Israelis vote in fifth parliamentary election in less than four years
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No party is poised to win an outright majority, the polls say
Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, its fifth in less than four years, as parties hope to finally break government gridlock and end a prolonged political crisis.
According to final polls, released four days before the vote, the bloc of opposition parties led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to win 60 seats in the Knesset, the countryโs parliament, one short of a majority. His main rival, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, and the coalition he leads, is projected to win 56 seats.
Turnout hit 15.9% by 10am local time, Central Ele... ...
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No party is poised to win an outright majority, the polls say
Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, its fifth in less than four years, as parties hope to finally break government gridlock and end a prolonged political crisis.
According to final polls, released four days before the vote, the bloc of opposition parties led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to win 60 seats in the Knesset, the countryโs parliament, one short of a majority. His main rival, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, and the coalition he leads, is projected to win 56 seats.
Turnout hit 15.9% by 10am local time, Central Ele... ...
Elon Musk fires entire Twitter board
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The billionaire is currently the sole director of the social media giant and has vowed to make changes
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dissolved Twitterโs entire board of directors following his buyout of the social media giant, legal documents filed with financial regulators on Monday show.
Musk reportedly plans to cull the platformโs workforce by as much as 25%, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Washington Post. The new owner's inner circle is now reportedly deciding who will be part of the first round of layoffs, which is expected to affect over 7,000 people from nearly all departments, including sales, product, engineers, legal, as well as trust and... ...
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The billionaire is currently the sole director of the social media giant and has vowed to make changes
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dissolved Twitterโs entire board of directors following his buyout of the social media giant, legal documents filed with financial regulators on Monday show.
Musk reportedly plans to cull the platformโs workforce by as much as 25%, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Washington Post. The new owner's inner circle is now reportedly deciding who will be part of the first round of layoffs, which is expected to affect over 7,000 people from nearly all departments, including sales, product, engineers, legal, as well as trust and... ...
Final module docks at Chinese space station
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Beijing plans to complete the construction of Tiangong by the end of the year
The third and final module docked with Chinaโs Tiangong station in Earthโs orbit on Tuesday, media reports, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The laboratory module, called Mengtian (which means โdreaming of the heavensโ), was launched on a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang launch site on the island of Hainan on Monday. It reached the Tiangong space station after a journey of around 13 hours, and successfully docked with the core module early Tuesday.
The new module contains equipment for studying microgravity and conducting experiments in fluid physics, materials scien... ...
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Beijing plans to complete the construction of Tiangong by the end of the year
The third and final module docked with Chinaโs Tiangong station in Earthโs orbit on Tuesday, media reports, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The laboratory module, called Mengtian (which means โdreaming of the heavensโ), was launched on a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang launch site on the island of Hainan on Monday. It reached the Tiangong space station after a journey of around 13 hours, and successfully docked with the core module early Tuesday.
The new module contains equipment for studying microgravity and conducting experiments in fluid physics, materials scien... ...
Lulaโs victory is good for Brazil, but far from a revolution
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The veteran leftist is back in power after a narrow win, but his power to bring change is very limited
The results are in for Brazilโs presidential election, which has drawn serious international attention. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, won the contest with 50.9% of the vote, to incumbent President Jair Bolsonaroโs 49.1%, which is in line with what polls suggested would happen. My best friend, who I mentioned in my last column on this topic for RT, thankfully was no... ...
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The veteran leftist is back in power after a narrow win, but his power to bring change is very limited
The results are in for Brazilโs presidential election, which has drawn serious international attention. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, won the contest with 50.9% of the vote, to incumbent President Jair Bolsonaroโs 49.1%, which is in line with what polls suggested would happen. My best friend, who I mentioned in my last column on this topic for RT, thankfully was no... ...
British dictionary names word of the year
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According to the Collins Dictionary, 2022 has been โan extended period of instability and insecurityโ
Collins Dictionary has named โPermacrisisโ its word of the year for 2022, stating that the term sums up โhow truly awfulโ it has been. Amid conflict, political upheaval and economic crises, political leaders have told the public to prepare for more of the same.
Defined by Collins as โan extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events,โ โPermacrisisโ was announced as the publisherโs word of the year on Tuesday.
The term...
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According to the Collins Dictionary, 2022 has been โan extended period of instability and insecurityโ
Collins Dictionary has named โPermacrisisโ its word of the year for 2022, stating that the term sums up โhow truly awfulโ it has been. Amid conflict, political upheaval and economic crises, political leaders have told the public to prepare for more of the same.
Defined by Collins as โan extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events,โ โPermacrisisโ was announced as the publisherโs word of the year on Tuesday.
The term...
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No โmoral conflictโ over buying Russian oil โ India
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The oil and gas minister says New Delhiโs top priority is its own people
India sees no โmoral conflictโ in importing Russian oil despite the Westโs attempts to curb Moscowโs revenues, Indian oil and gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said. The US and EU have tried to restrict Russian oil and gas trade as part of sanctions that were imposed on Moscow in the wake of its military operation in Ukraine, which was launched in February.
During an interview on CNN on Monday, anchor Becky Anderson asked Puri whether India has โany qualms about continuing to buy so muchโ Russian oil.
The minister corrected Anderson by saying that oil from Russia made... ...
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The oil and gas minister says New Delhiโs top priority is its own people
India sees no โmoral conflictโ in importing Russian oil despite the Westโs attempts to curb Moscowโs revenues, Indian oil and gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said. The US and EU have tried to restrict Russian oil and gas trade as part of sanctions that were imposed on Moscow in the wake of its military operation in Ukraine, which was launched in February.
