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Israeli PM Netanyahu fires minister on Supreme Court order
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired a senior cabinet member with a criminal record on Sunday, complying with a Supreme Court ruling even as he pursues controversial judicial reforms to limit his powers. Netanyahu told his weekly cabinet meeting that he would be removed from the interior and health ministries, promising to find “all legal means” to keep Aryeh Deri in office in the future, according to an official transcript. “.
India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India
India has blocked the broadcast of a BBC documentary that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots and said it banned even sharing any clips via social media. Government adviser Kanchan Gupta said on his Twitter account on Saturday that the government had used emergency powers to issue instructions to prevent the clips from being shared under the country’s information technology rules.
At least five killed in blast and attack near Mogadishu mayor’s office
Islamist militants detonated a bomb on Sunday before storming a government building in the Somali capital, killing at least five civilians, Somalia’s information ministry said. Attackers organized by al-Shabab stormed the block where the Mogadishu mayor’s office was located around noon and were captured in a firefight with security forces, the ministry and witnesses said.
Prominent Cameroonian journalist found dead after being kidnapped
The body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist was found on Sunday near the capital Yaoundé five days after he was kidnapped by unidentified assailants, the journalism union and a colleague said on Sunday. Media advocates have described the disappearance and death of Martinez Zogo as a further sign of the dangers of reporting in African countries.
French and German leaders paper over differences at summit
The leaders of France and Germany sought to bridge differences at a summit Sunday that has plagued Europe’s closest bilateral relationship since the Ukraine war erupted, leaving many of the thorniest issues for later. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship between Charles de Gaulle of France and Konrad Adenauer of Germany, the two governments delivered speeches at the Sorbonne University in Paris and held a joint cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace to show grandeur and unity.
Thousands protest in Brussels to demand release of Belgian aid workers in Iran
Thousands took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to protest the detention in Iran of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges including espionage. The Belgian government said the allegations were false.
U.S. lawmakers urge U.S. to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine
U.S. lawmakers on Sunday urged the U.S. government to export M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, saying even a token amount sent to Kyiv would be enough to prompt European allies to do the same. The newly installed Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCall, told ABC’s “This Week” that “just one” Abrams tank would be enough to prompt allies, especially Germany, to release their own stockpiles of tanks against Russia.
Germany won’t stop Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine – minister
Germany’s foreign minister said on Sunday that his government would not stand in the way if Poland wanted to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a possible breakthrough for Kiev, which needs the tanks to fight a Russian invasion. Ukrainian officials have been calling on Western allies for months to supply them with modern German-made tanks — but Berlin has so far not sent them, nor allowed other NATO countries to do so.
New Zealand’s incoming PM Hipkins says changing priorities are ‘accelerating’
New Zealand’s incoming prime minister, Chris Hipkins, said on Monday his government would “accelerate” its prioritization and examine whether current policies needed to be scaled back. Hipkins appeared in various New Zealand media outlets on Monday after he was picked on Sunday to succeed Jacinda Ardern as Labor leader and thus become the country’s next prime minister.
Brazil declares state of emergency as Yanomami children die from malnutrition
Brazil’s health ministry has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami region, the country’s largest indigenous reservation on the border with Venezuela, after reports of children dying from malnutrition and other illnesses caused by illegal gold mining. The new government of incoming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva issued a decree on Friday that it said was aimed at reviving the Yanomami medical services that Jair Bolsonaro abolished.
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