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Israel votes in decisive election: What happens after polls close?
27 October 2026
Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. Details by FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor, Angela Diffley.
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Canadian dance-punk legend Peaches reaches the ripe age of 60
27 October 2026
Canadian electroclash artist Peaches has been delighting, amusing and shocking music lovers and festivalgoers for the past three decades. Her shows are also a safe space for all genders and sexualities, although less so if you are averse to crowd surfing, extravagant pubic wigs and body-augmenting costumes.
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Turnout high as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu
27 October 2026
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. Former FRANCE 24 correspondent, Irris Makler, tells us more.
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Israel: Netanyahu supporters gather as PM votes
27 October 2026
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered outside a polling station where the leader was voting on Tuesday. This is Israel's first election since the October7, 2023 Hamas attack and is seen as a referendum on Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.