Elections • November 6, 2026

Trump and Netanyahu’s Iran War Backfires at the Ballot Box

Call it karma, as critics do, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched a war meant to bring down Iran’s government, and in the last two weeks voters in both countries have taken away the political room they had to keep fighting it. “The Iran war caused Republicans to lose Midterm after Democrats took both […]

Netanyahu in Mahane Yehuda market, ahead of Israel's national election.
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“Keep Me, Because I Can Say No to Washington,” Netanyahu’s Election Pitch

JERUSALEM: Hours before Israelis vote, Benjamin Netanyahu is making an argument that sits awkwardly beside his most valuable campaign prop. “The strongest reason to re-elect him is his ability to resist American pressure, whoever occupies the White House,” the Israeli prime minister told The Jerusalem Post. Netanyahu spoke to the Post’s Zvika Klein and Amichai […]

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Billboards features Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot (right), leader of the Yashar party, at Malachi, Israel
Elections • October 24, 2026

Polymarket Bets on Eisenkot Ahead of Israel Vote as India Blocks Platform

Days before Israel votes on October 27, traders on Polymarket give Gadi Eisenkot a 50 per cent chance of becoming the next prime minister, while Benjamin Netanyahu is at 27 per cent and Naftali Bennett at 16 per cent. Indian users cannot follow those prices at the source as New Delhi blocked Polymarket in May, […]

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Elections • October 5, 2026

UNGA to Flydubai: Netanyahu’s Security First Narrative Faces Backlash Before Israel Votes

After a United Nations walkout and now a cockpit incident are shaping the final weeks ahead of voting in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party is once again placing national security at the heart of its campaign. On September 24 at the United Nations General Assembly, dozens of delegates walked out of the […]

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Elections • September 23, 2026

Russia Faces Largest Drone Attack Amid Parliamentary Elections

Ukraine launched the largest drone attack Russia has faced since the war began, attacking the city’s main oil refinery and residential buildings on Sunday. The attack involved more than 1,600 drones, 450 aimed at Moscow, and coincided with the final day of Russian parliamentary elections. According to Governor Andrey Vorobiev, at least three people were […]

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