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United StatesIn the first colour-coded poll, each of the three leading candidates drew opposition from two permanent members. António Guterres’s term ends on 31 December.
IranEight months after US and Israeli strikes began, a ceasefire has collapsed, the Strait of Hormuz is still under attack and diplomats are testing a Qatari plan.
SpainA signalling failure had halted trains on the Madrid–Seville line. The transport minister called the order that sent the RENFE train on at speed “inexplicable”.
Israel120 seats, a 61-seat majority, and a clock that starts ticking once the president hands someone the mandate.
IsraelProjections give Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition 52–53 seats and Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 50, with Arab-led parties holding the balance after the highest turnout in decades.
UkraineUkrainian officials and Russia’s defence ministry say a limited truce is allowing aid deliveries and evacuations. Ukraine says only about 6,000 of the town’s 24,000 pre-war residents remain.
Two independent commissions presented findings to the UN General Assembly. Israel immediately rejected the Gaza report.
JordanAmman says it killed more than 20 Islamic State militants. Syria says seven people died, including three children and a woman.
IsraelFollow the count, the reactions and the coalition arithmetic as Israel waits for official results.
Saudi ArabiaIn Yemen, Human Rights Watch says the Houthis have damaged a key road into besieged Taiz, where fuel shortages are straining hospitals.
NigeriaTwo separate waves of violence have displaced thousands of people.
IndiaA busy diplomatic week: the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, talks between Narendra Modi and Donald Tusk, and an Indian Navy squadron in the Maldives.
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