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Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said

US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies aged 71

Senator Lindsey Graham, an influential ally of President Donald Trump and advocate of hawkish US foreign policy, has died unexpectedly aged 71, his office said on Sunday. - Foreign policy hawk - Graham's death comes as the weeks-long hospitalization of former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell rattles the party.

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FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visit the border line between Israel and Syria at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) walks through the Dirksen Senate Office Building before Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Lindsey Graham, US Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71

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Israel's election will be held on October 27, coalition head says

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With Israeli parliament set to dissolve in the coming days, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a series of bills

Israel elections to be held on October 27: parliament

Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said on Sunday, with the vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Gaza war erupted. "Since the current Knesset is expected to serve its full term and the next general election is already set by law for October 27, with no intention of shortening the legislature's tenure, there is no need to enact a Knesset Dissolution Law in the usual sense," parliament said in a statement.

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