Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday pushed back at President Biden over his criticism of Israel’s proposed judicial overhaul that has ignited waves of protests. Netanyahu said he has known Biden for more than 40 years and expressed appreciation for the
Protests in France escalated over the weekend with officers firing more than 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades at people who were voicing their concerns over French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. More than a million people have taken to the streets in recent
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating is at its lowest since the Yellow Vests movement was founded. According to an opinion poll, the popularity rating of the French President is in free fall after his government used the so-called Article 49-3 to pass its
The European Union is fundamentally revamping its policies on dealing with critical raw materials, imposing limits on imports from countries like China while unleashing subsidies and other financial incentives to ramp up home production. The plans by the European Commission, the EU’s
Lawmakers in Germany approved electoral reforms Friday that would reduce the size of the country’s increasingly bloated parliament, but two opposition parties were vehemently critical and the plan is expected to face a court challenge. Parliament’s lower house, or Bundestag, currently has
Protests have erupted across France after President Emmanuel Macron forced through a controversial new pension reform. Opposition politicians and members of the French public are furious after Mr Macron used article 49.3 of the French constitution to ensure the policy will pass
Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary’s government marched in the capital Budapest on Wednesday to demand educational reforms and a change in the Central European country’s political culture. The protest, dubbed a “freedom march” by organizers, was called by teachers
A viral trend of “sushi terrorism” has nearly crippled an iconic Japanese dining industry, leading to arrests and reforms after the spread of unhygienic pranks. Viral videos began emerging on social media last year showing people at Japanese “kaitenzushi” conveyor-belt sushi restaurants
JERUSALEM—Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced sweeping reforms to reverse allegedly cushy prison conditions for convicted Palestinian terrorists, sparking protests from the terrorist movement Hamas and prisoners. Ben-Gvir said he wants to “ensure that the murderers of Jews are not getting
A former Brexit minister has called for the abolition of the House of Lords if peers continue to attempt to block reforms to allow Britain to complete its departure from the EU. David Jones, the deputy chairman of the powerful European Research