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Israel election by the numbers: who might form the next government?

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Israel has voted, but what comes next? Dissecting a messy ballot and coalition-building process

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Spain's high-speed train network is plagued by old signalling systems. They may have caused the deadly crash

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How porn became so extreme – and how it's shaping the sex lives of young people

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Anthropic's record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us

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In Brazil's election, first-round voting was driven by resentment – in the runoff, it was guided by fear

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EU's new Arctic strategy signals shift in its geopolitical mindset - Emilie Canova, University of Cambridge; Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

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Unlocking the secrets of the 'Dragon Man' skull – and what it reveals about human evolution

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Private equity is buying up more methadone clinics – access to the lifesaving drug isn't getting easier

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Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won't work

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'We changed the system': how Serbian students ended Alexander Vučić's 12 years in power

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From elite spies to 'gig-economy' operatives: the changing face of Russian sabotage

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A critical flaw affecting 70% of all websites has the cybersecurity world panicked

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France's 'casseurs': why the term fails to do justice to the extent of looting and spiralling unrest

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Africa's bats could survive climate change – if they can find somewhere to live

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Hokusai's Great Wave is one of 46 prints of Mount Fuji – seeing them together changes everything

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'Terror of kings': why the 1066 appearance of Halley's comet terrified the medieval world

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Cities are sinking – but citywide averages hide the real problem

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Japan's expensive funerals and declining birth rates are transforming ancestral traditions

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As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for Marine Le Pen's right-wing party

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Yemen's Houthis are bringing their war to Saudi Arabia – and reframing the narrative of being an Iranian proxy

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Can Ethiopia ever be at peace? Four reasons conflict keeps flaring up

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'Sodcit' – after battlefield setbacks, Russia returns to destroying Ukraine's morale

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How K-dramas use Africa as a backdrop to boost South Korea's image

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Napoleon can be partly blamed for Gen Z's weightlifting obsession – here's why

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The Crucible: Arthur Miller's morality tale was as much a reaction to his own marital failings as it was to the 'red scare'

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From 'A Little Princess' to 'Black Panther,' how Hollywood films have reimagined the South Asian epic 'Ramayana'

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300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

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Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight – but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction

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Rising CO₂ is making African savanna grasses grow more – what this means for grazing, fire and carbon storage

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Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed

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Why old dogs might be able to teach Alzheimer's researchers new tricks - Julie Moreno, Colorado State University

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One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study

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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles – a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped

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The International Olympic Committee wants mental health screening in elite sports. Here's why

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Secret chambers in Tutankhamun's tomb could hold the burial of a lost Egyptian queen – we may get answers soon

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Social media hasn't killed personal style, it's killed how we communicate it -- Catherine Greenwood, University of Lancashire

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US tech leaders are urgently calling for rules on AI – China already has them -- Madeline Carr, UCL

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How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another? -- Ligin Joseph, University of Southampton

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How 'egalitarian' Sweden became more comfortable with wealth

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The idea of the 'company man' was forged decades ago. Its problems still haunt leaders today

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Why you should live your life like an accountant – and how you probably already do - Jack Campbell, Dublin City University

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Could a former IDF chief break Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power in Israel?

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Government hacks, rogue agents and no transparency: can we ever fully trust AI?

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Australia's 'barking mad' bet on nuclear submarines – the AUKUS deal five years on

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Ratko Mladić: the war criminal who became a martyr for Bosnian Serbs

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Lula wins a 'miracle' election in Brazil. Now comes the hard part: putting the country back on the right track -- Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University

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Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing gen Z -- Alina Cosma, Trinity College Dublin

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Israel has voted – but the results will be messy. Here's how its next government will be formed -- Ran Porat, Monash University

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