International

Deadlock on the Eve of the Vote: Israel Heads to the Polls With Eisenkot Narrowly Ahead, Neither Bloc Near a Majority, and Fears of Unrest

World Politics 

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Israelis go to the polls on Tuesday, October 27, in the first national election since Hamas's attacks of October 7, 2023, and the final surveys published before the legal blackout suggest a country that is as divided as it has ever been. Three television polls released on…

Tariffs, Blueberries and the Ballot Box: Trump Eases Some Canada Duties for Vulnerable Republicans While a Diplomatic Row Over "Election Interference" Escalates

Daily World Politics 

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With nine days until the November 3 midterm elections, the Trump administration…

Serbia's Day of Reckoning: A Student Movement Challenges Vučić's 14-Year Grip on Power at the Ballot Box

Overview

Serbia votes on Sunday, October 25, in an early parliamentary election that many analysts…

A Knife-Edge Sunday: Brazil Chooses Between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in a Runoff Too Close to Call

Overview

On Sunday, October 25, more than 158 million registered Brazilians will choose between two men who embody the country's deepest political divide: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the 80-year-old Workers' Party (PT) president seeking a fourth term, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old Liberal Party (PL)…

Two Weeks From the Vote, South Africa's Local Elections Hinge on Court Rulings, Extra Ballots and Coalition Math

JOHANNESBURG 

South Africa goes to the polls on Nov. 4 for local government elections that are expected to deepen the coalition politics reshaping the country since 2024. With about two weeks to go, the Constitutional Court has forced the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to print millions of extra ballots…

Airports, Oil Fields and an Evacuation Order: The Houthi Campaign Against Saudi Arabia Reaches the Eastern Province

World Politics 

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Saudi Arabia is now absorbing the most sustained attack on its territory in years. On the evening of October 21, a strike hit King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, the gateway to the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province, and an intercepted drone targeting a…