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
JERUSALEM – On Friday, more than 1,100 Israeli air force pilots and aircrew announced they would suspend their voluntary reserve duty if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul continues. In all, 235 fighter pilots, 98 transport pilots, 89 helicopter pilots, 91
The former head of Israel’s internal security agency voiced support on Thursday for military reservists refusing to serve in protest of the government’s planned judicial overhaul, drawing fierce criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist allies days before parliament was set to
Thousands of Israelis blocked traffic and snarled movement at the country’s main international airport on Monday, the latest mass demonstration over Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation. The Netanyahu government’s push to pass several overlapping reforms to
In a tragic incident at a women’s prison in Tamara, Honduras, the bodies of 46 women, brutally murdered during a riot, are being returned to their grieving families. The violence, which occurred on Tuesday, revealed a horrifying scenario of calculated mass killing
JERUSALEM — Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being clueless about the judicial reform process unfolding in the Jewish state in the latest clash between the Biden administration and Israel’s conservative government over internal domestic
A hard-hitting report endorsed by three former education secretaries claims that billions raised by the Apprenticeship Levy has gone unspent. Leading think tank Policy Exchange says that £4.3billion raised by the levy since 2018 has not been spent on apprenticeships. It is
French first lady Brigitte Macron issued a rare statement Tuesday condemning a physical attack on her great-nephew that took place on the sidelines of a demonstration against her husband’s contested pension reform. Police said eight people were arrested in the northern French
Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September. The country’s main labor unions on Tuesday called for another
Mexico’s Senate has approved a wide-ranging reform of laws governing the mining industry, including a requirement that companies pay 5% of profits to local communities. The mining bill was among 18 pieces of legislation, some controversial, that were passed in a frenzied