Israel’s election result is messy – here’s why
A dramatic deadlock had been widely forecast as Israelis surged to the polls – with turnout reaching more than 77%. Despite the historic number of voters, no clear winner has emerged. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for a…
No clear winner in Israel election with nearly 90 percent of votes counted | Israel Election 2026 News
By Al Jazeera and Anadolu Published On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026 No clear winner has emerged from Israel’s election, with nearly 90 percent of ballots counted and both major political blocs falling short of the 61 seats needed to form a government. The…
King dances in the streets of the Bahamas capital
King Charles III danced in the street while taking part in a parade with officials in the Bahamas capital city of Nassau. On Tuesday, the King gave a speech at an event celebrating local youth and acknowledged “great suffering of the past” as…
Death of US actress Hayden Panettiere ruled accidental, ending local police probe
The death of US actress Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, ending a local probe into her death, police in South Carolina have said. The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs…
UN experts sound alarm at excessive use of force in French student protests | Protests News
UN experts have condemned police crackdowns, warning they deter demonstrators from exercising their rights. Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026 United Nations experts have expressed alarm at the “excessive use of force” by French authorities in…
German wolf attack: Girl seriously injured at wildlife park
An eight-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a wolf attack at a German wildlife park. She was inside an enclosure at the Johannismühle park in Brandenburg, south of Berlin, with a staff member and two other children when the attack happened,…
Spanish rail crash: Bloodied, dazed and angry – how passengers’ rail journey turned to disaster
Some of the passengers were asleep, some had already started their working day on laptops – and others scrolled through their apps on their phones. The journey was interrupted with an announcement that there was congestion on the tracks. This…
Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs | Inflation
Hundreds of Indonesian students and civil society groups protested in the capital, Jakarta, and other cities against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies, including the handling of ongoing forest fires and government spending priorities. Published On 28…
High-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain
A high-speed train crash has killed at least 68 people and injured dozens more in central Spain. It occurred when a train travelling from Madrid to Seville barrelled into another train – which was stationary on the tracks – on Wednesday…
Israel’s election deadlock is a sign of the country’s deep divisions
How these vastly diverging views coalesce into some form of government is now the unenviable task facing Israel’s body politic – the choices and compromises they may have to make could involve fundamental decisions about the country’s…
