Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent in the upcoming elections. The New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief, David Halbfinger, describes why Mr. Eisenkot is resonating with Israeli voters.

Israelis are voting in a national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership

Israelis are heading to the polls in a national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel's October 27 election puts security and the country's identity at the center of debate.

Finnish President ⁠Alexander ⁠Stubb and Norwegian ⁠Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Tuesday ​held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin ‌regarding the war in ‌Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ​Stoere on Tuesday held a phone call ‌with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.

Russia and Ukraine began observing a localized ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city on Tuesday, ahead of a planned humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. But Moscow kept up its deadly missile attacks on other cities in the meantime.

The local pause in fighting started at 3 a.m. to allow an aid mission into the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky, where food and medical supplies are running perilously low.

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv.

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The pause in fighting started at 3 a.m. in Ukraine to allow an aid mission into the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine later this week.

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine began observing a localized ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city on Tuesday, ahead of a planned humanitarian mission the White House said was brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Moscow kept up its deadly missile attacks on other cities in the meantime.

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia has taken effect ahead of a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump

As one of the world's foremost football stars, Kylian Mbappe has significant global appeal, but his public perception has faced challenges in recent years, the latest being offensive remarks that offended the Chinese community.

The decision came after the clip spread on social media across China, where jokes about Mao, who died in 1976, are seen as disrespectful.View on euronews

French soccer star Kylian Mbappe's face appears in ads across China, from subway stations to inside elevators, but now at least three companies are cutting ties with the national team captain after he made some comments apparently referring to Mao Zedong,

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with three different Chinese companies. “My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world,” Mbappé said in a statement Tuesday. “I apologize to everyone my words have upset,”...

Serbia woke to a new era on ⁠Monday ⁠after a student-backed protest movement unseated longtime ⁠leader Aleksandar Vucic in a historic landslide election that sparked nationwide celebrations, although few ​had an idea of how they would govern.

Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's populist strongman who dominated politics for 14-long years has been defeated by student-led movement in the parliamentary elections.

Serbia's longtime nationalist leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat Sunday in snap parliamentary elections to a student-led opposition movement.

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic ⁠conceded defeat to the ​student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections ‌on Sunday. "We still do ‌not have final ⁠results, ⁠on the basis of a sample ... it ​is clear that we have lost these elections,

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has ​missed a Supreme Court ‌deadline to turn in his passports to the country's federal ​police, two sources familiar ​with the matter told Reuters ⁠on Tuesday, adding the documents ​had since been cancelled.

Yet the scale of the loss, with Bolsonaro trailing Lula by over 4 million votes, makes it unlikely his efforts to annul the vote will succeed, analysts said. His petition is also

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to concede Brazil's presidential election and says he will dispute the result. His opponent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to govern for all Brazilians after winning his fourth non-consecutive term.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 's comeback to win Brazil’s presidential runoff Sunday is already facing its first hurdle as his competitor, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro challenges the results,