Israel could be in for weeks of political haggling after exit polls and partial official results showed neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition bloc led by the former general Gadi Eisenkot had won enough seats to form a government.
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coalition → show → government
With 70% of the vote, or 4m ballots, counted so far, the Netanyahu bloc had 54 seats, the Eisenkot-led Change bloc 47 seats, and the Palestinian parties 19 seats.
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parties → count → seats
Sixty-one seats are needed for a majority.
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seats → need → majority
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What have the two leaders said so far?
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leaders → say → What
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister vowed to assemble a coalition through agreements between his Likud party, far-right factions and Jewish religious parties.
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minister → serve → party
Eisenkot had said earlier in the evening that “people decided in favour of change” and Netanyahu should have “announced today his retirement from politics”.
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Netanyahu → say → politics
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What does the increase in the Palestinian bloc mean?
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increase → mean → bloc
The election was marked by a record participation by Israeli citizens of Palestinian origin, a discriminated minority that makes up about 20% of the country’s population.
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that → mark → population
Julian Borger explains from Nazareth that opposition leader Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing.
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Eisenkot → explain → hope
Millions of other Palestinians living under Israeli rule in the occupied West Bank and Gaza cannot vote.
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Millions → live → Bank
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Here is what we know about the declared results so far.
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we → know → results
Our live coverage continues on the website.
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coverage → continue → website
Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules
Donald Trump has announced his administration is “terminating” Biden-era regulations holding oil and gas companies accountable for large leaks of planet-warming methane.
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companies → say → methane
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the proposal is expected to save $45bn in costs to consumers and businesses.
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proposal → accord → consumers
Last year, the US emitted more methane from its oil and gas sector than any other country in the world.
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US → emit → world
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What else has Trump been saying about fossil fuels?
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Trump → say → fuels
Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela would become the 51st US state as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “1m barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president.
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he → suggest → president
Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say
The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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senator → flee → incumbent
Bolsonaro allies told the news website Metrópoles that he would land in Florida and planned to request political asylum.
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he → tell → asylum
“The Trump administration has been informed,” the website added.
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website → inform → ?
Brazilian federal police are investigating him for possible involvement in a money-laundering scheme worth about £680m ($905m) involving betting companies.
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police → investigate → companies
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What has re-elected president Lula had to say about Bolsonaro’s exit?
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Lula → re → exit
He condemned Bolsonaro’s apparent decision to flee.
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He → condemn → decision
Their first homeland is licking the boots of the US, as he’s become accustomed to doing.
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he → lick → US
The act of leaving Brazil is shameful.”
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act → leave → Brazil
Death toll in Spain train collision rises to 30
A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed has killed at least 30 people, according to regional authorities, as Spain reels from its second such disaster this year.
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Spain → rise → disaster
A collision between two high-speed trains in southern Spain in January resulted in the deaths of 46 people.
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collision → result → people
Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin
A local ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding, with both sides ceasing drone attacks ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians.
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sides → appear → civilians
Witnesses reported that the deadly frontline across the river was quiet for the first time in four years.
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frontline → report → years
Meanwhile Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, and Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, held what they described as a “frank and substantive” phone call with Vladimir Putin.
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they → hold → Putin
Writing on social media, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia “must stop dragging out this war” and said he welcomed European attempts to end it.
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he → write → it
Doctor removes prostate from 35 miles away in first telerobotic surgery in US
A Florida surgeon has performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, removing the prostate of a man with cancer from 35 miles away, according to officials.
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surgeon → remove → officials
Telesurgery allows surgeons to control robotic instruments remotely but researchers are still evaluating its safety, reliability and cybersecurity.
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researchers → allow → safety
In other news …
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Gulf states are working on multipart peace deal to avert a renewal of US-Iran war after the midterms.
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states → work → midterms
The talks are aimed at reopening the strait of Hormuz, lifting sanctions on Iran, and for Houthis to withdraw in Yemen.
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Houthis → aim → Yemen
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The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged, keeping rates at one of the highest pre-election levels seen in over 20 years.
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Reserve → expect → years
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An Illinois man accused of sending letters containing suspicious white powder to four members of Congress has been arrested after he allegedly wrote his own name and return address on the envelopes.
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he → accuse → envelopes
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Three Florida brothers, Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander, have each been sentenced to 30 years for drugging and raping dozens of women by exploiting the wealth and influence of their family’s luxury real estate business.
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brothers → sentence → business
Trump-appointed CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford is to resign after six months on the job.
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Shuford → appoint → job
She was appointed in April as part of a four-person senior leadership team meant to stabilize the agency after the previous CDC director left less than a month into the job.
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director → appoint → job
…and 17 more, not listed.
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