Israelis vote today in their first election since 7 October, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s future at stake. Washington is reportedly considering Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general. The programme also interviews EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra about what Lula’s re-election means for Europe.

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Israelis are voting in the first general election since Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023, attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting to remain in power, with polls showing his bloc neck and neck with the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot; Arab parties are projected to play kingmakers.

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Israel is holding its first general election since the start of what the source describes as its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023.

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Israelis are due to vote Tuesday in the first parliamentary election since the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023. Netanyahu is seeking another term against his main challenger, centrist Yashar leader and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Polls suggest neither camp has a clear route to the 61 seats needed to govern, and a change of leader may not bring a fundamental shift in regional or Palestinian policy.

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Voting has begun in Israel’s first election since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, Israel’s subsequent destruction of Gaza and its war with the US against Iran. Most polls predict Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, while the opposition bloc may also fall short of the 61 seats needed to form a government.

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Millions are set to vote in an election widely described as the most consequential in Israel’s history, putting Netanyahu to a major test.

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Campaigners warn that King Charles’s upcoming Caribbean tour could accelerate efforts in several countries to remove him as head of state unless he does more to confront the monarchy’s historic links to slavery. He is due to visit the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda, and attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Protests and demands for an apology and reparations are expected.

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Authorities said thousands of people were evacuated along India’s eastern coast on Tuesday and some train services were cancelled, a day before a severe cyclone was expected to make landfall with gusting winds and heavy rain.

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A federal judge extended an order barring tree removal at a Washington, DC, golf course that President Donald Trump wants to renovate. The judge also set new notice requirements for any other major changes the administration seeks to make on the grounds.

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The judge said President Trump’s social media posts conflicted with sworn testimony from several government officials.

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Peaceful protests by Palestinian residents of Majd al-Krum forced settlers to remove an outpost built on village land. As elections approach, villagers fear the incident was a prelude to further provocations. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has campaigned on a pledge to “Judaise” the Galilee.

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