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Israel holds first election since October 7th attacks
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Israel is holding its first general election since the October 7th Hamas attacks in 2023, with Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to maintain his hold on power after three years of war. Also: after his shock defeat in the Brazilian election, the right wing opposition candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, says he's now been banned from leaving the country. Anthropic files for a potentially record-breaking stock market valuation. Two Catholic bishops in the US say they regret meeting President Trump, after images of them praying with him are released by a White House aide. Harry Kane becomes the first English footballer in 25 years t...
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. It's the time of the war. Fix the energy, are voting on whether to keep Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.
Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro says a court has barred him from leaving the country. And AI giant Anthropic sets out its stall ahead of its potentially historic stock market listing.
Also in the podcast. I don't think this is a very big deal. I think as a person of faith, I like to think that faith can play a role in guiding decisions like that.
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