Government And Politics
Israelis block highways in nationwide protests of government's plan to overhaul judiciary
Protesters in Israel are blocking highways to major cities at the start of a day of countrywide demonstrations against the government’s divisive plan to overhaul the judiciary
Israelis block highways and throng airport in protest at government's plan to overhaul the judiciary
Protesters in Israel have blocked highways and thronged the country's main international airport in a day of countrywide demonstrations against the government’s divisive plan to overhaul the judiciary
Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say
Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests that rocked the country last year
Italy agrees to lift ban on flights from conflict-stricken Libya, officials say
One of Libya’s rival governments says commercial flights between Italy and conflict-torn Libya will resume in September after the Italian government agreed to lift a 10-year-long ban on civil aviation in the North African nation
UN chief says Sudan on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” after nearly 3 months of fighting
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum
Protests grow as Israel's far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul
Israel’s anti-government protest movement is gaining new momentum as tens of thousands of people spill into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in shootout in the occupied West Bank
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in a flashpoint West Bank city, days after Israel concluded a major two-day offensive meant to crack down on militants
Greek foreign minister says Athens is ready for talks with Turkey to resolve sea borders dispute
Greece’s newly-appointed foreign minister says his country is ready to start talks with Turkey to resolve a long-standing dispute over maritime borders that has repeatedly brought the two neighbors to the brink of armed conflict
Turkey and Egypt reappoint ambassadors, ending years of tensions between the regional powers
Egypt and Turkey have taken a further step toward restoring full diplomatic ties by dispatching ambassadors for the first time in years
A year of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians just escalated. Is this an uprising?
Israel’s latest large-scale military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank had undeniable similarities with the second Palestinian uprising of the early 2000s