InstitutionsFrance
The 'casseurs-payeurs' bill would let the state claim up to €10,000 per person and seize part of their benefits. It now goes to the National Assembly, its more uncertain test.
ElectionsIsrael
On the published count, Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, the opposition 48 and the Arab parties a record 19. Two dates are already fixed: 4 and 10 November.
ElectionsAnalysisUnited States
More than 53 million ballots are already in and Democrats lead the polling averages. Neither fact decides who controls Congress: a guide to reading 3 November.
GovernmentsSpain
Óscar Puente is due to appear before parliament's standing committee on 3 November, with the Cortes dissolved and a general election on 29 November.
