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Israel holds first election since October 7th attacks

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Israel is holding its first general election since the October 7th Hamas attacks in 2023, with Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to maintain his hold on power after three years of war.
Also: after his shock defeat in the Brazilian election, the right wing opposition candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, says he's now been banned from leaving the country. Anthropic files for a potentially record-breaking stock market valuation. Two Catholic bishops in the US say they regret meeting President Trump, after images of them praying with him are released by a White House aide. Harry Kane becomes the first English footballer in 25 years to win the game's most prestigious individual award - the Ballon d'Or. A convicted murderer in Australia loses his legal challenge against the ban on Vegemite in prisons. 'Maxxing' is selected as Dictionary.com's word of the year.
27 Oct 1AM English United Kingdom News

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