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  Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc secured 53 seats, falling well short of the 61-seat parliamentary threshold needed to form a Knesset majority. Israel's president plans to select a bloc leader next week to attempt negotiations, but deeply entrenched rivalries make coalition building exceptionally difficult. If rival factions fail to secure cross-party support or break existing political taboos, the country risks sliding into another national election.

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• Cyberattack concealed political spending by big donors before US midterm elections

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