Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled ahead on Wednesday as votes were counted in Israel’s election, ⁠but ⁠the loss of a parliamentary majority leaves his path to another ⁠term dependent on drawing rivals into a coalition.

Israeli voters delivered Benjamin Netanyahu a sharp rebuke Tuesday in Israel's first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

Israelis are closely awaiting final election results after their voting delivered a rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government

Israelis went to the polls Oct. 27 for the first time since the Hamas attacks three years ago in a consequential election for U.S. relations.

The launches also followed leader Kim Jong Un’s surprise weekend visit to China, the North's main ally and economic pipeline, to push for greater cooperation.

North Korea last fired ballistic missiles on Oct. 12 amid heightened tension on the inter-Korean border over a mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers last month.

South Korea said North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s military said the launch happened Thursday but gave no further details, including the type of weapon fired.

North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Thursday, which South Korean and Japanese authorities said may have been a ballistic missile and appears to have fallen. Officials had not released further details as tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high.

Two high-speed passenger trains collided near Toledo, months after a crash involving the same carriers killed dozens and stunned the country.

Spain’s state-owned news agency and other local media say at least 10 people have died in a crash between two trains in central Spain. Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo.

Emergency teams worked through the night to find victims after one of the worst rail disasters in Europe's modern history.

Emergency workers are focusing on rescuing survivors and recovering bodies. The accident involved trains from Spain’s state-owned RENFE and the private company IRYO.

The US decision to allow the defeated right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to seek refuge in the US poses a fresh irritant to a bilateral relationship that has been marked by finger-pointing and accusations between the two countries’ leaders.

Bolsonaro lost ⁠Sunday's ​presidential election to ​leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula ​da Silva ​and did not ‌comply ⁠with a Supreme Court order to ​turn ​in ⁠his passports to ​federal police ​on ⁠Tuesday.

President Donald Trump approved allowing Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro entry into the United States following his election loss, a Trump adviser told CNN.

The US State Department tells the BBC it will issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family after he was ordered to surrender his passports by Brazil.

The Defense Department’s watchdog has declined a bipartisan request to open an investigation into the slowdown of the SpaceX’s military-grade Starlink system in Ukraine, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

The Pentagon’s watchdog is refusing a bipartisan request to investigate recent disruptions to Starlink and Starshield satellite internet service to Ukraine

The decision is raising concerns among lawmakers that the military may be reluctant to confront Elon Musk’s influence over defense communications.

The Pentagon inspector general declined a bipartisan request from nine senators to investigate reports that Starlink and Starshield service was throttled in Ukraine, referring lawmakers to the Air Force.

King Charles III faces ongoing scrutiny over Britain's historical role in slavery as he tours the Caribbean. During his visit to the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda, he will address the

King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations

King Charles III began a Caribbean tour in the Bahamas Tuesday where he is expected to "acknowledge the great suffering of the past" in the face of pressure to apologize for the slave trade."(It is)

King Charles III's Caribbean tour will see him visit three countries amid calls for an apology over slave trade reparations.