Netanyahu govt has 'attacked' Israeli judicial system, Supreme Court and democratic institutions

Israeli voters are choosing their next government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting only he can finish the job started eight months ago in Iran.

A list of academics, engineers, artists and activists chosen by Serbia’s student assemblies defeated long-ruling president Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party Sunday. The shock victory comes after nearly two years of student-led anti-corruption protests – and may serve as a model for other movements hoping to turn street demonstrations into concrete political change.

The leaders of Finland and Norway have held a joint call with Vladimir Putin - rare contact between the Russian president and European leaders. Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the aim of the call had been to "convey messages directly regarding future negotiations" towards peace. An end to the conflict in Ukraine "will not be achieved through silence," Stubb said. Neither side suggested the needle had been moved on ending the war, which began when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Far-right senator on plane to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A report by the news website Metrópoles , citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US. “The plane is in flight,” Metrópoles reported, without making clear where it had departed from.