During an interview on CNN on Monday, anchor Becky Anderson asked Puri whether India has โany qualms about continuing to buy so muchโ Russian oil.
The minister corrected Anderson by saying that oil from Russia made... ...
โWWIII has already effectively begunโ โ Nouriel Roubini
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According to the renowned economist, โeverything will split in twoโ
A new world war is practically underway, โcertainly in Ukraine and cyberspace,โ economist Nouriel Roubini explained.
Last week, the New York University professor was interviewed by Der Spiegel and listed some of the worldโs most acute problems.
Recalling a recent event hosted by the International Monetary Fund, he referred to historian Niall Ferguson who โsaid in a speech there that we would be lucky if we got an economic crisis like in the 1970s โ and not a war like in the 1940s.โ
When speaking about major global threats, Roubini mentioned the ongoing conflict between Russia... ...
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According to the renowned economist, โeverything will split in twoโ
A new world war is practically underway, โcertainly in Ukraine and cyberspace,โ economist Nouriel Roubini explained.
Last week, the New York University professor was interviewed by Der Spiegel and listed some of the worldโs most acute problems.
Recalling a recent event hosted by the International Monetary Fund, he referred to historian Niall Ferguson who โsaid in a speech there that we would be lucky if we got an economic crisis like in the 1970s โ and not a war like in the 1940s.โ
When speaking about major global threats, Roubini mentioned the ongoing conflict between Russia... ...
Serbia puts military on high alert over Kosovo
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Belgradeโs peaceful stance doesnโt mean that itโs weak and can be harassed, the defense minister said
Belgrade put its military on high alert on Tuesday as the breakaway region of Kosovo began implementing a plan to ban Serbian license plates, the countryโs defense minister, Milos Vucevic, announced.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is also the commander-in-chief of the countryโs armed forces, has ordered the military โto increase the level of combat readiness to be prepared to respond to any task,โ Vucevic said in an interview with the broadcaster Happy TV....
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Belgradeโs peaceful stance doesnโt mean that itโs weak and can be harassed, the defense minister said
Belgrade put its military on high alert on Tuesday as the breakaway region of Kosovo began implementing a plan to ban Serbian license plates, the countryโs defense minister, Milos Vucevic, announced.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is also the commander-in-chief of the countryโs armed forces, has ordered the military โto increase the level of combat readiness to be prepared to respond to any task,โ Vucevic said in an interview with the broadcaster Happy TV....
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Tories suspend ex-minister over TV ambitions
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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has lost his partyโs whip after signing up for โIโm a Celebrityโ
Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was suspended as Tory MP on Monday over his intention to take part in the popular reality show โIโm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!โ.
Conservative Party Chief Whip Simon Hart made the announcement shortly after The Sun revealed that Hancock would soon swap the halls of Westminster for the Australian jungle, where he will be fighting for survival along with other well-known contestants....
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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has lost his partyโs whip after signing up for โIโm a Celebrityโ
Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was suspended as Tory MP on Monday over his intention to take part in the popular reality show โIโm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!โ.
Conservative Party Chief Whip Simon Hart made the announcement shortly after The Sun revealed that Hancock would soon swap the halls of Westminster for the Australian jungle, where he will be fighting for survival along with other well-known contestants....
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Serbia issues shoot-down order for drones
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Belgrade scrambled fighters after UAVs were spotted above military bases near Kosovo
The Serbian military now has orders to immediately destroy any hostile drone in the countryโs airspace, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday. The new rules of engagement come after MiG-29 interceptors were sent to fend off UAVs spotted above military bases near the boundary with the disputed province of Kosovo.
Multiple unmanned aerial vehicles were detected above a military facility near Merdare, one of the designated crossings between Kosovo and the rest of Serbia, and Vucic ordered the military to deploy planes with orders to shoot. The drones then... ...
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Belgrade scrambled fighters after UAVs were spotted above military bases near Kosovo
The Serbian military now has orders to immediately destroy any hostile drone in the countryโs airspace, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday. The new rules of engagement come after MiG-29 interceptors were sent to fend off UAVs spotted above military bases near the boundary with the disputed province of Kosovo.
Multiple unmanned aerial vehicles were detected above a military facility near Merdare, one of the designated crossings between Kosovo and the rest of Serbia, and Vucic ordered the military to deploy planes with orders to shoot. The drones then... ...
Tรผrkiye not ready to approve Swedenโs NATO bid
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Ankara still demands that Stockholm extradite suspects it considers terrorists, a Turkish official has said
Tรผrkiye is still not ready to lift its veto and endorse Swedenโs NATO bid, a spokesman for the leading AK Party, Omer Celik, said on Monday. Promises made by Stockholm in relation to Ankaraโs concerns about providing asylum to suspects it considers terrorists are not enough, he added.
โThese statements of Sweden are good, but not enough until they are implemented,โ Celik said, according to Bloomberg. โWe are waiting for it to come to life.โ
Tรผrkiye stalled the process of approving the applications of Sweden and Finland to j... ...
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Ankara still demands that Stockholm extradite suspects it considers terrorists, a Turkish official has said
Tรผrkiye is still not ready to lift its veto and endorse Swedenโs NATO bid, a spokesman for the leading AK Party, Omer Celik, said on Monday. Promises made by Stockholm in relation to Ankaraโs concerns about providing asylum to suspects it considers terrorists are not enough, he added.
โThese statements of Sweden are good, but not enough until they are implemented,โ Celik said, according to Bloomberg. โWe are waiting for it to come to life.โ
Tรผrkiye stalled the process of approving the applications of Sweden and Finland to j... ...