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Israel's Supreme Court has overturned a core element of the controversial judicial reform. A razor-thin majority of eight of the 15 judges were in favor of annulling an amendment to the law passed in July. Amendment deprived the court of the opportunity to take action against "inappropriate" decisions by the government, the prime minister or individual ministers. Critics had warned that this could encourage corruption and the arbitrary filling of important posts.Never before in Israe...

The craze among the youth in Haryana to go abroad for greener pastures has increased this year, emulating its neighbouring state of Punjab. Many gulli

Poland hands over protest note to Russian representative over airspace violation. A flying object was flying over Poland for a short time. The government in Warsaw is certain that it was a Russian missile – and has now officially protested. Meanwhile, hundreds of soldiers are searching for debris. It is not the first time since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine that flying objects have entered Poland's airspace. In November 2022, a missile hit a Polish village on th...

At least 65 media representatives have died because of the war in Gaza, according to the International Press Institute. An organization from the USA assumes an even higher number. IPI: This is the largest number of journalists killed in such a short period of time in a modern war or conflict. At least 69 media workers had died as of Dec. 23, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) also released figures on media people killed that were even higher. The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza...

HONG KONG -- Global investment banks are looking beyond China, as their advisory businesses in Asia's biggest economy take a hit from a slowing deal a

Iran's monthly production of highly enriched uranium has tripled since November, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Production had previously been scaled back in mid-2023. For an atomic bomb, enrichment to at least 80 percent is necessary. Iranian politicians have been emphasizing for years that they do not want to build nuclear weapons. The production concerns the production facilities in Natans and Fordow. The IAEA inspectors verified the information during visits on Dece...

Kherson: Ukraine reports death after shelling of railway station. Russia attacked the Kherson railway station shortly before the scheduled departure of an evacuation train. According to Ukrainian data, one policeman was killed, four people were injured. The city was "massively bombed" on Tuesday evening, when about 140 civilians waited at the station for the departure of a train to take them out of the city to safety, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on the online service Telegram. H...

VICE President Sara Duterte thanked all Filipinos abroad for their continued sacrifices to their families back home and for helping keep the countrys economy afloat through their remittances.

Netanyahu names conditions for peace in Gaza. Israel has been sharply criticized for its military operation in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now reiterated his call for Hamas to be dismantled. "Hamas must be destroyed," Netanyahu wrote in an op-ed published Monday in the Wall Street Journal. The Gaza Strip must be demilitarized to ensure that attacks against Israel are never again perpetrated from there, Netanyahu wrote. For example, a "temporary security zone...

The Bombay high court vacation bench suspended the Look Out Circular, allowing actor Rhea Chakraborty to travel to Dubai from December 27 to January 2