Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appeared close to winning a fourth consecutive term, and his fifth overall, according to the latest results. Credit Dan Balilty for The New York Times
This Wednesday, Israel’s Netanyahu is set to claim a record fifth term in office, the chief of the Algerian army backs the country’s interim leader, and New Zealand bans nearly all semiautomatic weapons just weeks after a mass shooting in Christchurch. Read on below.
Israel's Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority (Reuters)
Algeria army chief backs interim leader, vows to tackle 'corrupt' ruling elite (Reuters)
New Zealand passes law banning most semiautomatic weapons, weeks after massacre (NY Times)
EU leaders mull risky second Brexit delay (Politico)
Civilian casualties rise as fighting intensifies in Syria's Idlib (Al Jazeera)
Pakistan Premier: ‘No use’ for armed militias anymore (NY Times)
Austrian far-right party to join Salvini’s EU election alliance (Politico)
US lawmakers warn Egyptian leader over human rights abuses (Foreign Policy)
Dutch prostitution debate in parliament forced by youth petition (BBC)
Google Wing launches first home delivery drone service (BBC)
The problem with automation (Axios)
24 charged in $1.2 Billion Medicare scheme, U.S. says (NY Times)
Dozens of Afghan forces and Taliban killed as violence spikes ahead of talks (NY Times)