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Oct 29, 2026 - World

Report calls for an effort to tackle harms in similar way to obesity and smoking, and stresses need to ‘offer boys something better’The manosphere and online misogyny should be treated by the government as a public health issue, in the same way as obesity or smoking, experts have said.Writing in the Lancet, the authors of a new report argue that a coordinated response is needed, involving governments, schools, health services and community organisations, similar to the public-health response to tobacco use and ultra-processed food. Continue reading...

Oct 29, 2026 - World

Israel Election Results Live: Benjamin Netanyahu, greeting cheering supporters on Wednesday morning, called for a "strong government of the right" and said the "Jewish and Zionist majority must unite".

Oct 29, 2026 - World

Security incident linked to performance-monitoring tool spurred platform to halt trading for about an hourPolymarket temporarily halted trading on its international platform on Thursday because of a security incident that compromised a third-party provider, the company said.Trading was paused for about an hour and resumed on Thursday afternoon. The company has promised to fully reimburse any affected traders. Continue reading...

Oct 29, 2026 - World

Prime minister claims Arab Israeli parties used foreign backing to steal elections, in which his coalition lost its majorityBenjamin Netanyahu has been accused of using smear tactics to cling to power, after he claimed that Arab Israeli parties had used foreign backing to “steal” Tuesday’s election, in which the prime minister’s coalition lost its parliamentary majority.Netanyahu and his allies called on the internal security service, Shin Bet, to investigate alleged vote buying and other irregularities in Palestinian communities in Israel, supposedly funded by foreign money. Continue reading...

Oct 29, 2026 - World

The left-wing Joint List was projected to win 12 seats, and the socially conservative United Arab List, or Ra'am, could win seven seats, putting them in a kingmaker's position in forming the next government.