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‘Solutions, not slogans’: Gaza holds first election in 21 years

Gaza, Afifa noted. In this regard, the vote is of particular significance for the Palestinian Authority (PA), analysts say. By simultaneously holding elections

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

Gaza, which [a United Nations inquiry says](/news/2025/9/16/first-head-of-united-nations-body-declares-israels-gaza-war-a-genocide) amounts to genocide, and it has refused to recognise Palestinian statehood.  But relations between Israel and Italy have soured recently. On Monday, the Italian ambassador

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party politics, with a healthy number of independent candidates giving city voters a sixth option. Reform UK is feeling confident

West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change much

significant elections,” she says. “We’ve always lived like this.”  Muhammad Bassem, a restaurant owner in Ramallah [Al Jazeera] ## Some hopeful, others

Slump in voters’ support for Israel shakes US consensus over military aid

elections. The shift has been particular marked on the left. When Bernie Sanders, a US senator, first tabled a joint resolution of disapproval (JRD) to oppose arms sales to Israel last year, it received votes