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US Rep. Tom Tiffany says he sustained minor injuries after plane makes emergency landing

US Representative Tom Tiffany and his pilot made an emergency landing on a lake in Wisconsin after their plane lost power, sustaining only minor injuries.

Rep. Tom Tiffany Sunday, 13th September 2026, 11:27
(L to R) Green Party spokespersons Amanda Lind, Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson, Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson, Swedish Prime Minister and Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson and Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar take part in a televised debate on September 10, 2026.

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government

Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Arab Hadash-Ta’al, Ra’am parties sign agreement to reduce risk of lost votes

US Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican campaign staffer fired over use of SS soldiers in Facebook profile photo - report


Gadi Eisenkot: How a military record and personal grief made Netanyahu's biggest rival

Gadi Eisenkot’s military record, personal loss, and political rise have made him the strongest new challenger to Israel’s longest-serving prime minister

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.
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Bennett, Eisenkot draw the battle lines in race to lead Israel’s next coalition - analysis

Bennett is offering soft-right voters an alternative to Netanyahu, while Eisenkot is seeking to hold the political center while persuading right-wing voters that he is not dependent on the Left.

Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot at a march for conscripting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews into the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 15, 2026; illustrative.

Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats over past Temple Israel attack comments

On Saturday, El-Sayed insisted that his push for “context” to the attack was broadly appropriate, but not at that moment, explaining that such “conversations” could happen "in the fullness of time."

Abdul El-Sayed, winner of Michigan US, Democratic primary, speaks during a press conference in Detroit, Michigan, US August 5, 2026.

Hegseth denies considering 2028 presidential run, says focus is on defense ministry

Hegseth reportedly sees himself as appealing to US President Donald Trump's MAGA voter base through similar attributes to the president, NBC reported.

 United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appears onstage at a campaign event for Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Zach Nunn on day five of the Iowa State Fair on August 17, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa.

The world is watching Israel’s election while ignoring the Palestinian one - opinion

Global media is closely scrutinizing Israel's election while overlooking Palestinian elections that could empower Hamas or Marwan Barghouti and reshape the region.

YASSER ABBAS attends the results announcement of Fatah’s Eighth General Conference, in Ramallah, May 18.

Israeli citizens abroad push to gain voting rights for upcoming elections

Israelis whom the government classifies as nonresidents are assigned a designation known as "Code 51" and removed from the voter registry, even though they retain their citizenship.

Members of the Likud party gather at a polling station for the primary elections of their party ahead of the country’s national elections, in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026.

Israel’s next government must save the country before it is too late - opinion

Israel faces a historic crisis, and its next government must act urgently to restore democracy, rebuild alliances, reform society and secure the country’s future.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026

Middle Israel: Netanyahu is digging up the Altalena to bury his own record - opinion

Netanyahu's plan to raise the Altalena wreck is designed to revive a political myth, redirect Israel's election debate and evade judgment over his own record.

THE ‘ALTALENA’ burns off Tel Aviv in June 1948. Its wreckage may lie beneath the Mediterranean, but the political battle over what happened aboard it has never been buried.

Judge blocks Trump-backed USPS mail-voting rules ahead of November elections

During the 2024 election, the USPS says it processed nearly 100 million ballots, and about 30% of voters nationwide cast ballots by mail, according to the states.

U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

Netanyahu calls for Otzma Yehudit and RZP to unite, Ben-Gvir signals his opposition

"Only a large Otzma Yehudit, together with Smotrich and Ofer Winter running together, only in this way can a fully right-wing government be formed," Ben-Gvir said.

(L-R): National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen in the Knesset plenum, December 29, 2022