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Parties in a mad merger dash as Israel's election slates set to close Tuesday

As the deadline to finalize party slates is looming, a last-minute merger between frontrunner Eisenkot and Naftali seems increasingly unlikely, with polls showing little upside. Netanyahu, meanwhile, is consolidating his bloc through new alliances

Parties in a mad merger dash as Israel's election slates set to close Tuesday

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Trump envoys arrive in Kyiv for 1st Ukraine visit

KYIV, Ukraine — United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv Sunday for their first visit to the Ukrainian capital, a day after holding talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on ending more than four years of war between the neighbours. U.S.

At least 25 dead in bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island

PRAIA, Cape Verde — At least 25 people — mostly teenagers — were killed in a traffic accident in the African island nation of Cape Verde, local media and officials said Sunday. The accident, which occurred on the Campanas de Cima route, a mountainous area in Fogo Island, occurred on Saturday and involved a passenger bus.

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