After losing ground in Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must draw on decades of political capital and reckon with old foes if he is to build a governing coalition.

With little transparency from Washington and warmongering from Tehran, people across the Middle East have been left anxious and confused, scanning for signals on whether the conflict between Iran and the United States will reignite.

Somali pirates have hijacked an Iranian fishing boat called the Azini with 23 people on board. The Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean says the vessel was approaching a commercial shipping lane

Taiwan’s coast guard accused China of harassment after a Chinese vessel entered restricted waters near a disputed coral island administered by Taiwan in the South China Sea. China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own breakaway province and has not ruled out the use of force to annex it.

Pope ⁠Leo ⁠said on Sunday he ⁠hoped cooperation between Russia and Ukraine in ​implementing a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky would ‌pave the way for ‌broader peace efforts.

Bulgarians voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats and economic worries at home. Acting President Iliana Yotova — who would become Bulgaria’s first elected female president if she wins — faces opposition candidate and former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov.

Mass demonstrations in Germany that passed largely peacefully on Saturday turned violent as night fell and rioters faced off against police in Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin.

London police say that 139 people have been arrested at a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in support of the banned group Palestine Action. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement that