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Netanyahu bristles at protests as Israel’s judicial reform edges ahead

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem on 9th July, 2023.

Jerusalem Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned his attorney-general to explain the police’s handling of resurgent demonstrations against his plan to overhaul the justice system, as the reform bill edges ahead. The bill that would limit “reasonableness” as a standard of judicial review – and which critics argue would open the door […]

Biden begins three-nation tour with stop in London

US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he visits Britain, at Stansted Airport, Britain, on 9th July, 2023.

Stansted, England, UK Reuters US President Joe Biden arrived in Britain on Sunday, starting a three-nation trip that will be dominated by a NATO summit in Lithuania aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against Russia while not yet accepting Kyiv as a member of the alliance. But the challenges of forging solidarity […]

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group says

Dozens of wooden boats used by migrants to reach the Canary Islands are seen at the Port of Arinaga, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on 7th June, 2022

Madrid, Spain Reuters At least 300 people who were travelling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday.  Dozens of wooden boats used by migrants to reach the Canary Islands are seen at the Port of Arinaga, in the island of Gran Canaria, […]

Uzbek leader holds early election to extend rule

A woman votes in early presidential election in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 9th July, 2023.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan Reuters Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev holds an early election on Sunday to extend his rule for another seven years, just months after changing the constitution to lift term limits that would have required him to step aside in 2026. Mirziyoyev, 65, has brought Uzbekistan out of near-isolation since taking power in 2016 after […]

Japan marks a year since former PM Abe was gunned down

Mourners offer flowers and prayers for the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election in 2022, during the one year commemoration ceremony of his assassination at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on 8th July, 2023.

Tokyo, Japan Reuters Japan on Saturday marked one year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election speech by a man angry at his links to the Unification Church. The death of Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister, which was caught on video, rattled a nation unused to gun violence. Mourners offer […]

Biden due to meet King Charles III, PM Sunak during brief UK visit

US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, on 7th July, 2023.

London, UK Reuters US President Joe Biden will arrive in Britain on Sunday for a brief visit during which he will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and discuss climate change issues with King Charles III ahead of the upcoming NATO summit. The White House said the trip was designed “to further strengthen the close […]

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Dutch PM Rutte meets King to discuss caretaker government

Dutch Prime Minister Rutte arrives at the Huis ten Bosch Palace to meet with Dutch King Willem-Alexander in The Hague, Netherlands, on 8th July, 2023.

The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met with King Willem-Alexander on Saturday to discuss a caretaker administration, the day after his centre-right government collapsed following a dispute over migration policies. Rutte declined to comment on the hour and a half-long talks after he left the palace in The Hague. “These are […]