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Israeli election campaigns must move past political gimmicks to tackle critical issues - editorial

With two weeks to go, let’s hear how the parties are going to deal with education, transportation, the environment, the unequal IDF draft, the worrying wave of emigration, and the West Bank.

Workers hang a Likud party election campaign billboard featuring Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders, with the slogan “Right or Palestine,” on a building in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Britain, September 7, 2026.

UK finance minister calls for tighter Russian shipping sanctions

An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the aircraft carrier sails regional waters in the Middle East.

US destroys Iran-affiliated ship in Gulf of Oman, BoP Gaza contract reportedly still not approved

A sailboat sails as a boat approaches to the boarding ladder of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar,

US considers easing sanctions on shadow fleet vessels to cut freight rates, official says


Israel yet to allow Board of Peace first construction contract in Gaza - report

“Israel won’t open the border,” said a source familiar with the matter, adding that contractors and trucks have been prevented from entering Gaza to begin construction.

Palestinians inspect the site of a house targeted by airstrikes after the Israeli military warned residents to evacuate late on Saturday, in Al-Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, October 11, 2026.

Trump says ‘leakers should be shot’ at Arizona rally, days after approving firing-squad execution

Recalling a leak Trump said delayed the June 2025 B-2 strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the president declared: “In the old days, we used to shoot leakers.”

US President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, US, October 14, 2026.

Katie Zacharia claims to be a lawyer. Was she ever actually licensed? - report

A spokesman for the State Bar of California told The Washington Post that it “has no record of Kate Sharon Zacharia or Kate Sharon Black having been licensed to practice law in California."

Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 13, 2026.

Trump punishes Ukraine while rewarding Putin in his pursuit of peace - opinion

From easing sanctions on Russia to threatening political foes, Trump’s actions reveal a president driven more by revenge than peace.

US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025

SpaceX limits Starlink operations in Ukraine, disrupting military ops., missile defense capability

Ukrainian negotiators traveled to the US on Friday and Saturday in an effort to urge US President Donald Trump to increase sanction pressure on Russia.

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian soldiers Pavlo and Dorokhin retrieve a Starlink satellite connection hardware from a roof of a damaged university, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, from a recent missile attack in Kramatorsk Ukraine, December 13, 2022.

Board of Peace preparing for Gaza field survey to find locations for Hamas weapons handover

Security officials familiar with the details of the regional process said there was an enormous gap between Hamas's conduct and US aspirations to advance reconstruction in exchange for disarmament.

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

'We're going to hit them hard': Trump threatens Iran as Tehran escalates shipping attacks

Trump threatened to 'hit Iran hard' as Iranian officials revealed new tactics targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at keeping oil prices high ahead of US midterm elections.

.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Menard Memorial Sports Center on October 13, 2026 in Wasilla, Alaska.

US destroys Iran-affiliated ship in Gulf of Oman, BoP Gaza contract reportedly still not approved

Container ship sank near Hormuz by projectile • Iran executes man for supporting Israel • Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, hit Aramco HQ

An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the aircraft carrier sails regional waters in the Middle East.

US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns amid bribery, corruption allegations - report

Kimberly Guilfoyle issued a vague X/Twitter post amid her resignation as US ambassador to Greece, saying her time in the role "may be coming to an end," but her loyalty to Trump would remain.

US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the US Embassy in Athens, on October 7, 2026.

Netanyahu, Trump discussed possibility of renewing strikes against Iran before elections - report

Senior US officials told Axios that Netanyahu cited alleged Iranian efforts to rebuild nuclear capacity as the reason for launching new strikes.

US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of  Trump at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.