Jessica Gardner and Nicci Smith break down what the fallout from elections in the US and Israel means for markets, energy prices and democracy.
On opposite sides of the world, two momentous elections are unfolding just days apart.
In Israel, voters went to the polls for the first time since October 7, 2023, in an election that is a referendum on wartime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Some Republican state officials are reviving a bid for mail-in voting restrictions for the 2028 election by appealing a court order blocking the Postal Service from carrying out a revised ballot rule.
Statement a rare instance of a prominent Jewish political leader taking a strong stand in defence of Arab Israelis
Prime ministerial hopeful calls attempts to marginalise and smear Palestinian citizens of Israel 'an anti-state act'.
In the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Republican candidates across the country began to face an unusual line of attack. In an election widely viewed as a referendum on the Trump administration, suddenly many of them were accused of being insufficiently conservative.
The defence agreement comes as China escalates its buildup in the disputed South China Sea.
Trump will discuss the "reduction of nuclear weapons" during the unprecedented talks, a spokeswoman says.
