October 28, 2026
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Overnight counting in Israel replaced exit-poll deadlock with momentum for Netanyahu, with U.S. outlets noting his bloc nearing a majority and his claim of a Zionist mandate to form a right-wing government, a shift from the previous evening's rebuke narrative that Trump attributed to his endorsement.
With six days to the midterms, coverage pivoted home to Senate control, with Trump campaigning in Ohio and Obama in Georgia, a judge rejecting the Justice Department bid to segregate 20,000 California ballots, and the Federal Reserve holding rates. The Alaska race overtook the previews after reports that Peltola allies recruited a second Dan Sullivan as a spoiler, prompting denials, fraud accusations and a federal criminal inquiry.
A high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain rose through the day from 10 to at least 68 dead, while defeated Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro landed in Miami declaring himself the legitimate leader.
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Overnight exit polls were revised away from the early change-bloc lead to a 51-51 tie and then a narrow Netanyahu edge, prompting competing claims: Eisenkot declared the public voted for change, Netanyahu called for a right-wing Zionist government without rotation.
As real ballots were tallied, outlets described going to sleep with Eisenkot and waking with Netanyahu: Likud held 27-28 seats as largest party, his bloc peaked near 59 then slid through the day to 53 against 48 for Eisenkot, with Arab parties at a record 18-19.
With regular envelopes finished and some 480,000 double envelopes left for overnight counting, attention turned to deadlock maneuvers: Likud alleged theft by Arab parties, the change bloc weighed ousting the Knesset speaker, and Washington was cited warning against another election before an Iran operation.
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Overnight editors stayed with Israel's Knesset vote, with projections giving Netanyahu's camp a narrow lead without a majority. Both Netanyahu and Eisenkot claimed a mandate, and commentary turned to coalition arithmetic and record Arab parties as possible kingmakers.
By mid-morning that story was displaced by the high-speed collision in Toledo province. Tolls reported through the day climbed from at least ten to more than 60 dead, with wagons down an embankment and the Madrid-Andalusia line closed. Coverage moved from rescue to cause, citing survivors thrown through carriages and the transport minister blaming an inexplicable dispatcher decision.
Evening attention returned home to CDU infighting in Saxony-Anhalt over premier Schulze's demand for affidavits ruling out AfD deals, and to the succession for Bellevue with four women discussed. Bolsonaro's departure for Florida, where he declared himself the true elected president, closed the foreign file.
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Overnight counts from Israel showed Netanyahu and Eisenkot neck-and-neck without a majority, Likud the largest party and Arab parties at a record 19 seats as potential kingmakers, both camps claiming ability to govern.
Attention shifted in the morning to Spain, where two high-speed trains collided near Urda south of Madrid on the Madrid-Seville line. The toll rose through the day from around ten to 68 dead and 179 injured, traffic was suspended and three days of national mourning were declared. The transport minister cited a rear-end collision after an erroneous resumption of traffic.
In France the Senate adopted the expanded casseurs-payeurs bill. On education, Lecornu conceded measures were insufficient before deputies debating a Parcoursup replacement, Macron called for a calm return Monday as a poll showed a majority judged proposals insufficient but wanted mobilization to end. The government announced a national tribute after the Yvelines racist attack.
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Overnight projections first gave Eisenkot's opposition a narrow edge, then reversed as the count passed 50% and 84.5%, settling around 54 seats for Netanyahu's camp to 49 for opponents, with 19 seats for Arab lists and neither side near 61. President Herzog urged against another vote as editors asked what comes next and stressed the result changed nothing for Lebanon.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem seized on the deadlock as an image of defeat to declare disarmament off the table while occupation continued, a line rivals said diplomacy, not arms, had protected Dahiyeh. President Aoun and Premier Salam restated commitment to state monopoly on arms and to keeping UNIFIL or a European replacement through negotiation, as Israeli artillery and evening airstrikes hit southern villages and Washington was reported warning of a harsh response if Hezbollah entered a war.
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Overnight Russian strikes hit residential buildings in Kharkiv, wounding five including a four-year-old child. Later in the day another drone hit a post office in the city, killing one and wounding four, while an attack on an enterprise in Rivne region killed a man.
Trump said a meeting with Zelensky and Putin would take place soon. Zelensky answered that Kyiv expected a trilateral session in Abu Dhabi before November 10, outlined territorial questions and the Kinburn Spit proposal, warned Washington against an economic marriage with Russia, and cited an FT report that the U.S. would not demand territorial concessions.
Zelensky said Ukraine was receiving on average 12 Patriot interceptors a month and traveled to the Netherlands, where a €500M military package and joint work on the Bliksem air-defense project were announced. Parliament passed the 2027 budget in first reading as the General Staff counted 181 engagements.
