GuardianLive updates Israel election results: count of absentee ballots under way as coalition talks set to begin
Live: the count of absentee ballots in Israel's election is under way, with coalition talks set to begin.
Thursday 29 October 2026
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Live: the count of absentee ballots in Israel's election is under way, with coalition talks set to begin.
Coalition talks loom in Israel, with the Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs both set to fall short of a majority.
Analysis: Israel's choice is between Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition.
Spain has begun a period of mourning after the Toledo train crash that left 68 people dead.
Analysis: the second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over the safety of Spain's high-speed rail network.
"It all happened in a split second": survivors recount details of Spain's deadly train crash.
Amnesty International alleges Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds.
Barack Obama laughed off Donald Trump's attacks at a Georgia rally for Jon Ossoff, joking that they "mobilised a whole government response to that joke".
A judge has rebuffed the Trump DoJ's bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots.
How did the Cheesecake Factory end up in a Maga fight over "elitism"?
The EU has backed away from an offer to Canada to start "associate member" talks.
Albania has imposed a $6,000 fine for demonstrators present at a protest that turns violent.
The Hello Kitty company has cut ties with a Japanese spy show after an outcry in China.
Flavio Bolsonaro has called himself the "leader of Brazil" after fleeing to Miami.
There has been an outcry after the maker of Call of Duty used real footage of the deadly Seoul crowd crush in a new video game.
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A Dublin charity may have been infiltrated by an illegal organisation, the watchdog fears.
Podcast: Rags and riches - how an Irish charity became the focus of a criminal investigation.
The new DAA chief is to be paid a EUR380,000 salary.
"I'd give my last penny to make sure they aren't in pain": locals help the horses in Darndale Park.
Review: this restaurant is full on a Monday night, which is all you need to know.
Newton Emerson: there is now serious talk about the end of the DUP.
"End of an era": the Dublin Castle cafe owner harbours no bad feelings over its closure.
Farewell to "aeroplane mode": flying loses its status as the last internet black hole.
Look inside: a renovated coach house with luxury-hotel finishes on Waterloo Road in Ballsbridge.
Sean Moncrieff: my tacky Halloween decorations are a bit look-at-me and not very Irish.
Rachel O'Dwyer: there's a reason comedians like Joanne McNally rarely make good Traitors.
"Astonishing": the RSA has spent EUR30m on media campaigns since 2023.
Analysis: why Israel's election deadlock raises the prospect of yet another poll.
"No one knew anything about pumpkins in Ireland": an Irish farmer on a growth industry.
A man (32) has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies the murder of a pensioner at his home in Tipperary.
US midterms: inside the Democrats' secret effort to sow confusion on the Alaska ballot.
Nurses have resumed industrial action at Naas General Hospital over staff shortages.
Opinion: jaded rhetoric and trite stereotypes about neutrality are inflaming the triple lock debate.
I was an early adopter of Damien Rice's music. I simply have to be at his Dublin gig.
Your money: can we continue renting to our Ukrainian friends and reclaim our holiday home later?
"I said yes to every adventure in the Rockies but missed the banter of home."
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John Manley: Drumcree is a vote winner for Sinn Fein only.
The lottery millionaire behind the plan for a new Belfast Christmas Market is finalising plans for food, drink and music.
Newton Emerson: giving up on Stormont is still a minority view - for now.
"I didn't know I had a hole in my heart until I had a stroke at 39": a Co Down mum-of-two tells her story.
David Adams: a "New Ireland" can't be built on old nationalist denials.
"It's not too big a phrase to call it a lifeline": Game of Thrones actor Ian McElhinney on getting older and staying connected.
Health Check: NI economy minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald on running, reading and daily chocolate.
There is a call for witnesses as Jeffrey Donaldson's time on Lisburn council is to be investigated.
Belfast men have been jailed over a "ferocious" assault that left a football fan with a bleed on the brain following a Rangers-Celtic match.
Garvaghy Road residents say their stand has been "fully vindicated" by the High Court's Drumcree ruling.
The PSNI says dissident republicans may be responsible for the bomb posted to a Derry hotel.
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Comment: if it's any consolation for Lockhart, Bryson and the frustrated Orangemen languishing on Drumcree hill, there's no chance of a united Ireland happening either.
A DUP veteran says the First Minister "cannot parade around the country" and must be removed.
A Russian crown jewel from the Romanov dynasty could fetch GBP1.5m at auction.
Comment: the dissident letter bomb was a self-defeating attack on the community in the run-up to the city's biggest weekend of the year.
A trust has been criticised over failings with a care home resident who suffered nine falls, fracturing her ribs and vertebra.
"When it feels things are getting worse, at least some steps are taken to make it better": a Co Down musician on the budget announcements.
Analysis: the meaty judgment gives greater clarity for future parading decisions.
Storm Boelo has felled Ballymoney Rugby Club's 150-year-old oak in an "end of an era" loss.
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of taxi driver Sean O'Reilly in a west Belfast shooting.
The alleged victim in the Jeffrey Donaldson case claims the former DUP leader "gifted" himself a birthday rape at a Westminster office.
Comment: the DUP must change its game plan while it still can, before events decide its future for it.
The PSNI has confirmed that speed limit leniency guidance applies in Northern Ireland.
A millionaire developer was reportedly "floored" by another businessman in the toilets of a plush venue, in a fracas dubbed the "battle of BT9".
Derry is set for a GBP7.4m economic boost as Europe's biggest Halloween festival marks its 40th year.
"Everyone is raving about it": a Co Down antique store opens a Halloween pop-up with a spooky walk experience.
What the budget means for NI, including why we're in limbo over the GBP100 energy payment.
"My life completely changed": how a family illness helped launch an NI wellness brand now stocked in more than 50 stores.
Pub review: the Belfast bar loved by Taylor Swift has the substance to back its undeniable style.
A judge has dismissed the Orange Order's legal challenge against the Drumcree parade ban, as a DUP MLA comes out in support of Carla Lockhart.
Lower Ormeau Road residents have applied to hold a demonstration at the same time as a proposed loyalist parade by the Belfast Walker Club.
Jim Allister says the TUV would welcome Carla Lockhart if she decided to leave the DUP.
A full-time NI carer says the budget offers no relief and "won't make any difference at all".
Paedophile ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been exposed over a bogus Trinity College history claim in a pre-sentence report.
"You make your own luck": a psychological performance coach shares his biggest life lessons.
Weather presenter Geoff Maskell is the latest big name to depart BBC NI, saying "it's been a joy and a privilege".
"High-grade" police intelligence suggested dissident republican guns were already on the Garvaghy Road ahead of the decision to ban the parade.
Plans to restore a derelict Georgian mansion in Derry are recommended for approval.
Podcast: the judge dismissed the Orange Order challenge but warned against "joy in the outcome".
Emergency services are at the scene of a sudden death in Coleraine.
From hauntings to poltergeists, exorcisms and buried bones: Belfast's streets creak with dark secrets, says a horror tour guide.