Huge turnout in Israeli election
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Huge turnout in Israeli election

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 27, 202628 min
  • News bulletin
  • Politics

Israelis turn out in large numbers to vote in what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history. The campaign has been shaped by the issues of democracy and security and is widely being seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. Also: Officials aligned with the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan say drone strikes on the city of Nyala have killed over a hundred people. A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is holding in the Russia-occupied city of Oleshky, to allow in humanitarian aid. Media groups in India have told the...

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I'm Nick Mars and at 16 hours GMT on Tuesday 27th October, these are our main stories. Israelis go to the polls in a tightly fought general election. Sudan's pay the price yet again in Sudan's civil war as a drone attack is thought to have killed around 100 people and a Chinese red card for one of the world's best footballers

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over a slight directed at Chairman Mao. Also in this podcast. There's about 190 bones with a near complete skull. So it's a very good amount of dinosaur if you collect dinosaurs.

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