Israel’s army Hamas-tunnel claims; Indonesia’s final election rallies, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 11 February 2024
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| 0:44.0 | Israel's army said it had found a Hamas tunnel under the Gaza headquarters of a UN agency. |
| 0:56.5 | It claimed that the tunnel, which it called a significant asset for Hamas, received its |
| 1:01.6 | electricity from the building belonging to UNRWA. |
| 1:04.8 | The agency which aids Palestinian refugees said it had not used the compound since October, and |
| 1:11.2 | was not aware of activity there. |
| 1:14.0 | It is already reeling from allegations that some of its staff were involved in |
| 1:18.2 | her mass's assault on Israel on October 7th. The candidates for the presidency of Indonesia ended their campaigns at rallies attended by many thousands of supporters. |
| 1:30.0 | The vote itself does not take place until February 14th, but the three men looking to replace the |
| 1:37.0 | immensely popular Joko Widodo are not allowed to campaign after Saturday. Our poll tracker suggests Proboo Subyonto, |
| 1:46.0 | whose running mate is the incumbent son, will win just over half of the votes. |
| 1:52.0 | The party of Imran Khan half of the votes. |
| 1:53.2 | The Party of Imran Khan, a jailed former Prime Minister, alleged that election officials |
| 1:58.1 | had meddled in Thursday's general election in Pakistan and urged supporters to protest. |
| 2:03.7 | Tariq E Inself, which incomplete results suggest won the most seats but fell short of a |
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