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Recent polls suggest Netanyahu’s governing bloc could fall short of the 61 seats needed to command a majority in Israel’s 120-member parliament.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Since 1995, the EU has had a customs union with Turkey, which is also a candidate to join the bloc.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Shipments to Southeast Asia, China’s largest trading partner bloc, soared 52.3%, while exports to the U.S., its third-largest trading partner, rose 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Burnham's statement that Britain's relationship with the EU is "not good enough" also leads the Guardian, as it says he promises "serious dialogue" over the UK's relationship with the bloc.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Almost all of the countries that place some restrictions on voting in prison are in Eastern Europe, part of the former Communist bloc.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Allans has been careful not to advocate a particular candidate or party – emphasising leadership rather than politicians, marshalling a new force, he says, outside traditional tribal voting blocs.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He made the announcement in a post on X on Thursday afternoon, after preliminary votes from Sunday's election showed about 50,000 votes separated the two blocs in the country of about 10 million people.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The WTO said that economic activity would shrink significantly if world trade were to splinter into geopolitical blocs or regional groupings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

According to the skeptics, Maya society was divided into a small number of blocs, each controlled by a dominant city, each striving to achieve some semblance of empire.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann