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IsraelWith the double-envelope ballots counted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s 48. Arab-led parties hold 19, and official results are due on 4 November.
Ten habits that catch most false stories, doctored photos and forwarded rumours before you share…
IndiaThree readings in each house, a committee if needed, the President’s assent — and the special…
IndiaWhat the Constitution calls the “annual financial statement”, how Parliament approves the spending…
IndiaNot by the public, but by an electoral college of MPs and MLAs whose votes are weighted by…
IndiaIndiaIndiaIndiaSix members, a target set by law, and one number that reaches every loan: how India’s Monetary Policy Committee decides, and how its…
Gross domestic product, gross value added, real and nominal, advance and revised estimates: the vocabulary of the growth numbers, in plain…
The long period average, the five categories, the dates of onset and withdrawal, and why El Niño matters: reading the India Meteorological…
Why a 7 is so much worse than a 6, what depth has to do with it, how magnitude differs from shaking — and why the Himalayas will always…
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ChinaThe deep quake struck about 400 km from Lhasa. Rescue teams and hundreds of police were sent to the epicentre.
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IranBrent slipped to about $114 on Thursday morning after a reported US letter to Tehran. Diplomats say a Qatari proposal trading nuclear steps for sanctions relief awaits Iran’s answer.
IsraelIsrael120 seats, a 61-seat majority, and a clock that starts ticking once the president hands someone the mandate.
IsraelProjections give Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition 52–53 seats and Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 50, with Arab-led parties holding the balance after the highest…
United KingdomTwo former winners, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, are on the list. The winner will be named on 9 November.
SpainA signalling failure had halted trains on the Madrid–Seville line. The transport minister called the order that sent the RENFE train on at speed…
FranceThe government also capped first-year classes in public high schools at 28 pupils. Student unions say the fight goes on.
United StatesDemocrats lead the generic ballot in the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Nine Senate races are likely to decide who controls the chamber when Americans vote on 3 November.
CanadaPrime Minister Mark Carney says the U.S. is moving closer to Canada’s demands.
United StatesAmericans vote on 3 November for every House seat and about a third of the Senate. The final stretch has been shaped by presidential rallies, a $1…
BrazilA letter first described the defeated candidate as Brazil’s “true president-elect”. His ally Tarcísio de Freitas said the result of the vote must be respected.
BrazilBrazilBrazilBrazil is testing whether an economy can be built around keeping the Amazon intact, and whether the world will help pay for it.
DR CongoThe CDC calls it the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. This week a community health worker was killed while raising awareness about the disease.
New ZealandNew Zealand piled up 259 for 7 at Eden Park and Jacob Duffy took four wickets. India lead the five-match series 3–1 before the finale in Hamilton.
AustraliaThe governor’s invitation, the floor test, the size of the cabinet and what happens when the machinery breaks down.
The Sensex closed at 74,151 and the Nifty at 22,937. Realty and PSU banks led the gains, while Trent and Maruti Suzuki fell.
The government is examining whether to lower the 12.5% LTCG rate before the next Budget. Here is how the tax works today, with a worked example.
The DPDP Act makes consent the default for handling personal data — and has no journalism exemption. Here is what that means, in plain language.
With a narrow majority and rising pressure from voters, lawmakers face a test of whether legislating is still…
A continent that regulates technology well is asking whether it can also build it, and what that would cost.
Local races for school boards, sheriffs, and judges shape daily life more than any presidency, yet draw the…
A billion voters, a million polling stations, and weeks of voting: how India stages democracy at scale.
The oil minister says purchases are driven by discounts and pricing, as Brent trades above $110.
TRM Labs says most of the funds left in about 20 minutes. Stablecoin issuers have frozen about $2.7 billion, and Binance says user funds…
Trend Micro’s TrendAI unit says Discover-Tech was among the biggest sources of ads shown to satellite-internet users.
Mega-constellations have multiplied the number of satellites overhead. The rules of the road have not kept…
Light-switched brain cells, neutrinos from deep space, the chemistry of left- and right-handed molecules, a…
Images from the edge of the observable cosmos are answering old questions and asking better new ones.
Behind the headlines, researchers are solving the unglamorous problems that will decide whether quantum lives…
The strain behind the DR Congo outbreak is a different species from the one targeted by the licensed Ebola vaccine.
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Write a letter to the editorTwo UN reports land before COP31 in Antalya: the WMO’s greenhouse gas bulletin and UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report, which puts the world on…
The UN climate summit runs from 9 to 20 November. Finance, national climate plans and fossil fuels will dominate — with oil above $110 in…
The Bayern Munich striker scored 73 goals for club and country. Kylian Mbappé was second and Lamine Yamal…
Thirty golds, 35 silvers and 49 bronzes in Aichi-Nagoya beat India’s previous best of 108 from Hangzhou 2023.
India’s cue-sports great added the WBL World Billiards Championship to a record that already spans billiards…
Sanju Samson’s 67 off 33 and Naman Dhir’s unbeaten 42 gave India a four-wicket win and a 1–0 lead in the…
The archaeological site on the Mahanadi is known for its early brick temple and Buddhist monasteries.
Seven quick checks that catch most false claims, old photos and fake screenshots — no special tools needed.
Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was ordered detained until she pays a fine of more than $50,000 after being convicted of running an unlicensed…
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BusinessThe rupee at 95: five numbers
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WorldIsrael’s count in five numbers
WorldThe Iran war: eight months in six slides
ClimateThe climate gap in five numbers
WorldIsrael votes: what the exit polls say
HealthThe Ebola outbreak in numbers
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All 435 House seats and a third of the Senate are on the ballot halfway through a president’s term. What is being decided on 3 November 2026, how a…
Fifteen countries narrow the field in secret straw polls, five of them hold a veto, and the General Assembly has the final word. Here is how the…
Costly oil, a strong dollar and foreign selling have kept the currency near record lows for months. Here is what is driving it — and who gains and…
Likud says the vote was stolen through bribery, intimidation and forged ballots. Israel Police say there is no evidence to support the claims.
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