‘In Israel, it’s always a surprise’: Can Netanyahu, the ultimate survivor, do it again?
2026-10-29
The votes are being counted in Israel, and Ben Lewis is in Tel Aviv to pull back the curtain on what could be the country’s most consequential election ever.
The votes are being counted in Israel, and Ben Lewis is in Tel Aviv to pull back the curtain on what could be the country’s most consequential election ever. While in Brazil, Lula da Silva has won a shock fourth term, and Flavio Bolsonaro fleeing to the US. Serbia’s months-long student protest movement has peacefully ousted the country’s far-right leader Aleksandar Vucic after 12 years in power, but how the newly formed government in Belgrade will shape the country’s future remains to be seen. Plus, we take a flight to Destination Unknown as Australia’s newest airport blows travellers off course.
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World News Weekly is the SBS News podcast that makes sense of the biggest international stories of the week. Hosted by SBS Chief International Correspondent Ben Lewis and International Correspondent Claudia Farhart, each episode goes beyond the breaking news to examine the politics, conflicts, elections and social change shaping our world, along with the science and technology breakthroughs affecting everyday life. New episodes every Thursday on the SBS Audio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SBS News.