# Europe Today: Israel faces deadlock after vote as Nordic leaders make rare Putin call

https://mins.news/en/item/118596

- euronews, 2026-10-28 07:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/europe-today-israel-faces-deadlock-after-vote-nordic-leaders-hold-rare-putin-call

> Israel’s election appears to have produced a deadlock, with neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor Gadi Eisenkot on course for a majority. As Europe seeks a place at the table, Finland’s and Norway’s leaders have called Vladimir Putin. The programme also covers Serbia’s vote, the approaching US midterms and Mbappé’s China row.

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