The camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of his rival’s opposition bloc but still short of a majority on Wednesday after 50 percent of votes were counted in Israel’s pivotal general election.
Several major Chinese companies have ended their partnerships with Kylian Mbappé after he joked about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé has apologised, citing “a deep respect for the Chinese people and their history”.
Real Madrid apologised to the Chinese people on Wednesday after star striker Kylian Mbappé sparked a furious backlash over comments referring to the founding leader of Communist China as a dictator. The club’s apology came a day after Mbappé and…
Human rights groups on Tuesday urged countries to reject UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh’s bid to become United Nations secretary general citing allegations that Abu Dhabi funds Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The UAE denies the accusations. Nusseibeh, 48, is seeking…
France’s Senate on Wednesday approved a bill authorising rioters to be held financially accountable for damage caused during social unrest, with penalties of up to €10,000 and possible welfare benefit seizures. Rights groups warn the legislation could undermine the public’s…
King Charles III began a Caribbean tour in the Bahamas on Tuesday, acknowledging “the great suffering of the past” amid calls for an apology over slavery. The 77-year-old monarch, undergoing cancer treatment, will also visit Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda,…
Israel’s election remained deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp by 52 seats to 50. Neither side had a clear path to forming a government. Voter turnout…
Exit polls on Tuesday showed that the opposition bloc led by Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot gained a narrow edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud bloc in the Knesset. Likud, however, was projected to be the largest single party…
The turnout tells the tale. Israelis casting ballots in their largest numbers in decades in the first general election since the October Seventh attacks of 2023. A referendum on the bloodiest day in the nation’s history? Definitely that. And more:…