps and charts 

20 October 2026

Israelis go to the polls on October 27 to elect the 26th Knesset, in the first general vote since the genocide against P...

US Supreme Court to hear case on race in school admissions 

20 October 2026

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about the role of race in admissions to selective Maryland mid...

‘Deliberate’ car ramming of Australian MP an isolated incident, police say 

20 October 2026

News|Crime The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have said the alleged targeting of independent lawmaker Helen Haines appe...

Beyond money: Why young Tunisians are considering emigration 

19 October 2026

Tunis, Tunisia – For Maher Qassem, the phrase “beyond money” sums up why he is considering leaving his country. Af...

The human cost of surging US air strikes in Somalia 

19 October 2026

Mogadishu, Somalia – Nearly a year after a suspected US strike in southern Somalia left shrapnel embedded in her son�...

Four dead as torrential rain batters eastern Spain 

19 October 2026

Four people have been killed as torrential rainfall sweeping eastern Spain triggered severe flooding, evacuations and sh...

Hegseth meets Netanyahu in unannounced Israel visit 

19 October 2026

News|Benjamin Netanyahu US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during...

Rashida Tlaib demands arrest of Israeli soldier linked to Hind Rajab death 

19 October 2026

News|Gaza United States Representative Rashida Tlaib has called for her government to arrest the commander of an Israeli...

Saudi Arabia cancels 2026 ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid Houthi attacks 

19 October 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference has been postponed until next year, according to a statem...

Tehran rejects any role in plot to kill leaders of German Jewish groups 

19 October 2026

News|Conflict Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Germany’s ambassador after a court in Hamburg found tw...