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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


Russian attack on Ukrainian city kills 12, a day after Trump eases diesel sanctions on Moscow

Fourteen others were wounded in the attack on Zaporizhzhia, an industrial city whose outskirts lie less than 30 km from the frontline of the war.

Firefighter work at a site of a destroyed warehouse hit during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released October 8, 2026

US pushed Israel to attack Iran alone in effort to avoid political fallout before midterms - report

Two US officials and one Israeli official denied the report, telling Channel 12 Washington correspondent Barak Ravid that the US did not ask Israel to strike Iran prior to elections.

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Trump says Hurricane Isaias 'under control,' downgraded to cyclone as it moves over Alabama

The post-tropical cyclone has produced high winds, downed power lines, and caused travel delays, including the closure of all roads through Houston county, Alabama.

A man tries to push a car as waves wash over the road ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in Englewood, Florida, US, October 9, 2026.

Voices from the Arab Press: Iran's October surprise, US-China tensions, and AI

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

WHAT WILL November bring?

'An indelible stain on Norway': Trump fumes over Nobel Peace Prize snub

Trump slammed the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, calling her "a liberal person who works at the United Nations, who nobody has ever heard of," while arguing that the US deserved the award.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an election rally at the Oncenter on October 09, 2026 in Syracuse, New York.

Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

Trump filed his appeal after a federal judge dismissed the case and imposed nearly $1 million in sanctions on him and one of his lawyers for bringing a "frivolous" suit.

US President Trump attends a campaign rally in Syracuse Saturday, 10th October 2026

Is it legal for the US to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's execution? - explainer

The Pentagon's plan to broadcast Nidal Hasan's execution would break a century of US precedent. Here is what the law says about the public executions and death by firing squad.

Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2012.

Trump leaves door open to Iran strike before midterms, less than a day after ruling it out

Asked about possible US strikes on Iran before the midterms, Trump said, "We may. I mean, we'll see." Trump also discussed the Russian diesel deal and the Fort Hood shooter.

US President Donald Trump dances on stage during a rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, US, October 5, 2026.

Vance says he does not know whether execution of Fort Hood gunman will occur

Several Republican lawmakers criticized the move championed by Hegseth, while former US officials said a livestream of the execution would hand terrorists 'free propaganda.'

US Vice President JD Vance disembarks Air Force Two as he arrives at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, following a rally in Lima, Ohio, in Hebron, Kentucky, US, October 9, 2026

Trump says Russia to 'immediately supply' 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to US, global markets

Another 500,000 tons are expected to be supplied in November, and another 1,000,000 'immediately thereafter,' according to Trump. Zelensky responded by saying the deal was 'an investment in war.'

A bird flies near a price board at a Rosneft petrol pump amid fuel shortages following recent series of Ukrainian air attacks on oil refineries in Russian regions and further gasoline production cuts, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2026.