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Likud Party leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to supporters at the Likud campaign headquarters following the release of exit polls and initial results of the general election in Jerusalem on October 28, 2026.
Analysis

The tough path ahead to power in Israel

About 77% of Israel’s eligible voters cast ballots, the highest in more than two decades, to decide whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition another term or hand power to a loosely organized opposition led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot.

Oil hits six-month high
Hard Numbers

Oil hits six-month high

How far will Putin push NATO?
Ian Explains

How far will Putin push NATO?

Vladimir Putin is testing Europe's red lines with drone incursions, sabotage, and cyberattacks. Who will draw the line before conflict spreads further? Ian Bremmer explains.

How Houthi attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's defenses
ask ian

How Houthi attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's defenses

In this ‘ask ian,’ Ian Bremmer explains how the US blockade of Iran and Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia are driving disruptions of global energy and shipping across the Middle East.

Boxes of perished goods are seen outside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris the day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 13, 2026.
What We're Watching

Cyberattacks target freezers in France, Iran strikes vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Former DRC president teams up with M23 rebels

On Monday, attackers used remote software to raise the temperature on fridges and freezers to around 122 degrees Fahrenheit, spoiling food and sparking fires.

How October 7 changed the Middle East, three years on
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How October 7 changed the Middle East, three years on

Three years after the October 7 attacks, the Middle East looks very different, and Gaza remains without a clear path forward. Hamas retains influence despite being severely weakened militarily, while millions of Palestinians continue to face difficult humanitarian conditions. Former top diplomat Aaron David Miller joins Ian Bremmer to examine what comes next for Israel and the Middle East.

A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?
The Debrief

A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?

The Iran war is making it more expensive than ever for farmers to grow food, and it's exposing how fragile the global food supply has become. Can a new approach to soil save it? Eurasia Group's sustainability head, Franck Gbaguidi breaks it down.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation, ending his second and final five-year term in office, in Belgrade, Serbia.
What We're Watching

Serbian president resigns but will run for PM, Swiss voters reject even more neutrality, Terror plot stopped at airbase in UK

Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have faced over two years of student-led protests over alleged corruption and democratic backsliding.

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres

This year’s UN General Assembly took place against a backdrop of escalating conflict, fears of runaway AI, and deep divisions over international cooperation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reflects on the UN’s role at a moment of great global uncertainty.

Iran and Ukraine address the UN today, Philippines moves closer to impeaching VP Duterte, Ethiopia on the brink of new conflict
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Iran and Ukraine address the UN today, Philippines moves closer to impeaching VP Duterte, Ethiopia on the brink of new conflict

The presidents of two different countries currently at war with nuclear superpowers are at the mic today.

Can the UN survive what comes next?
Analysis

Can the UN survive what comes next?

In January, Trump ordered the US to stop participating in or funding 31 UN entities, along with moves to disengage from the World Health Organization, the UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA, and UNESCO.