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

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<p>Plus, the search for “superhabitable” planets.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/trump-endorses-netanyahu-election-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election</a>, by Tyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/world/middleeast/israel-october-7-attacks-elections.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics</a>, by Isabel Kershner</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/france-protests-shock-arson.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination</a>, by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/france-far-right-protests-riots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country</a>, by Catherine Porter</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/africa/gold-regulators-not-looking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look</a>, by Justin Scheck</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/science/inhabitable-planets-solar-system.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There.</a>, by Natalie Wolchover</li></ul> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>