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Israeli opposition unites behind Eisenkot as Netanyahu says voters chose him for PM

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Israel's opposition is on Tuesday due to meet for the first time since last week's closely contested election in which neither Gadi Eisenkot's change bloc nor incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance managed to win a majority in the Knesset. All parties in Eisenkot's camp have endorsed him to be the next prime minister, but the hot-button issue will be whether to unite with the Arab parties who made surprise gains in the vote.

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Cheese theft becomes rife among Europe's gangsters

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, November 3: We look at reactions and analyses in Poland, where pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk is involved in a standoff with the nationalist president over the composition of the constitutional court. In other news, there's fresh outrage at big tech, after Google went rogue in Finland and cut down 250,000 trees for data centre projects. Finally, cheese is France's most stolen food product, and it's the stuff of cold, calculated crime.

WORLDFrance 24

Despite attacks, Saudi Aramco posts 34% rise in net profits in latest quarter

Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant saw its profits rise to $36.25 billion in the third quarter, despite seeing its infrastructure and even headquarters targeted by Houthi rebels. Elevated oil prices have offset the supply disruption caused by the Iran war. Also in this edition: North Korea denies any involvement in the largest-ever crypto heist and we take a look at how Russia's strikes against Ukraine are destroying what's left of its economy.