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After a historic election, the Arab parties open up to an anti-Netanyahu alliance in Israel

In the absence of the completion of the final count, the Palestinian citizens of Israel are moving towards a record number of seats in Parliament, becoming a decisive force for the formation of a government. While these parties have shown their willingness to work together to unblock Benjamin Netanyahu, the leaders of the Jewish opposition face the dilemma of access to a cooperation that they promised in campaign not to carry out.

A safety failure and a possible human error, under investigation after railway accident

A new and deadly railway accident in Spain. Tens of people died on October 28 following the collision of two high-speed trains on the line connecting Madrid to Andalusia. The president of the Spanish Government went to the site to attend to the emergency and declared three days of mourning in the country. It's the second fatal train accident in less than a year. For his part, the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puentes, said that the Spanish railway system is safe and does not rule out a "human error."

Spain: railway accident leaves several dead and injured

♪ A high-speed train fired another convoy in the back of Urda (Toledo), south of Madrid. The Government of Spain points to a human error, after a reported failure in the automatic signalling system.

Congress, polls, funding... What we know about the half-American elections in numbers.

The half-American elections are held on 3 November, the results of which may be redesigning the new political map in Congress, which means that democracies dominate either of the two chambers, thus imposing severe control over the administration of trumps in their use with many files. More details on this ballot in numbers:

United States: Wind of rumors approaching the Midterms

In the run-up to the mid-term elections, on 3 November in the United States, accusations of fraud are going on at full speed, as are false accusations against certain candidates. For example: Illinois voting machines would try to influence the voter's choice, or the senator's pretender in Texas James Talarico would have sexually abused one of his students.

Bolsonaro's escape to the US: How it happened

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his defeat, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains.

Top US federal judge who handled 9/11, Trump, Maduro cases dies aged 92

Alvin Hellerstein, a top US judge who was handling the trial against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and previously oversaw lawsuits stemming from the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and multiple cases involving President Donald Trump, died on Wednesday aged 92.

Historic gains for Arab-majority parties in Israeli election

Two Arab-majority parties are set to win a historic 19 seats in total, amid a record turnout at the polls in Israel on Tuesday. Voters from the community, descendants of Palestinians who stayed after Israel's creation and who make up around 20 percent of the population, have been enraged by the Netanyahu government's ultra-nationalist Jewish vision for the country and the Palestinian territories. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

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Israel: elections without won and without losing?

In this number of discussion, we address the preliminary results of the Israeli legislative elections, which were neither won nor lost. Despite the progress of the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, and its allies, neither his camp nor the opposition block led by the Gadi Eisencott, was able to harvest the parliamentary majority needed to form the future Government. Guests of debate: Hosni Abedi, Professor of International Relations, University of Geneva. Eidette Bar, competent researcher in the Arab world. Ahmed Al-Safadi, Israeli political analyst.

Israel: Do the Arab lists resolve the battle?

In today ' s event, we highlight the role of Arab parties in the Israeli legislative elections, which may have the floor in shaping the future Government, having achieved remarkable electoral gains by some 18 seats. Today ' s guest: A Arab hope, lawyer and political writer.

'Israeli electorate has moved rightward: Many underestimated extent of fracture in Israeli society'

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Dr. Shira Efron, RAND's Distinguished Israel Policy Chair. “Many of us, myself included, underestimated the extent of the fracture in Israeli society.” It reflects a political system in which ideological polarisation, the rightward shift of the Jewish electorate and the contested legitimacy of Arab political participation have sharply narrowed the possibilities for coalition-building. Dr. Efron illustrates a political landscape in which Netanyahu’s governing bloc has lost ground, yet still has “more cards, or better cards, to play,” she argues, whether throu

Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. The second such accident to strike Spain this year will raise fresh questions about the country's rail safety, with the transport minister speaking of an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to the collision. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Urda, south of Madrid.

Which way will Israel break? Netanyahu still in it after election night surprises

In Israel, the surprises only start with election night. They're still counting ballots in a vote that featured the highest turnout in decades, historic inroads by Arab parties and Benjamin Netanyahu's worst result since 1999. And yet, Israel's longest-serving prime minister still has a path to staying in power. As we await the definitive makeup of the next parliament, our panel breaks out the calculators and pie charts: in what scenario does Netanyahu survive? Is the issue with the right-wing Likud leader or his policies?

Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat

Flavio Bolsonaro's clandestine escape to the United States bewildered Brazil and triggered a frantic search for his whereabouts. The Supreme Court had ordered the son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro to forfeit his passports after his electoral loss on Sunday, amid fears he would leave the country due to ongoing investigations against him. But the defeated right-wing presidential candidate failed to hand them in, choosing instead to flee to the US via Argentina and Ecuador. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery reports from Rio de Janeiro.

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Amid uncertainty over EU aid, Vitalii Kim insists Ukraine has no choice but to fight for motherland

François Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. "If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it's our motherland," says Kim, insisting that Ukraine's determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negotiations over European financial assistance. Yet behind this assertion of national resolve lies a more complex reality: a country confronting not only the immediate pressures of war, but also its mounting psychological, social and institutional consequences.