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Attendees applaud and film on phones at an election campaign meeting in Tel Aviv ahead of Israel's October 27 vote

Nine Days Before Israel Votes, Netanyahu’s Security Doctrine Draws Scorn

Netanyahu published a three-page security doctrine on Sunday backing preemptive strikes and buffer zones, and opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot dismissed it as slogans. The paper names no buffer-zone locations,

October 19, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

A protester in a blue cap holds up a Colombian flag and a placard against a Bogota skyline

Water Cannons Meet Second Day of Bogotá Protests Over Museum Removals

Police turned water cannons and armored vehicles on crowds outside Colombia's National Museum on Sunday, the second day of protests over more than 30 removed exhibits. The Ministry of Culture cites indoctrination; a nationwide petition cites the 1991 Constitution.

October 19, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Taiwan Coast Guard officer in an orange uniform photographs a distant China Coast Guard vessel labelled 3303 from the bridge of the patrol ship Taichung

Taiwan Says 16 Chinese Ships Struck at Once but Names Only Six

Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration says China ran four simultaneous operations on Sunday, from a fishing boat

Demonstrators sit holding signs reading Saving lives is not terrorism, I support Palestine Action, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Met Clears Sarah Helm’s Palestine Action Post, but Thousands Were Arrested

The Metropolitan Police says a Palestine Action post by Sarah Helm, wife of Britain's national security

A white Antonov An-124-100M cargo aircraft with blue and yellow livery parked on the apron at Leipzig/Halle Airport beside a windsock

Police Find Breached Fence at Leipzig Airport, but No Car and No Driver

Police at Leipzig/Halle Airport say a car very probably drove through the perimeter fence on Saturday night, but the search found no vehicle and no one on the grounds. The north runway

October 18, 2026

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Pete Fry speaking at a microphone on election night, with a supporter wearing a Pete Fry button beside him

Vancouver Votes Out Mayor Ken Sim as Surrey Returns Doug McCallum

Ken Sim lost the Vancouver mayor's chair after one term to Green councillor Pete Fry, while Surrey's Brenda Locke lost to Doug McCallum, 82, in a rematch of 2022. Vancouver's council makeup

October 18, 2026

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump stand side by side in the Oval Office

Trump Backs Netanyahu and Warns Israelis the US Would ‘Do This Work’

Nine days before Israel votes, Trump posted a "complete and total endorsement" of Benjamin Netanyahu and said any other leader would force America to do "this work" itself. Polls show a dead

October 18, 2026

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Riot police with shields lined up at night in front of the illuminated Milan cathedral during the October 17 protest

Milan March Over Prices and War Ends in Fire as Meloni Targets Opposition

A march against rising prices and war spending in Milan ended in tear gas, fireworks and burning barricades on Saturday. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demanded that the opposition condemn the violence, but

October 18, 2026

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Masked protesters stand behind a burning rubbish container and an Albanian flag during anti-government protests in Tirana

Tirana Boards Up and Pulls Up Paving as Albania’s Protests Hit a Sixth Day

Shopkeepers in Tirana bolted shutters and city workers pulled up paving stones as Albania's student-led protests entered a sixth day on Sunday. Prime Minister Edi Rama refused to resign, and the injury

October 18, 2026

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks at a podium bearing the presidential seal beside an Egyptian flag

Sisi Says He Leaves in 2030, Then Offers an Academy Path to Succeed Him

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi told cadets on Saturday that his term ends in 2030, then outlined a 30-month military academy course for doctorate holders. The accounts TEH read leave open whether

October 18, 2026

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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands in front of Hungarian and EU flags

Magyar Lets Ukrainian Grain Cross Hungary but Doubts Zelensky Will Follow

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says there is "no obstacle" to Ukrainian grain crossing his country after Zelensky asked in Brussels. He also says the Ukrainian president is unlikely to attend Budapest's

October 18, 2026

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CBS News poll graphic showing James Talarico at 51 percent and Ken Paxton at 49 percent among likely Texas voters

Talarico Leads Paxton 51-49 as Early Voting Opens in a Turnout Fight

A CBS News/YouGov poll finds Talarico and Paxton essentially tied in Texas, 51 percent to 49 among likely voters. With early voting opening Monday, the race turns on whether Republicans, who sound

October 18, 2026

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seated at a table with a microphone and papers in front of him

Gulf States Ask Russia to Press Iran as Lavrov Offers a Security Plan

Bahrain's foreign minister told a Russia-GCC meeting in Manama that the Gulf expects Moscow to press Iran to comply with Resolution 2817, which Russia abstained on in March. Lavrov used the meeting

October 18, 2026

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A silver estate car burns with tall flames and black smoke while masked protesters stand near a monument in Paris

Limoges Town Hall Burns as France’s Arrest Count Passes 2,000

The bell tower of Limoges's town hall fell through its roof on Saturday as France's cost-of-living protests were marred by violence. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday that more than 2,000

October 18, 2026

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