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Politics

6 stories we follow on politics, most important first.

CGTN

Middle EastDeveloping

Israel election result

Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, opposition has 48, neither has 61 seats.

53 confirmed · 1 contested · 271 one-source16 outletsUpdated

RT

AmericasDeveloping

Flávio Bolsonaro asylum

Flávio Bolsonaro is in the US, under investigation, and lost election.

31 confirmed · 96 one-source16 outletsUpdated

Image from TRT World: China says 'serious hidden dangers' eliminated within party, state, military after 33 expulsionsTRT World

AsiaDeveloping

China leadership purge

China expels 33 from Communist Party, including Ma Xingrui.

2 confirmed · 21 one-source6 outletsUpdated

Image from Euronews: 'You look like hell': Trump berates reporter who asks if he is tired of campaigningEuronews

AmericasDeveloping

US midterm campaign

Trump, 80, cancels Iowa and Kansas midterm events, midterms are on November 3.

3 confirmed · 19 one-source4 outletsUpdated

Image from Al Jazeera: Venezuela’s Machado lauds Trump for ‘freedom’, urges 2027 electionsAl Jazeera

AmericasDeveloping

Venezuela opposition leader return

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado calls for elections next year.

1 confirmed · 14 one-source5 outletsUpdated

Image from Al Jazeera: Russia ‘forces’ closure of investigative newspaper Novaya GazetaAl Jazeera

EuropeDeveloping

Novaya Gazeta closure

Novaya Gazeta shuts down, classed as foreign agent, and will stop servers November 9.

3 confirmed · 6 one-source3 outletsUpdated

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