The World in Brief from The Economist

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Israel’s Eisenkot gets first crack at forming government; New Zealand leaders suggest coalition government, and more
2026-11-08 | 10 mins.
Israel’s president said that Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the opposition bloc, will get the first chance to form a government, after more members of parliament backed him than Binyamin Netanyahu; A gunman killed at least six people in the Polish city of Krakow, injuring at least 16 more.

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Gunman kills six in Krakow; Israel’s Eisenkot gets first crack at forming government, and more
2026-11-08 | 3 mins.
Leaders of New Zealand’s two main parties each suggested they could form a coalition government, after no clear winner emerged from Saturday’s general election

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