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30/05/2019 GMT

Fresh election in Israel as coalition talks fail

BBC World Service - World Update, Fresh election in Israel as coalition talks fail

Israel will hold new elections after PM Netanyahu fails to build coalition

The Israeli prime minister says he's confident of victory in the country's second election within months after failing to strike a coalition deal.  

Also in the programme: Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs has told the BBC that his country does not want war with Iran, but won't tolerate what it considers hostile Iranian activity in the region; and seven die as tour boat sinks in Hungary.

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