Two polls project that veteran PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are tied, with neither winning a majority.

Israel's wartime election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, a potential setback for veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the projections hold, with neither side having a clear path to power but rival Gadi Eisenkot's larger bloc potentially giving him the first chance to form a government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc and its main rival appear short of a parliamentary majority, according to exit polls released Tuesday.

Israeli exit polls suggest Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has won the largest number of seats in the general election but has fallen short of a majority. Eisenkot leads the newly formed Yashar party and is the main figure in the "change bloc",

Brazil canceled Bolsonaro’s passports after he defied a Supreme Court order to turn over the documents, a Brazilian official said.

Bolsonaro, who had President Trump's tacit support, had been under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in Brazil and had been ordered to surrender his passport.

Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly arrived in the U.S., where he and his family will be granted visas.

The defeated Brazilian presidential candidate was ordered to surrender his passport. Instead, he went north, following the path his father took.

Kylian Mbappé caused anger among some in China after referring to Mao Zedong as a "Chinese dictator" in a discussion about his favorite memes.

Kylian Mbappe lost Chinese sponsors and saw Real Madrid matches banned on CCTV after laughing at a meme involving dictator Mao Zedong on TV.

Several Chinese brands have dropped French footballer Kylian Mbappé as backlash grew online over alleged comments by him referring to the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé reportedly told French talk show The Bridge that his "favourite meme" is "the one where they put my face on a Chinese dictator".

For months, French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s face has appeared in ads across China, from subway stations to elevators in residential buildings

After facing pressure to address the country's history of slavery, the King acknowledged the great suffering of the past, but did not apologise for Britain's role.

King Charles III began a Caribbean tour in the Bahamas Tuesday where he is expected to "acknowledge the great suffering of the past" in the face of pressure to apologize for the slave trade."(It is)

King Charles starts second day of busy Caribbean tour after acknowledging 'great suffering of the past' - Visit comes amid fresh calls for reparations

King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations

Jordan ⁠and Syria ⁠have agreed to ​form a joint ‌security committee to ‌examine ⁠the ⁠details and repercussions of recent Jordanian ​airstrikes against Islamic State sites in ​Syria, the two countries' ⁠foreign ⁠ministries said ⁠in a ​joint statement early on ​Wednesday.

Jordan says its air force has carried out strikes on "terrorist groups" in Syria tied to last week's church attack. THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story is below. Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three men for an attack last week on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and

Jordan killed ⁠more ⁠than 20 Islamic ⁠State militants in airstrikes on southern ​Syria on Monday evening following a deadly attack ‌on a church in ‌Jordan, Government Communication Minister Mohammed ⁠al-Momani ⁠said on Tuesday.

Jordanian authorities say strikes targeted Isis but Syrian authorities say the move had not been co-ordinated with them

The leaders of Finland and Norway called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to urge him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin.

Finnish President ⁠Alexander ⁠Stubb and Norwegian ⁠Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on Tuesday ​held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin ‌regarding the war in ‌Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.

Call is first contact at this level in more than a year as Russia and Ukraine prepare for US-brokered peace talks

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ​Stoere on Tuesday held a phone call ‌with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, Stubb's office said in a statement.