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Exit polls gave way to the count, with Likud leading as tallies climbed to nearly 90% without a majority. Netanyahu's bloc stalled at 53-57 seats against 47-49 for Eisenkot, while Arab lists reached 17-19 seats as kingmakers. Netanyahu vowed a right-wing government and Eisenkot urged him to retire; Arab leaders offered to back an opposition cabinet to oust him. President Herzog pledged to avoid another election as unity, minority government or outreach to Lieberman and Bennett was discussed. Trump claimed credit for boosting Netanyahu and backed a unity cabinet without Ben-Gvir, as Likud accused Arab lists of stealing the vote.
In Gaza tank, artillery and naval fire killed three to four and wounded dozens, including a strike on a ministry site in Mawasi Rafah, with the toll at 74,564.
In Hebron the operation entered a sixth day with nearly 5,000 displaced and 110 arrests, alongside settlement plans and settler attacks.
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Morning coverage previewed the Chancellor's statement, trailing the scrapping of gas standing charges and a £100 payment for millions, alongside warnings of limited help on living costs. By early afternoon John Healey set out tax rises on savers, landlords, banks and betting firms, an increased minimum wage and extended fuel and energy relief, framed by right-leaning papers as a record tax burden that ducked welfare reform and by others as modest breathing space leaving a grim squeeze.
Counts from Israel's election replaced overnight exit polls, showing Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc narrowly ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's but short of a majority, with coalition talks expected.
Reports from Spain worsened through the day as a high-speed collision south of Madrid left at least 68 dead, prompting three days of national mourning.
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Exit polls giving way to partial counts dominated coverage, with Netanyahu's bloc holding 53-55 seats to 48-50 for Eisenkot's opponents, short of 61. Both men claimed they would form a government as the Arab list reached a record 19 seats, a kingmaker role exile outlets stressed and state media framed as the end of the Netanyahu era. Trump claimed his endorsement shifted the race.
Attention turned to what the deadlock meant for Iran after Netanyahu spoke of a third strike and Trump said war would end when he decided. Araghchi said Tehran remained in close contact with mediators over a seven-day proposal tied to Hormuz, which Reuters described as a Qatari draft presented in Tehran, as regional outlets reported Saudi pressure on Washington for patience amid talk of a short, intense US operation.
At home, exile outlets reported inflation near 77-88% and warnings of gas cuts in 11 provinces.
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Overnight coverage lingered on Putin's calls with Finnish and Norwegian leaders, with FT via independent outlets describing a lecture on Slavic history and root causes, while state-aligned press framed the contact as a win for Moscow.
Attention shifted early to Ukrainian strikes inside Russia, with reports of drones hitting a chemical plant and metallurgical site in Tula, Flamingo missiles striking Lipetsk injuring one, and a fire at a health-servers building in Kursk.
By midday the Moscow Russia-Africa summit took over front pages, with Putin telling the plenary that a multipolar world was irreversible, praising African rejection of sanctions, citing 1.5-fold trade growth since 2022 and proposing African airline flights to Russia.
Evening wires turned to diplomacy, citing Trump on an imminent meeting with Putin and Zelensky and the Kremlin that contacts could resume after November 4 with no seat for Europe, alongside Putin's call for state influence over social networks.
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Overnight counts from Israel reversed exit polls, giving Netanyahu's bloc 54 seats to Eisenkot's 47-49, Likud first but short of 61, with Arab lists at 17-19 as potential kingmakers. Netanyahu promised a strong right-wing government while Trump claimed credit for the comeback.
Mid-morning attention shifted to Spain, where two high-speed trains collided on the Madrid-Andalusia line near Toledo, carriages falling down an embankment. The toll rose through the day to at least 68 dead and over 150 injured, with authorities citing human error. Seven Italians were aboard, three women reported missing.
In Milan a judge refused to validate the detention of Youssef Siher, ruling he never advocated violence, prompting Meloni to call the decision shameful.
In the afternoon the cabinet approved the 26-billion-euro 2027 budget, extending the 33% Irpef bracket to 55,000 euros and creating a 100-euro yearly pension fund for newborns, while postponing the energy-bills decree.
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Carrying over the ransom standoff, GMO refused payment and offered up to $1 million reward; by morning NHK and Yomiuri noted anxiety persisted despite claims of world-class security, then TBS, NHK and Sankei reported the US provider suspended the domain publishing customer data, with 113 tips in six hours and police investigating, though attackers threatened new domains.
Attention shifted midday to electoral reform, with LDP, Ishin and Democratic Party for the People agreeing to cut 31 proportional Lower House seats, alongside Japan-U.S. defense talks on deterrence and port use.
Evening coverage turned to SoftBank's four-game sweep of DeNA for a second straight Japan Series title and to central Spain, where a high-speed train collision killed at least 64, with no Japanese victims reported.
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Overnight counting in Israel overturned Tuesday's exit polls, with Netanyahu's bloc moving narrowly ahead of the opposition as Likud emerged largest, yet still short of a majority. Dutch papers tracked the tally from a quarter to 85 percent counted, shifting focus to coalition arithmetic and the decisive role of Arab parties, with opposition figure Golan urging cooperation.
