Month: October 2026

Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him against using national security for political gain. Addressing supporters at his Yashar party headquarters in Tel Aviv early Wednesday, Eisenkot said Israelis had voted for change and pledged to work with his partners to form a government representing all sections of society. “It would be a mistake to hold another election, and it is my duty to do everything possible to carry out the…

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The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defence Department’s estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately ​respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has not been shared publicly. The disclosure ​about the rising cost of the Iran war comes as Republicans wrestle with the ⁠political fallout of the unpopular conflict ahead of the November 3 election that will determine control of ​Congress for the…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot vowed to form a government on Wednesday after exit polls showed their rival blocs tied at 51 seats each, with neither securing the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-member Knesset. Revised projections by Israel’s public broadcaster and Channel 13 put Arab parties at 18 seats, up from an initial projection of 17, as voter turnout reached 77.7%, the highest since 1999 and 7.1 percentage points higher than in the 2022 election, according to the Central Elections Committee.…

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election, three sources said on Tuesday afternoon, with the US State Department due to grant him and his family entry visas. Bolsonaro, ​who has yet to concede to leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, left Brazil after refusing to comply with ‌a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. The ruling relates to a money laundering probe in which he denies wrongdoing. The location of Flavio, his wife and two daughters was not…

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One civilian was killed, and five members of the same family were injured after Afghan Taliban forces shelled a residential area in Angoor Adda, South Waziristan, prompting a swift retaliatory response from the Pakistan Army, security sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources, the Afghan Taliban regime targeted civilian areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, with a shell striking a residential house in Angoor Adda. The attack killed one civilian and injured five other members of the family. The targeting of innocent civilians sparked widespread anger among local residents, the…

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A joint parliamentary party meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) saw heated exchanges and walkouts, but ended with a resolution on party leadership, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), political arrests and constitutional matters. PTI leader Faisal Amin Khan, brother of Ali Amin Gandapur, left the committee room in anger and slammed the door on his way out. PTI MNA Khawaja Sherazi also left the room. Other members called after him, and he said he would take a call and return, but did not come back. The seven-hour meeting in Islamabad was attended…

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The federal government has reduced the price of petrol by Rs3.19 per litre while increasing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.25 per litre for Wednesday, October 28, 2026. According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division, the price of petrol has been cut from Rs379.25 to Rs376.06 per litre, while the price of diesel has risen from Rs395.82 to Rs398.07 per litre. The revised prices took effect at midnight and will remain applicable for one day, until October 28, 2026. The Petroleum Division said the Oil and…

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fighting for his political life, scrambled to bring out his base on Tuesday as Israelis voted in record numbers in the country’s first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu appealed to keep polls open beyond the 10:00 pm (2000 GMT) closing time and raised fears that Israeli Arabs were trying to “steal the election”, leading members of the minority community to allege intimidation. “We cannot leave this battle here in the hands of the left and the Arab parties that want to bring an…

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would respect the results of the US midterm elections “if they’re honest,” in what appeared to be a fresh bid to sow doubt ahead of next week’s crucial vote. Trump has ramped up his baseless, years-old claims of mass voter fraud as polls show Republicans could lose control of Congress in Tuesday’s elections. “I will, if they’re honest elections,” Trump told reporters when asked if he would respect the results of the midterms, as he headed on a campaign trip to Texas. The…

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