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Why is Israel’s judicial overhaul so divisive?

Protesters say the overhaul amounts to regime change, pushing Israel toward autocracy.

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles

'Grave provocation' of missiles fired into waters east of Korean Peninsula.

Ex-Brazilian President Bolsonaro's disappearing act

Once high-flying 'Trump of the Tropics' ruled ineligible to run for office until 2030.

Dutch government collapses after immigration dispute

Financial Times: Differences on asylum policy split PM Rutte’s coalition parties.

US President Joe Biden is heading to Europe

US President to visit Europe tending to alliances tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

John Minto: Uncomfortable truths and speaking out

OPINION: Case can be made that Chris Hipkins was too soft on his visit to China last week.

Editorial: French riots a new eruption of an old problem

EDITORIAL: France has cracked down hard, flooding major cities with 45,000 police.

Photos suggest Belarus is building a camp for Wagner fighters

A Belarusian guerrilla group has suggested it might be used to house fighters from Wagner.

Deputy mayor is under fire after spray-painting tunnel

Calls for Helsinki deputy mayor to resign after spray-painting railway tunnel.

Gerald Hensley: Daydream diplomacy and the myth of NZ independence

OPINION: Our foreign policy drifts in dangerous territory, writes a former diplomat.

‘A new beginning’: Blinken and Xi pledge stability

US Secretary of State makes gains but leaves Beijing with one big request denied.

PM Chris Hipkins to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping

PM's office has confirmed he will meet with Xi during his trip to China next week.

Blinken arrives in Beijing to cool soaring US-China tensions

The list of disagreements and potential conflict points is long.

Donald Trump: Everyone’s got something to say - except these people

World leaders silently watch as the former US president faces federal charges.

Bunga bunga to tax fraud: The many scandals of Silvio Berlusconi

NY Times: Flamboyant and slippery, Berlusconi loomed over Italian politics for decades.

PM to visit China as it hits back over joint statement

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will lead a group of business leaders to China.

China has had spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, US official confirms

China planned to pay a cash-strapped Cuba billions of dollars as part of the negotiations.

Editorial: Russia responsible for Kakhovka dam collapse

EDITORIAL: The destruction of the major Ukrainian asset is Moscow's fault.