Ten days before the October 27 legislative elections, around 20 families took over a plot of land less than a kilometer from the separation fence with the Gaza Strip. They plan to settle there permanently in the near future.
Members of the far-right organization NACHALA raise flags as the Gaza Strip lies behind them, at the outpost set up on the Gaza border, in the Simhoni Forest (Israel), October 26, 2026.
Voter turnout was the highest since 1999, with more than 77% of eligible voters casting ballots. Initial projections on Tuesday night showed that Israeli voters gave a narrow edge to opposition parties over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Earlier on Tuesday, a Houthi official said the Egyptian parliament's decision to authorize defensive military support for Saudi Arabia amounted to a declaration of war.
A fighter loyal to Yemen's government fires a turret from the back of a pickup truck at a position along the frontlines against the Houthis around Mount al-Midan in Yemen's western Taiz province on October 26, 2026.
The video, in which the French football star mentioned a parody depicting him as Mao Zedong, drew the anger of China's foreign ministry and could prove costly for Real Madrid, for which China is the biggest market.
Bottles of Bushuila, a drink produced by the Dongpeng Beverage group, featuring Kylian Mbappé, in a convenience store in Beijing, China, October 27, 2026.
Iraqi security forces lead suspected Islamic State militants for questioning, after they were transferred from Syria to Iraq, at Al-Karkh Central Prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 12, 2026.
Newly-relected President Lula's campaign complained about interference in the election by Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, claiming 'algorithmic manipulation.'
Brazil's senator and former presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) Flavio Bolsonaro gestures during a graduation ceremony of new military police officers at the Center of Improvement and Training of Soldiers (CFAP) at Sulacap neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 25, 2026.
Palestinians in the enclave, still suffering from Israeli attacks, hold little hope for political change in Israel after the parliamentary elections on Tuesday, October 27. Yet, as they endure displacement and deprivation, many hope that a change of government might at least loosen the grip on their lives.
This is the first time anyone has been charged in connection with an incident at the Royal Air Force's Fairford base in southwest England on September 27. Police were alerted after a local farmer reported seeing a group of men in several white vans engaged in 'suspicious' activity.
Armed police man a roadblock while posted outside RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026, as UK counter-terrorism police investigate an incident near the base in the village of Whelford.
Shortly after, Kyiv announced that President Volodymyr Zelensky had spoken with the Norwegian and Finnish leaders about their conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Finnish President Alexander Stubb attend a press conference in Oslo, Norway, October 20, 2026.
Dutch public broadcaster NPO cited 'sensitivities' surrounding Israel's participation as its reason for pulling out of the 2027 edition of the music festival.
Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.
Omnipresent on social media, the Israeli prime minister's son has fully set the 'poison machine' in motion during the legislative election campaign, aiming to harm his father's opponents and ensure his father's political survival.
Because Israel does not allow citizens to vote remotely, including at embassies, many expatriates have flown home to vote. Turnout appears particularly high among opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu, who have traveled from New York, Washington, Paris, London, Madrid and even Australia.
Batell Blaish-Sultanik (center), executive director of the American organization AID Coalition and main organizer of the Fly & Vote initiative, arrived from the United States to vote in the upcoming elections in Israel, at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2026.
Although Flavio Bolsonaro maintained that he would seek to have the presidential election annulled, his party later distanced itself from that position and opted to accept the official vote count.
Last week, 28 California residents were arrested and charged with crimes including fraudulently registering to vote. It's a 'blatant attempt to undermine trust in... midterm elections.'
'Route 66, the pulse of America' (2/6). In Missouri, a former military man turned survivalist lives in isolation. By contrast, in a small Arkansas town, residents are united by music and a reluctance to talk about Donald Trump.
After an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers on October 23, the Israeli army sealed off several neighborhoods in the occupied West Bank city and forcibly displaced more than 2,000 Palestinians.
Hijazi Shawar Al-Tamimi decided to defy the blockade at the entrance to the Al-Jilda neighborhood, sealed by the Israeli army in Hebron (occupied West Bank), on October 25, 2026.
In a 53-page report, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee revived allegations of sexual misconduct made against Trump, a former close friend of the convicted sex offender.
An unprecedented surge in youth voting, driven by a massive social media campaign, enabled the incumbent president to overturn what looked like a likely defeat, explains Anaïs Fléchet, a historian specializing in Brazil, in an interview.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech after his victory in the presidential election runoff on Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, October 25, 2026.
The 33-year-old, who beat out Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé to taste Ballon d'Or glory, becomes the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001, capping a 73-goal season for Bayern Munich and England.
England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane reacts after receiving the Ballon d'Or award for the best male footballer during the 2026 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London on October 26, 2026.
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