Protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa urged Gadi Eisenkot to build a 67-seat majority with Ra’am and the Joint List.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
The daily briefing
Sunday 1 November 2026
INTERNATIONAL
Israelis rally for Arab parties to join opposition and oust Netanyahu as his supporters cry ‘Hamas’
Protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa urged Gadi Eisenkot to build a 67-seat majority with Ra’am and the Joint List.
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INTERNATIONAL
Tear gas in Paris, water cannon in Cologne as Gen Z cost-of-living protests sweep France and Germany
Hundreds of thousands marched in a third weekend of protests in France as a youth movement spread to more than 30 German cities.
NATIONAL
Pakistan accuses Afghan Taliban of ‘shifting blame’ on terrorism, says its resolve ‘must never be mistaken for weakness’
Islamabad hit back after Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed Pakistan did not want to resolve the conflict through talks.
INTERNATIONAL
‘We don’t want Pakistan to be targeted for terrorism’: Rubio backs Islamabad on Taliban, offers US ‘productive role’
The US secretary of state said Pakistan was right to feel the Taliban had not done enough to stop attacks launched from Afghanistan.
FOOTBALL
Brighton stun Manchester City 1-0 to close within two points of the Premier League summit
Yasin Ayari scored as Brighton won at City for the first time in 18 attempts, handing Enzo Maresca a second straight league defeat.
INTERNATIONAL
Three Kuki-Zo men killed in Manipur gunfight hours after Meitei-Naga rally in Imphal
Kuki groups blamed Naga armed outfits for the killings in Noney district as violence spreads across new ethnic fault lines.
ECONOMY
Pakistan to sell first three power distributors in early 2027, pushing back December target
IESCO, FESCO and GEPCO will go first, with Hyderabad and Sukkur next and the Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Hazara companies in the second half of 2027.
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OPINION
Sehat Dehleez is Balochistan’s healthcare breakthrough
Free consultations, e-prescriptions, referrals and family health records on one public platform: Balochistan has built a model the rest of Pakistan can learn from.
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NATIONAL
Visa-free entry deals with 25 countries within six months, Naqvi says, as blue passports face cut to 25,000
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INTERNATIONAL
Second cyclone in a week to hit India’s Andhra Pradesh on Monday as Arnab recovery continues
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NATIONAL
Independent Group’s Syed Amjad Shah wins Supreme Court Bar Association presidency
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