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Israel’s parliament on Monday voted in favor of a judicial reforms bill supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has ignited mass protests. The Reasonableness Standard Bill, part of a judicial reform package, passed along a 64-0 vote after members of the opposition left the Knesset hall once the voted started.  Netanyahu, who was released […]

The United Nations has started conversations with North Korea for the return of American soldier Travis King, who was detained in the county last week after he ran across the Koreas’ heavily armed border, according to the deputy commander of the U.N. Command. Gen. Andrew Harrison said Monday that the well-being of Pvt. King, who […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 73, was released from the hospital Monday morning following an emergency heart procedure as tens of thousands of demonstrators held rival rallies ahead of a key vote on the government’s judicial overhaul plan. Netanyahu’s sudden hospitalization for the implant of a pacemaker came ahead of Monday’s vote in Parliament that […]

JERUSALEM — Amid President Biden’s pledge to Israel President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday that America’s commitment to the security of the Jewish state is “ironclad,” a new think tank report reveals the U.S. has declined to designate a number of Iranian-backed entities as terrorist organizations. Just weeks ago, Israel deployed nearly 2,000 troops to root out Palestinian terrorists […]

Spain is awaiting the results of a general election that could see a coalition of conservative and right-wing parties beat the Socialists. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Spanish Socialists Workers Party is trying to win a third consecutive national election since taking power in 2018. But his Socialists and the other party in his […]

Nearly 20,000 people have been evacuated from a Greek island as wildfires continue raging for the sixth day. Travel agencies in Europe have canceled flights to Rhodes as of Sunday as thousands of residents and vacationers flee the island to avoid the wildfires. Police on the island said 16,000 people were evacuated by land and […]

Spanish voters are headed to the polls in the scorching heat Sunday in an uncertain election that could shift power from socialists to the far right, following a greater trend in Europe.  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has been premier since 2018, called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers Party and its […]

Residents of Ecuador’s largest city are walling themselves into their neighborhoods to protect against criminals who are running rampant in the city, according to a report. “It’s regrettable we have to close ourselves off and the criminals are outside, but there was no other way for us to feel safe,” Johana Torres, a resident and […]

Lawmakers in Amsterdam have moved to ban cruise ships from disembarking passengers in the downtown area in order to cut down on pollution and hordes of tourists clogging up city streets. The city’s aldermen voted Thursday in favor of a motion directing the city to move the cruise terminal out of the current location in […]

A 33-year-old Indonesian fitness influencer died while attempting to lift a 450-pound barbell July 15, breaking his neck. Justyn Vicky, who had amassed over 30,000 followers on Instagram, suffered a fatal accident when he was trying to stretch his legs while holding the barbell over his shoulders. He was accompanied by a spotter. The bodybuilder […]