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Israelis step up protests over government's legal overhaul
Israelis are stepping up their protests against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judicial system
Israeli police crack down, clash with anti-Netanyahu protest
Israelis protesting a contentious government plan to overhaul the judicial system have blocked roads and are clashing with police in central Tel Aviv
Cyprus' new president says country on firm Western footing
Cyprus’ new president has affirmed the island nation’s Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the U.S. President Nikos Christodoulides also said that he stands firmly with others on “the side of justice” to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine
Hundreds protest new proposed election law in Baghdad
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Baghdad to denounce a draft elections law that would increase the size of the country’s electoral districts
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey; more buildings collapse
An official says a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey causing some damaged buildings to collapse
Israel, Palestinian officials to meet over surge in violence
Israel and the Palestinians say they are sending high-level delegations to a meeting between the sides in Jordan
2 Israelis killed as Israeli, Palestinian officials meet
Israeli officials say a Palestinian gunman has killed two Israelis in a shooting in the occupied West Bank
Iran's currency hits new low amid anti-government protests
Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the first time
Cyprus court detains Syrian suspected of migrant trafficking
A Cyprus court has ordered a six-day detention for a Syrian man suspected of illegally bringing 21 Syrian migrants to the east Mediterranean island nation via boat