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Israeli opposition leader accuses government of prolonging war over Netanyahu's political troubles 2024-11-22
Anadolu Agency

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Friday accused the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of unnecessarily prolonging the war in Gaza due to Netanyahu's political troubles. In a post on X, Lapid said: “The current government is extending the war without reason due to the...

photo: AP / Oded Balilty

Israel issues evacuation orders in Beirut suburbs, southern Lebanon 2024-11-22
Anadolu Agency

The Israeli army issued on Friday fresh evacuation orders to residents in two areas of Beirut's southern suburbs and five villages in southern Lebanon. In separate statements, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted maps...

photo: AP / Hussein Malla

What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump's new pick for attorney general 2024-11-22
The Call

NEW YORK (AP) — Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, was chosen Thursday by Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general hours after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration after a federal sex trafficking investigation and ethics probe made his ability to be confirmed...

photo: AP / Alex Brandon

Uruguay readies for polls with left hoping for comeback 2024-11-22
Knoxville Daily Sun

Uruguayans go to the polls Sunday with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose Mujica hoping to reclaim the country's top job five years after a right-wing victory based on concerns over crime and taxes. Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the leftist Frente Amplio (Broad Front) will...

photo: AP / Santiago Mazzarovich

North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility 2024-11-22
Wtop

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward Pyongyang and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats, state media said Friday. Kim spoke Thursday...

photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon

Inside Trump’s dramatic potential plan to shake up the FBI 2024-11-22
CNN

President-elect Donald Trump is considering shaking up the leadership at the FBI by firing the director and installing an experienced former agent and MAGA loyalist in the top two roles. Trump has planned for months to fire Christopher Wray if he was elected, but in recent days has struggled to find...

photo: AP / Charlie Neibergall, File

If TikTok threatens national security why can Canadians keep it? 2024-11-22
Asiatimes

News of the Canadian government’s sudden decision to block TikTok from running a business in Canada landed with a thud last week. Since then, navigating media coverage in search of concrete information feels like a wild goose chase. There is a definite lack of clarity behind the claim of mysterious...

photo: AP / Kiichiro Sato

Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt 2024-11-22
Wtop

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme...

photo: AP / Gustavo Morteno

Prescott knew what it took to keep Labour in power 2024-11-21
AOL

The Labour Party is fond of balance. When smooth, middle class barrister Tony Blair became its leader in 1994, plain-speaking, pugnacious, working class John Prescott was the perfect man to balance the ticket. Similarly, when it became apparent that Left-wing puritan Jeremy Corbyn would be the...

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Gautam Adani, indicted in US, is a controversial first-generation Indian tycoon 2024-11-21
The Jakarta Post

I ndian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted in New York over a $265 million bribery scheme, is a first-generation tycoon whose phenomenal rise has been accompanied by a series of damaging controversies at home and abroad. Asia's...

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