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Egypt's Parliament Authorises Troops for Saudi Arabia as the Houthis Call It a Declaration of War

Cairo's lawmakers backed a two-thirds mandate to defend the kingdom, no troops have gone yet, and the Houthis have warned Egypt that joining the fight would be a grave danger.

Oct 28, 2026/2 min read

A view from the International Space Station of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the blue channel between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, photographed on 23 February 2020, a file photograph of the waterway named in the story and not of any recent event

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Serbia's Student List Takes 140 Seats in the Preliminary Official Count and Has 90 Days to Form a Government

The electoral commission's early figures give the student-backed list 52.7 percent, no prime minister has been named, and Belgrade's foreign policy on Russia and the EU remains an open question.

Oct 28, 2026/2 min read

The wide, low, white modernist Palace of Serbia government complex in Belgrade under an overcast sky with a lone pedestrian crossing the plaza, photographed on 30 January 2016, a file photograph of a Belgrade government building and not of the vote count or of any party

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Putin Hosts Iran's President and Qatar's Emir in Moscow as Iran Says a Tanker Hit Mines Near Hormuz

Pezeshkian told Putin the region can solve its problems without the US, Putin backed Qatar's mediation, and Iran's army said a tanker was damaged crossing a zone Tehran had not authorised.

Oct 27, 2026/2 min read

The Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow with its green roof and gilded cupola above trees under a cloudy sky, photographed on 1 June 2026, a file photograph of the Kremlin and not of Tuesday's meetings

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Israelis Vote in Unusually High Turnout, With 66.7% Cast by 6 p.m., in a Race Seen as a Verdict on Netanyahu

Turnout ran well ahead of 2022 all day as Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot chased a 61-seat majority neither bloc has been polling to reach, with polls due to close at 10 p.m. local time.

Oct 27, 2026/2 min read

The Knesset building in Jerusalem seen across the road and car park in front of it, photographed on 22 November 2007, a file photograph of the parliament building and not of election day

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Russia and Ukraine's Oleshky Ceasefire Takes Effect, and the Marines Say It Is Holding

The local truce began at 3 a.m. Kyiv time for aid and evacuations in the occupied Kherson town, though the Kremlin says it is not a wider pause and Kyiv fears evacuees could be steered to Russia.

Oct 27, 2026/2 min read

A quiet street of low white houses with power lines in Oleshky, Kherson region, photographed on 17 April 2016, a file photograph from before the war and not of the town's present condition

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Trump Rallies in Port Huron Against El-Sayed as Michigan's Senate Race Enters Its Final Eleven Days

A Sunday rally, a Saturday Obama visit and a race called a dead heat show why Michigan is a hinge for Senate control, with Democrats needing four Republican seats to take the chamber.

Oct 26, 2026/2 min read

The brick tower at the McMorran Place complex in Port Huron, Michigan, rising above a lawn and car park under a blue sky, photographed on 23 August 2019, a file photograph of the venue and not of Sunday's rally

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Trump Rules Out a Sunday Strike on Iran as Qatari Mediators Reach Tehran and Houthi Missiles Hit Saudi Arabia

Washington keeps both a deal and renewed strikes open while Tehran repeats its demands, and in the Gulf debris from intercepted missiles injured two people in southern Saudi Arabia.

Oct 26, 2026/3 min read

A road and low-rise buildings in the hill city of Abha in south-western Saudi Arabia at dusk, photographed on 11 January 2013, a file photograph of the Asir region where the missile debris fell and not of Sunday's events

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Zelenskyy Confirms Trilateral Peace Talks With Russia and the US Will Take Place in November

Kyiv says a three-way meeting is coming, but no date or venue has been named, Moscow is attaching conditions, and the three rounds held earlier this year produced little beyond prisoner swaps.

Oct 26, 2026/2 min read

The long cream-coloured Konstantin Palace in Strelna near Saint Petersburg under a cloudy sky, photographed on 6 July 2017, a file photograph of the palace where the Witkoff and Putin meeting was held and not of that meeting

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Serbia's Student List Wins the Election as Vucic Concedes, Ending 14 Years of Progressive Party Rule

Projections put the student-backed list on 135 to 140 of 250 seats after record turnout, with the president-turned-candidate admitting defeat and the EU offering support for reform.

Oct 26, 2026/2 min read

The pale stone House of the National Assembly of Serbia in Belgrade, with its green copper domes and columned portico under a blue sky, photographed on 6 November 2023, a file photograph of the parliament building and not of this week's election or its count

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Trump Says Iran Decision Time Is Near as Tehran Denies Offering to Swap Hormuz for the Blockade

On Fox, Trump framed his choice as a deal or a strike, as Iran's envoy in Pakistan floated reopening the strait for an end to the US port blockade and an IRGC outlet called that account fantasy.

Oct 25, 2026/2 min read

A NASA satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz with the Iranian coast to the north and the Musandam peninsula to the south, taken on 2 December 2020, a file image of the waterway and not of current events

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Serbia Votes at a Record Pace as Turnout Nears 65 Percent and Polls Stay Open Until 8 p.m.

By 6 p.m. almost two in three Serbian voters had cast ballots, the highest parliamentary figure in over three decades, while monitors and the BBC flagged register worries and alleged chain voting.

Oct 25, 2026/2 min read

The House of the National Assembly of Serbia in Belgrade at dusk with its green copper domes and lit windows, photographed on 25 October 2015, a file photograph of the parliament building and not of this year's voting