Friday, Oct 30

World Digest

1. Final count confirms Israel deadlock: Netanyahu bloc 53 seats, Eisenkot bloc 48, Arab-led parties 19 elections Israel's Central Elections Committee published final results early Friday showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc with 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot with 48 and Arab-led parties with 19, leaving no side with the 61 needed to govern, according to The Times of Israel, AP and Ynet.
2. Russian drone strike on Dnipro train station kills at least 14, Ukrainian officials say conflict At least 14 people were killed and at least 14 wounded on Thursday when a Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform at the main railway station in Dnipro, Ukrainian officials said, according to the BBC, DW and CBS News.
3. Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missiles aimed at Riyadh; Houthis deny targeting Mecca region conflict The Saudi-led coalition said Saudi air defenses destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh on Thursday and a drone over the Mecca region on Friday, while the Houthis denied launching any attack on Friday, according to Reuters, via Al-Monitor, Al Arabiya and Xinhua.
4. EU-Canada summit opens in Montreal as 'associate member' wording is dropped from draft declaration diplomacy Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed for closer ties at a two-day summit in Montreal, after a draft joint declaration replaced the idea of Canada becoming an EU 'associate member' with a pledge of 'ever closer association,' according to Reuters, via France 24, CBC News and AP.
5. Italian helicopter with EU force crashes in Bosnia, killing four disaster An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter serving with the EU's EUFOR mission crashed during routine training near Brčko in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, killing four personnel and injuring 11, EUFOR said.