Israelis are closely awaiting final election results after their voting delivered a rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government

Israeli voters delivered Benjamin Netanyahu a sharp rebuke Tuesday in Israel's first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

Distinguished Chair for Israel Policy at RAND Shira Efron and Nadav Eyal, columnist for Ynet, discuss the Israeli election results with Paula Newton.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s results improved as votes rolled in, but was shy of a majority and short of the seats his coalition currently holds.

At least 30 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided and derailed in Spain, according to regional government officials.

Spain’s state-owned news agency and other local media say at least 10 people have died in a crash between two trains in central Spain. Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo.

At least 68 people were killed and 58 hospitalised after a high-speed train slammed into another train that had stopped on the tracks in Spain’s Toledo province.

The horrific crash south of Madrid was caused by human error after a computer system failure, officials say. CNN’s Vasco Cotovio reports from the scene.

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Bolsonaro’s decision to leave Brazil came as a deadline for him to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired.

In this episode, we speak to Nathalia Passarinho, an editor at BBC Brazil and BBC Mundo. Photo: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after his victory in the presidential runoff election, October 26,

Bolsonaro, who had President Trump's tacit support, had been under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in Brazil and had been ordered to surrender his passport.

A planned six-day ceasefire brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump has brought rare quiet to the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night

A still image taken from an undated drone video released September 12, 2026, shows a destroyed buildings in Oleshky, Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine. 34th Separate Marine Brigade "Borysfen"/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON,

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia has taken effect ahead of a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump

Officials say Cyclone Arnab crossed India’s Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of Wednesday, a day after tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate from vulnerable coastal areas in the e

Trees crashed onto highways, electricity poles were uprooted and thousands took shelter against Arnab, a powerful cyclone which made landfall on India's east coast on Wednesday, authorities said.

Cyclone Arnab dumped heavy rain across India ’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state and caused extensive damage in some areas Wednesday after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal areas.

India evacuated tens of thousands of people ahead of a powerful cyclone that could bring heavy rainfall and 93-m.p.h. winds. The storm, Arnab, is expected to affect coastal cities in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

The UN General Assembly ⁠overwhelmingly ⁠urged an end to the decades-long ⁠US economic embargo on Cuba on Wednesday, but a US lobbying push led ​several countries to oppose the resolution or abstain for the first time in years.

The United Nations is set to vote on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist governmen

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly urged an ‌end to the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba on Wednesday, but a U.S. lobbying push led several countries to oppose the resolution or abstain for the first time in years.

U.S. and Cuban officials have engaged in a stunning shouting match on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly