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France loosens rules on allowing farmers to shoot wolves
The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a…
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Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza
The ILD had to guide and provide varied rules of engagement while as many as 50,000 IDF infantry and tanks were invading all over Gaza…
News
Bnei Brak clashes reflect long-building tensions within haredi society, researcher says
An Israel Democracy Institute researcher says the violence reflects long-standing shifts within haredi society and mounting friction over…
Politics
Instructors from Ukraine to help train German army
Germany's army (Bundeswehr) is to benefit from the expertise of military instructors from Ukraine, thanks to an agreement signed by the…
Business
Six EU states push faster capital markets integration
Germany and five other EU countries aim to move faster on key policy questions, including on how to harmonize capital market rules, said…
News
Russian 'pick-up artist' accused of secretly filming women in Ghana and Kenya
Authorities in Kenya and Ghana are examining reports that a Russian man covertly filmed sexual encounters with women in the two African…
News
South African trio charged with Bolt driver's murder filmed on dashcam
Three South Africans have been charged with murder following the killing of an e-hailing taxi driver, the manner of whose death, captured…
Politics
Reports: Jerusalem to be expanded into areas in the West Bank
Jerusalem is to be extended further into the West Bank for the first time in nearly 60 years through a new settlement project, Israeli…
News
Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years
It was a bright morning in August 2022 when Ángel Montenegro was taken. A 31-year-old construction worker, Montenegro had been out all…
News
IDF kills Hezbollah operative rebuilding terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon
In a statement, the IDF said the operative’s activity violated the ceasefire framework and posed a threat to Israel’s northern…
News
Kenya strike delays flights at international hub airport
Flights in and out of Kenya's main airport are being delayed following a planned strike by aviation industry workers, the national airline…
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Flights are delayed as workers strike at Kenya's main airport
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flights at the main airport in Kenya were delayed on Monday as workers launched a planned strike over a labor…
News
What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of…
Politics
Samba school's Lula tribute at Rio Carnival stirs election law debate
A samba school's tribute to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Rio de Janeiro's Carnival on Sunday has sparked debate over early…
News
Europe’s growing fight over Israeli goods: Boycott movements mushroom
One afternoon late August in a quiet Irish seaside town, a supermarket worker decided he could no longer separate his job from what he was…
Business
Binance Denies Sanctions Breach Claims After $1 Billion Iran-Linked USDT Transactions Reported
Binance is forcefully rejecting allegations that its internal investigators uncovered more than $1 billion in Iran-linked transactions and…
Politics
Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians
Israel’s decision to resume the land registration processes in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967 will facilitate the…
Politics
Finnish FM visits Jerusalem for first time since 2016, discusses regional issues with FM Sa'ar
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosted Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Jerusalem, marking the first such visit in nearly a decade…
News
Towel affair at AFCON 2025: Hervé Renard reveals the story behind the controversy
Hervé Renard revisits the towel controversy at AFCON 2025 Towel affair at AFCON 2025: Hervé Renard reveals the story behind the…
Politics
Kibbutz Nir Oz decries Netanyahu's attempt to drop 'massacre' from Oct. 7 bill
Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage. Kibbutz Nir Oz…
News
More deadly incidents reported in Gaza Strip
At least nine Palestinians have been killed and others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA…
Culture
Russian 'pick-up artist' accused of secretly filming women in Ghana
Ghana has requested the extradition of a Russian man accused of illegally recording his sexual encounters with several women and sharing…
News
‘The world has been quiet’: Portland joins global day of action to protest Iranian regime
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dozens of people gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Saturday to join a global day of action…
Politics
Navalny Poisoned With 'Dart Frog' Toxin, Europeans Say
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks away from his picture after lighting a candle at the end of a…