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Israeli election has fractured result, coalition-building comes next
Oct 27, 2026 - World 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party won the highest share of votes in Tuesday's election, but neither Mr. Netanyahu nor his rival, former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, has a clear path to forming a government.
Scottish museums remove mummies from public due to lack of 'consent' from deceased, descendants
Oct 27, 2026 - World
Two museums in Scotland are removing the mummies of ancient Egyptians from public view due to a lack of "consent" from the deceased or their descendants, the BBC reports.
Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin
Oct 27, 2026 - World 
Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuationA local ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks ahead of an apparent evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians.The temporary truce began at 3am in Russian-controlled Oleshky. The city sits on the Dnipro River and is about 3 miles (5km) from Kherson, a larger city on the opposite bank. Ukrainian troops recaptured Kherson in autumn 2022. Continue reading...
US military says strike on alleged drug vessel in eastern Pacific kills five people
Oct 27, 2026 - World
US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in regionThe US military said on Tuesday it killed five people after an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific.Tuesday’s strike was among more than 70 such attacks since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to media tallies. Collectively, they have killed more than 240 people. Continue reading...
Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer
Oct 27, 2026 - World
Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identityThe final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer.The once mighty ice mass lost 93% of its surface area between 1983 and 2003, shrinking to cover less than a hectare of overheated rock, but went on to surprise researchers who feared its imminent demise, clinging on to the mountain for two more decades. Continue reading...
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