Oct 28, 2026, 09:30 PM UTC

Official vote tallies in Israel's general election continue to indicate a stalemate between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition challenger Gadi Eisenkot, with neither faction securing the 61 seats necessary for a Knesset majority.

With 85% of ballots counted, partial figures show Netanyahu's right-wing and religious coalition tracking toward 53 seats. Meanwhile, opposition parties led by Eisenkot hold a narrow edge in earlier exit projections, though remaining well short of an absolute majority. Record turnout, particularly among Arab Israeli voters, has positioned minority parties as potential coalition kingmakers.

Both leaders maintain competing claims to form the next administration as final calculations proceed. Official election results are expected by Thursday.

Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, Daily Sabah, France24, The Guardian.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced during a visit to Kraljevo that the state plans to secure two major investors for the city within the next year, aiming to create approximately 1,000 jobs. Vučić stressed the significance of attracting large-scale industrial projects to boost the local economy in Kraljevo.

Meanwhile, in Belgrade, the Serbian National Assembly ended its session on Monday afternoon. Lawmakers completed scheduled debates on current agenda items and are expected to resume parliamentary discussions on Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM.

Sources: Tanjug

French cities experienced a calm Tuesday morning after local authorities imposed overnight curfews in parts of Paris and several other municipalities following a weekend of severe unrest triggered by cost-of-living protests.

Nationwide demonstrations devolved into looting, arson, and property damage, resulting in nearly 2,400 detentions, including over 1,000 in Paris alone. Dozens of security personnel sustained injuries, while hundreds of businesses and historical buildings reported damage.

In response, President Emmanuel Macron urged local authorities to prohibit unauthorized demonstrations, allowing only union-led rallies, while Lyon enacted a total ban on public assemblies.

Simultaneously, European Union regulators launched an investigation into potential foreign online interference. Security officials are examining whether pro-Russian and far-right accounts systematically amplified protest videos to incite further European instability.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă.

Emergency responders, including over 100 personnel from Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit, have deployed to Toledo following a collision between a high-speed AVE train carrying 397 passengers and a stationary Iryo convoy near Urda and Los Yébenes. Initial reports on casualties remain variable, with figures ranging from at least 30 to 64 fatalities and roughly 150 injured. Castilla-La Mancha Regional President Emiliano García-Page stated that officials "expect more fatalities" as search dogs and technical teams clear the wreckage.

The disaster along the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed corridor—occurring nine months after a fatal derailment in Adamuz—has reignited political debate over rail safety. Public attention has focused on previous remarks by Transport Minister Óscar Puente, who had stated following the Adamuz crash that "the probability of another accident is extremely low."

Sources: Canarias7, El Mundo, Infodefensa, La Vanguardia, Marca