Votes were being counted as dawn broke in Israel on Wednesday morning, but exit polls suggested that its momentous national election left no clear winner

An inconclusive result would leave Israel in political limbo after the country's first national election since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The vote served as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wartime leadership.

Israelis are voting in a national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership

Israel’s election ended Tuesday with no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely setting off weeks of jockeying before a prime minister is declared or another round of elections is scheduled.Exit polls released by major Israeli TV stations suggest that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc nor that of his main rival,

Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the U.S. amid a money-laundering probe, as Washington agrees to issue visas to him and his family.

Brazil canceled Bolsonaro’s passports after he defied a Supreme Court order to turn over the documents, a Brazilian official said.

Bolsonaro, who had President Trump's tacit support, had been under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in Brazil and had been ordered to surrender his passport.

Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly arrived in the U.S., where he and his family will be granted visas.

After facing pressure to address the country's history of slavery, the King acknowledged the great suffering of the past, but did not apologise for Britain's role.

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 starts second day of busy Caribbean tour after acknowledging 'great suffering of the past' - Visit comes amid fresh calls for reparations

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

Kylian Mbappé caused anger among some in China after referring to Mao Zedong as a "Chinese dictator" in a discussion about his favorite memes.

Kylian Mbappe lost Chinese sponsors and saw Real Madrid matches banned on CCTV after laughing at a meme involving dictator Mao Zedong on TV.

Several Chinese brands have dropped French footballer Kylian Mbappé as backlash grew online over alleged comments by him referring to the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé reportedly told French talk show The Bridge that his "favourite meme" is "the one where they put my face on a Chinese dictator".

For months, French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s face has appeared in ads across China, from subway stations to elevators in residential buildings

The leaders of Finland and Norway called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to urge him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin.

Finnish President ⁠Alexander ⁠Stubb and Norwegian ⁠Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Tuesday ​held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin ‌regarding the war in ‌Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.

Call is first contact at this level in more than a year as Russia and Ukraine prepare for US-brokered peace talks

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ​Stoere on Tuesday held a phone call ‌with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.