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Israel president taps Eisenkot to form new government

Israel's president announced on Saturday he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week's election, in what Netanyahu's rivals see as a first step to remove the country's longest-serving prime minister. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, a

Republican Kris Kobach loses AG reelection bid in Kansas

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has lost reelection, the Associated Press projected, denying him a second term as the state’s top lawyer. Kobach lost to Chris Mann, a former prosecutor and police officer who nearly beat him in 2024. Mann leads with 50.6 percent of the vote

Rebuilding US foreign policy after Trump

Following a stinging defeat for Republicans in the midterm elections driven by opposition to the Iran war and tariff policies, the incoming Congress is expected to attempt to restrain or reverse several of President Trump's foreign policy initiatives.

Why do Americans keep killing each other?

Writer John Mac Ghlionn argues that America's pervasive culture of violence and lethal aggression stems from deep-seated systemic issues, including extreme political polarization, socioeconomic insecurity, and a lack of a social safety net.

New Zealand vote leaves National, Labour nearly deadlocked

WELLINGTON, Nov 8 - New Zealanders were unlikely to have much clarity on Sunday over who will govern the country for the next three years, after overnight results showed the ruling centre-right National Party and main opposition Labour Party were nearly deadlocked in the

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