Jul 20 Israel’s Netanyahu rejects criticism on judicial plan, moves ahead toward key vote By Josef Federman, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold. Continue reading
Jul 14 Kenyan religious leaders call for repeal of new tax hike amid protests, police killings of civilians By Cara Anna, Associated Press Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sparked protests and police killings of civilians. Continue reading
Jul 11 Israelis block highways, airport in protest at government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The demonstrations on Tuesday came hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's parliamentary coalition gave an initial approval to a bill to limit the Supreme Court's oversight powers. Continue reading
Jul 03 Israelis block major airport in protest against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 29 France deploys 40,000 police to quell violence after shooting of teen driver By Sylvie Corbet, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press France sent tens of thousands of police officers into the streets on Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 6:32 Trump pleads not guilty on federal charges of mishandling classified documents By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified information after leaving the White House. The Justice Department says Trump illegally retained secret documents, obstructed the government’s efforts to retrieve them… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 5:20 Reddit users go dark in protest of policy that could shut out third-party apps By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow More than 6,000 communities on the popular social networking forum Reddit have gone dark as moderators protest the company’s decision to charge some third-party apps for the use of Reddit data. The move is controversial, with many of the apps… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 7:19 Miami steps up security ahead of Trump court appearance By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Tommy Walters, Jonah Anderson Former President Donald Trump is in Miami ahead of an initial court appearance Tuesday on a raft of federal criminal charges. All of them relate to his handling of classified documents after he left office. Trump and supporters lambasted the… Continue watching
Jun 05 U.S. sanctions Russia-backed actors accused of trying to destabilize Moldova By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven members of a group linked to sanctioned Moldovan oligarch, Ilan Shor, currently in exile in Israel, and leader of Moldova's pro-Russia Shor Party. Continue reading
Jun 04 Hundreds of thousands march against Poland’s government to show support for democracy By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of people marched in an anti-government protest in Poland's capital on Sunday, with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger at officials who they say have eroded democratic norms and created fears that the nation is… Continue reading