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Maariv poll: Netanyahu's bloc and opposition tied at 51 seats each ahead of the October 27 election

A Maariv poll conducted by the Lazar Research institute 11 days before the Knesset election on October 27 showed parity: Netanyahu's bloc and the Jewish opposition at 51 seats each, Arab parties at 14, and the 'Reservists' party at 4. With an uncertain outcome, 55% of Israelis prefer a national unity government over new elections. Eisenkot leads Netanyahu as a candidate for prime minister (48% vs 41%).

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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Brazil's Election: The Amazon's Fate Between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro

In the second round of Brazil's presidential election on October 25, incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who beat Lula by 2% in the first round. Experts link the election's outcome to the future of the Amazon: under the elder Bolsonaro, about 45,586 km² of forest was cleared, while under Lula deforestation fell by 41%.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
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Spanish minister: the snap election on 29 November puts 'people's fundamental rights' at stake

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, in an interview with Euronews on the sidelines of the Warsaw Security Forum, said that the snap election on 29 November is a confrontation between a 'progressive majority' and right-wing forces that, in his words, seek to take away fundamental rights. He also admitted elements of foreign interference and called on the EU to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine.

Otabek Yusupov
1 min read
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Zelensky accused the US of 'betraying' Ukraine and refused to resign

Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine that the US is betraying Ukraine, and Trump's advisers are 'choosing the wrong side of history.' He stressed that Kyiv does not consider capitulation or surrendering territories, and said he does not intend to resign, citing a sense of responsibility.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
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Elon Musk called on Zelensky to resign

SpaceX head Elon Musk said on the social network X that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 'should step aside.' The statement came after Zelensky said in an interview with Piers Morgan that he did not want to sell his country. Earlier, Donald Trump also spoke about the need for elections in Ukraine.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read