Government And Politics
Stampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2, injures dozens
A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq has killed two people and injured dozens
Israel deports Italian activist arrested in West Bank raid
Israel says it has deported an Italian activist to Italy after Israeli security forces detained her during a raid in the occupied West Bank, accusing her of having links to a Palestinian militant group
Minister: Cyprus exceeds renewable energy source targets
The energy minister of Cyprus says electricity generated from renewable energy sources could eventually make up as much as half of all power conveyed to other countries through an electricity cable linking the east Mediterranean island nation’s power grids to Israel and Greece
Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site
Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem
Israel kills Palestinian militant after West Bank shooting
Palestinian health officials say Israeli military fire killed a 40-year-old Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank
South Korea president, in UAE, backs return to nuclear power
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says his nation’s efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050 would rely in part on returning to nuclear power, even though his predecessor had tried to move away from atomic power
South Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has received an honor guard welcome on a trip to the United Arab Emirates
Netanyahu moving ahead on legal overhaul despite outcry
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country’s judicial system
Turkish official gives June date for Nordic NATO expansion
A senior Turkish official says Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be able to join NATO before June
Iran hangs former defense ministry official over spy claim
Iran says it has executed a dual Iranian-British national who once worked for its defense ministry despite an international outcry over his death sentence and those of others held amid nationwide protests