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Netanyahu's party asks to extend Israeli election hours as it mobilizes voters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party asked election authorities on Tuesday to extend polling hours as it sought to mobilize voters.

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Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel 'sensitivities'

The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its public broadcaster NPO said Tuesday, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.

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Experts warn of effects of slick as oil seen on UAE beach

An oil slick in the Gulf has reached a beach in the United Arab Emirates, AFP video showed on Tuesday, with experts warning it could threaten desalination plants as it spreads.

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Kane says Ballon d'Or win 'feels like a dream' as tributes pour in

Harry Kane said Tuesday that his Ballon d'Or triumph "feels like a dream" as tributes poured in for the first English winner of the award in a generation.

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US official warns EU Airbus loan puts trade deal at risk

A tariff truce between the European Union and United States is potentially at risk due to a multibillion-dollar loan approved by the bloc's investment bank for Airbus this summer, President Donald Trump's top trade official said Monday.

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Nordic leaders call Putin as local truce begins in Ukraine

The leaders of Norway and Finland held a "frank and substantive" phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the first call between pro-Ukrainian European leaders and the Russian president in more than a year.

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Trump made US midterms about himself. Will it backfire?

President Donald Trump's strategy for the U.S. midterm elections has one main ingredient -- more Donald Trump. But his historic unpopularity may hinder Republicans instead of helping them.

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Bolsonaro's party says it recognizes Lula's election win in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro's Liberal Party has recognized the outcome of Brazil's presidential runoff, despite the candidate's objections to the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Macron accuses social media of sowing discord ahead of election

President Emmanuel Macron has accused social media of "damaging our democracies", as he lamented the turmoil France faces ahead of an election to pick his successor, as authorities grapple with nationwide cost-of-living protests that have spilled over into violence.

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Syria condemns deadly Jordan airstrikes as 'unacceptable violation'

Syria on Tuesday condemned deadly strikes on the country's south a day earlier that Jordan said killed more than 20 jihadists as retaliation for a gun attack on a church.

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