Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition said it is pushing a key part of the overhaul before parliament takes a month-long holiday break.
Thailand dissolves parliament for May national election
The election would be the second since the 2014 coup and the first since youth-led pro-democracy protests in 2020
Avalanche: 2nd body found of Swedish skiers near Mont Blanc
Rescue crews have recovered a second body during a search for two Swedish skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France
Israeli govt drives ahead with judicial plan despite outcry
A firebrand Israeli minister says there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people.
Dozens in Indonesia protest Israel’s presence at U-20 Cup
Dozens of conservative Muslims have marched in Indonesia’s capital to protests Israel’s first-ever participation in the FIFA World Cup Under-20 in Indonesia
Voters in city seats support ban on new coal and gas projects, poll shows
Majority in teal seats of Mackellar and Goldstein – and Labor’s Moreton and Bennelong – also say industry should not use offsets for emissionsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe majority of voters in several met…
Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children.