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Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu remains far from defeated
Anxious Israelis watched as election results took shape on Wednesday after many voters delivered a rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s far-right government, with the highest turnout in over a quarter-century. Exit polls suggested there was no clear winner and that week...
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Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
An assailant with knives attacked a police officer from an elite unit guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade just after midnight on Wednesday, police said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the attacker. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that police were treating the i...
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UK Treasury chief faces headwinds as he delivers first budget under new prime minister, Andy Burnham
British Treasury chief John Healey faces a fine balancing act when he delivers his first budget statement Wednesday, with the economic backdrop made more difficult as a result of the turmoil caused by the Iran war . Healey, who was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in July wh...
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Rays stun Brewers with 2-run rally in 12th inning and force World Series Game 5 with 4-3 win
Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Camerino started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third. Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to Tropicana Field to witness the long-awaited moment started to cheer. Not so fast. Third baseman...
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The Latest: As votes are counted, no clear winner emerges in Israel's election
Votes were being counted as dawn broke in Israel on Wednesday morning, but exit polls suggested that its momentous national election left no clear winner. That likely meant the beginning of weeks of wrangling among parties to form a governing coalition and declare a new prime min...
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Knicks get their first win and look like the team of last spring, not the last week
These looked like the New York Knicks of last spring, not the last week. Down by 13 points after one quarter, they outscored the Detroit Pistons 63-25 across the next two, putting the kind of crooked numbers on the scoreboard they did repeatedly during their march to the NBA cham...
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UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The United Nations is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba's socialist government, including by threatening military intervention. The annual exercise...
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Trump's cure for Republicans' midterm woes is more Trump. Will it work?
President Donald Trump likes to play make-believe with his supporters. “Just close your eyes,” he tells them, “and pretend I'm on the ballot.” It's a typically self-involved appeal from someone who has been the center of the nation's political gravity for more than a decade. Now,...
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Cyclone Arnab hits India's Andhra Pradesh state as tens of thousands are evacuated
Cyclone Arnab dumped heavy rain across India ’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state and caused extensive damage in some areas Wednesday after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal areas. Prakhar Jain, head of the state’s disaster management authority, said t...
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Shares in Asia rise after a rally on Wall Street, and oil prices gain more than 1%
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after AI stocks drove gains on Wall Street. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices rose. South Korea’s Kospi rose 6.8% to close at 6,023.73. Memory chipmaker SK Hynix jumped 11.4% to its highest level in two weeks after it reported a re...