Israel’s High-Stakes Election, and How Illegal Gold Is Getting Into the Global Market

Plus, the search for “superhabitable” planets.
Here’s what we’re covering:
• Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election (nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/trump-endor…), by Tyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman
• The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics (nytimes.com/2026/10/13/world/middleeast/israel…), by Isabel Kershner
• A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination (nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/france-pro…), by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
• France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country (nytimes.com/2026/10/19/france-far-right-protes…), by Catherine Porter
• To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look (nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/africa/gold-regul…), by Justin Scheck
• Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There. (nytimes.com/2026/10/13/science/inhabitable-pla…), by Natalie Wolchover

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