By mid-morning that count was displaced by a collision between two high-speed trains south of Madrid. Initial reports of ten dead rose through the day to 68, with more than 80 injured and Spain declaring three days of mourning. Attention turned to cause, with ministers saying a stationary train was rammed after traffic control authorized passing a red signal.
Meanwhile Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Netherlands, where the cabinet pledged fresh winter aid for Ukraine.
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Overnight live blogs tracked Cyclone Arnab completing landfall south of Yanam with 135-150 kmph winds, heavy rain in Andhra and Odisha, uprooted trees, power cuts, cancelled trains and flights; toll rose from two electrocutions to three and then five, with 57,000 evacuated and flash-flood alerts extending inland to MP-UP-Maharashtra.
Attention then shifted to counting for 28 MLC seats in UP, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra: the BJP-led NDA swept Congress-ruled Karnataka, took five-six seats in UP while losing Varanasi to SP, and saw sitting MLCs fall in Bihar, leaving Congress with zero and prompting Modi and Shah to mock its ballot-paper loss.
On markets and government, Jio Platforms listed at a 21% premium in the country's largest IPO, while the Cabinet raised dearness allowance 3 points to 63%.
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Morning front pages stayed split, TVN24 on Israel exit polls and Trump remarks, wPolityce on Hołownia's explanation of the Poland 2050 tapes, extending the coalition breakup story.
By afternoon wPolityce shifted to the courts, claiming reversals favoring the opposition: the overturned decision on Ziobro, Kaczynski's win against Komosa, and a setback for Żurek's camp, while TVN24 reported a sabotage suspect detained in Warsaw and a military vehicle hit by a train.
In the evening both turned outward: TVN24 led with NATO and American presence in Poland as a signal to Moscow, following Nawrocki's call for a Security Council, and an official communique on the Spain rail disaster, while wPolityce kept a domestic attack on the Tusk government and the TVP dispute.
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Early coverage still tracked Israel, where Netanyahu emerged ahead but short of a majority and dependent on Arab parties to be overtaken. That receded by mid-morning when reports of a high-speed collision between Los Yébenes and Urda took over all front pages.
Initial figures spoke of injuries and two wagons down an embankment after a Renfe AVE struck an Iryo on the Madrid-Andalusia line, suspended immediately. Tolls climbed through the day from 10 to 30, then 64 and 68 dead with more than 180 injured, including former minister Fátima Báñez.
Attention shifted from rescue to cause: Transport Minister Óscar Puente called the crash 'inverosímil' and pointed to an erroneous clearance from the Adif control centre, with audio ordering 'reanude con marcha normal' for 25 km without alert. Sánchez promised measures after a second crash after Adamuz, while Feijóo demanded governmental and judicial inquiries.
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Overnight Israeli counts reversed exit polls that had put Eisenkot ahead, with outlets reporting Netanyahu's bloc leading after half the votes but short of a majority, leaving Palestinian Arab parties as potential kingmakers.
By mid-morning attention swung to central Spain, where two high-speed trains collided. Initial reports of ten dead rose through the day to more than sixty, with Turkish outlets carrying condolence messages from Ankara.
Domestically the fund case moved toward repayment, with the vice president announcing interim payments as courts imposed then partly lifted asset freezes on Pasifik Holding figures, while Mustafa Sarıgül suspended his New Party membership amid money-laundering and sexual-assault allegations. In the evening Erdoğan hosted Kazakhstan's Tokayev in Ankara and then spoke by phone with Trump on Hormuz and Yemen tensions on the eve of the republic's 103rd anniversary.
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State outlets extended the Fifth Plenum discipline exegesis into a third day, moving past the perseverance and uneaten-apple parables to identical Jin Silu commentaries on why strict party rule must be grasped to the end.
By midday front pages shifted to “forever on the road” videos and well-being framing, then tightened around the maxim that any breach of discipline and law would face severe investigation and punishment, with metaphor roundups and cadre work-style lessons attached.
Protocol coverage of Xi’s message to Lula receded to English-language pages. Outside the lockstep, SCMP reported the death of former vice-premier Liu Yandong at 80, EU plans for high-level currency talks and new limits on hybrid exports, while mainland spokesmen answered TSMC rare-earth reports and German president’s Anhui visit drew dual-track readings.
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President Ruto spent a second day in Moscow for the Russia-Africa forum, pitching Russian investors with bilateral trade put at Ksh49.4 billion. A teased 6pm address became a football announcement: Bayern Munich will play Ajax on January 5 to open Talanta Stadium, rebranded as Raila Odinga International Stadium, with tickets on sale from November 5.
The IEBC shortlisted nine candidates for chief executive, including the NACADA boss and a former EACC chief. University lecturers reached a Sh20 billion deal to end the strike and resume classes Monday, after days of student protests in Nairobi.
Health officials said all 10 suspected Ebola cases at MTRH in Eldoret tested negative as the UN released about Ksh260 million for preparedness. In Eastleigh, rescuers said the search was 80 percent complete after detecting signs of life.
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