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After two years of protests, Serbia faces a pivotal election on Sunday, with a student-led challenge to Aleksandar Vucic's lengthy rule. Allegations of electoral irregularities and fears of a post-election crisis abound.
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A Russian diesel tanker has departed for the United States under a new import deal, drawing protests from Ukraine. The agreement comes amid high fuel prices and ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he invited India’s Narendra Modi to light a torch alongside pilot Smit Machchhar injured during the recent Flydubai attack.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's consummate political survivor, is facing the fight of his life in Tuesday elections, drawing on over three decades of experience to convince voters he is still the only candidate capable of keeping them safe. The silver-tongued 77-year-old's security-first reputation was all but shattered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, and his main rival -- plain-spoken ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot -- has channelled public anger over the failure and is running neck and neck with Netanyahu in polls.
