Shortly before taking off for the UN climate summit, PM says Knesset will pass state budget and "break opposition into smithereens."

Days after the NATO members climbed down from the brink of a diplomatic crisis over jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala, presidents hold a 70-minute meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together expected to win between 239 to 288 seats in the 465-member lower house.

Were elections held at this time, Bennett's ruling party would not cross the four-seat electoral threshold, most likely due to the series of scandals that have plagued Yamina over the past two weeks. Likud projected to win 35 seats.

BlackShadow hacker group resorts to the move after its initial demand from the Cyberserve company that hosted the dating app was not met.