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Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack Iran in runup to election
<p>Israeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in polls</p><p>Benjamin Netanyahu has resorted to increasingly alarmist rhetoric and reportedly put pressure on Israel’s military to take action against Iran as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in the polls ahead of Tuesday’s close-run elections.</p><p>The Israeli prime minister posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear mushroom cloud destroying Tel Aviv, telling Israeli voters to choose him or risk nuclear annihilation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/netanyahu-reportedly-pressured-israel-military-attack-iran-runup-to-election">Continue reading...</a>
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'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year
The term "maxxing" is used as an adjective, adverb, noun and verb by many in Gen Z and Gen Alpha to describe an emphasis in optimisation.
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Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules
Maurene Comey believes she was let go from her job as a federal prosecutor because her father is the former FBI director.