Happy Halloween FX! In the last two weeks, the UK, France, and Egypt pledged their “defensive” support for Saudi Arabia in its conflict against the Ansurallah movement in Yemen. Student-led protests continued throughout France and across Europe. And in election news, a majority coalition has yet to be formed after parliamentary elections were held in Israel. The right-wing Serbian Progressive Party lost its majority in the Serbian parliament to an anti-corruption political bloc. And right-wing presidential challenger Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the US after losing the election in Brazil.
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