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Fragile Israeli government braces for chill as Knesset winter term begins (Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor)

“Contain yourselves for a few more weeks. Don’t pick fights on Twitter. It’s not worth it. If you shake the coalition up now, the...

Cyprus assassination attempt paints picture of emboldened Iran (Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor)

There were two developments in Israel’s shadow war with Iran at the start of this week. On Sunday, Oct. 3, reports emerged that an...

Three Israeli ministers visit Emirates on sidelines of Dubai expo (Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

The Israeli pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo is scheduled to open on Oct. 7. But even before opening, it has become an important platform from strengthening...

Mali summons French ambassador over President Macron’s criticism (Al Jazeera)

Mali has summoned France’s ambassador to the country to register its “indignation” at French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent criticism of the country’s government, which...

Iran looking for ‘big jump’ in Russia relations with Moscow talks (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said Iran is after a “big jump in relations” with Russia as he prepares to hold talks with his counterpart...

Haiti top diplomat asks UN Security Council for help with gangs (Al Jazeera)

Haiti’s top diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council for help dealing with the country’s spiralling gang violence and crime. Foreign Minister Claude...

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan amid spike in cross-strait tensions (Al Jazeera)

US President Joe Biden has said that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan after Beijing sent a record number of...

Suspected rebels kill three civilians in Kashmir (Al Jazeera)

Assailants have separately shot and killed three men in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said, blaming the rebels fighting against the Indian rule in the disputed...

As coal stocks shrink, India faces growing energy shortage crisis ( Saket Sundria and Rajesh Kumar Singh and Debjit Chakraborty, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

India is grappling with an escalating crisis as stockpiles of coal, the fuel used to generate about 70% of the nation’s electricity, dwindle to...

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