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Local media reported demonstrations taking place in 50 locations across the country amid anger at Netanyahu’s government.Thousands of Israeli antigovernment protesters have gathered in Tel Aviv, among other parts of the country, to call…

Mumbai, India – On one channel, a male journalist chastises an Indian Muslim man sympathetic with Palestinians, asking him: “Did you stand with Hindus when they suffered atrocities in Pakistan and Afghanistan?” On another channel, a…

German-Israeli activist Iris Hefets was arrested for the first time in Berlin just a few weeks after the start of Israel’s war on Gaza last October – for holding a sign which read, “As a Jew and Israeli, stop the genocide in Gaza”. That…

Protesters say Jerusalem rally is the biggest anti-government protest since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October.Tens of thousands of people have gathered outside the Israeli parliament building in Jerusalem in the largest…

Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem – the first of a popular trilogy titled Remembrance of Earth’s Past – has entertained and challenged readers since first appearing in Chinese in 2006. The 2014 English translation, by acclaimed…

US says crackdown by Hong Kong officials includes new national security law targeting treason, espionage and other crimes.The United States has said it will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials responsible for…

A woman in the United States is rejoicing after a Texas appeals court on Thursday overturned her voter fraud conviction in a case that advocates say highlights efforts to disenfranchise Black people and other voters of colour in the…

A federal judge Friday ruled against the New Jersey primary ballot system that Rep. Andy Kim has claimed gave party bosses unfair power to tip the scales in favor of their hand-picked candidates. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi…

Media reports say the charges against the Democratic Unionist Party head relate to ‘non-recent sexual offences’.The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, has resigned after confirming he has been charged…

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Michael Cianchette is a Navy reservist who…

 About the Study GroupOver the course of five sessions, this study group, led by Dr. Gloria Ayee, is exploring the pivotal moment experienced by the African continent. With youthful populations, abundant resources, and growing economic…

Argentina’s president calls his Colombian counterpart a ‘terrorist’, ‘murderer’ and ‘communist’, prompting a diplomatic spat.Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentinian diplomats to the Andean nation, with the Colombian foreign…

Coup leader told troops at annual parade that young people were being ‘tricked’ into joining resistance and claimed foreign interference.Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing has claimed young people are being tricked into supporting the…

A family statement said the four-term senator and vice presidential candidate died from complications after a fall.Joe Lieberman, Al Gore’s running mate during the hotly contested 2000 presidential election, has died at age 82 after…

Washington’s decision to abstain from voting on a UN security council resolution which calls for a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages with Hamas has angered Israel, which has traditionally counted on the US for unwavering support…

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Kevin Rudd, being an ambassador, and a possible second Trump presidency Kim Beazley, a former Labor leader, served as Australia’s ambassador in Washington…

As the war enters its 761st day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Fighting Ten people, including a teenage girl, were injured after Russia hit Kyiv with missiles in the third bombardment…

Harris will be voted in as Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister when parliament next sits on April 9.Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after he was appointed as the new leader of the governing Fine Gael…

Ho Chi Min City/Washington —  Analysts say this month's resignation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, one year into his five-year term, indicates infighting within the Communist Party and shakes the country's reputation for…

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Opposition leader María Corina Machado named professor Corina Yoris as her replacement in the 2024 presidential race.Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election, has thrown her support behind…

This week’s televised debate among Slovakia’s nine presidential candidates often sounded as though it was taking place in Moscow. “As president, I want to extricate Slovakia from the dungeon of nations that is the European Union,”…

Kejriwal is a key leader in an opposition alliance challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP in elections next month.Delhi Chief Minister and prominent opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by India’s financial crime…

Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The law has been the subject of an ongoing legal battle, with the United States Supreme Court…

Revenues from Qatar’s LNG fields will provide budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said.Fitch Ratings has upgraded Qatar to AA, its third-highest rating, on the back of revenues expected from its expanded gas fields, the agency has…

The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill to force TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, to either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company or face a ban in the US. While the measure won’t come into effect until the American…

COLUMBUS, Ohio —  Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their party's primaries in four of the five states voting on Tuesday, notching more delegates as they continue their march to a rematch in this November's presidential election. Biden, a…

NEW YORK, N.Y., March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vote Run Lead, the nonprofit that trains women to run for office and win, is thrilled to announce it has been selected to receive a generous $2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott’s…

Peter Navarro, a key adviser to the White House under former United States President Donald Trump, has turned himself in to a federal prison in Miami, Florida, to serve a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena. His…

Montreal, Canada – Marjorie Villefranche has never experienced anything like it. For the past six months, the head of Maison d’Haiti (Haiti House), a community centre in Montreal’s St-Michel neighbourhood, has received a wave of…

Washington, DC – The United States has issued its strongest public warning yet to Israel against invading the crowded city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying that such a ground operation would deepen the humanitarian crisis in the…

It’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates to be their parties’ nominees for president in the 2024 election. Barring unforeseen events, the two will be formally nominated at the party conventions…

Lech Blaine and Peter Dutton are both from Queensland, where the political culture is tough and masculine and politics south of the border always good for a spot of confected outrage. So Blaine, author of Quarterly Essay 83: Top…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles about Quaker Park and its impact on the Emporia…

State media says car ride is ‘clear proof’ of the close and deepening relationship between the two countries.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took his first ride in the luxury car that was given to him as a gift by Russian President…

“It is difficult to imagine that this used to be a warzone,” 23-year-old *Shao Hongtian told Al Jazeera as he wandered along a beach near the city of Xiamen on China’s southeast coast. Halting by the water’s edge where gentle waves…

Top military leaders reported plan to police, said they would arrest Bolsonaro if he moved forward, documents show.Top military leaders in Brazil have alleged that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them with a plan to reverse the…

On Friday, Russians will head to the polls to cast their ballots in a presidential election that has an all but certain outcome. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin is widely predicted to win a fifth term. Assuming he serves the full six…

As the war enters its 750th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Fighting At least four people were killed and eight injured after a Russian drone and bomb attack on Ukraine’s eastern…

Haitian armed groups have dominated global headlines in recent weeks, as gunmen attack police stations, prisons and other institutions in the capital of Port-au-Prince, effectively paralysing the city. But the power of these gangs has…

Last week, the ABC’s Four Corners investigated the alleged toxic culture towards women at Sydney’s elite boys Cranbrook School. The investigation covered harassment and bullying of female staff and other bad behaviour. After…

Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon will lead probes into President Petro and his son after weeks of delay in the appointment process.Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice has chosen Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon as the country’s new attorney general,…

MV Abdullah was sailing from Mozambique’s capital Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked.Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member crew hostage, the ship’s…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles about Quaker Park and its impact on the Emporia…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Announcement follows emergency CARICOM summit on the spiralling crisis in Haiti.Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, according to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president and the current chair…

2024-03-13Dozens of in-depth interviews in Lebanon after its civil war show how wartime displacement transformed localities in ways that transcend religious identity. With more than 80,000 people displaced from southern Lebanon because…

United States President Joe Biden has unveiled a $7.3bn budget proposal that underscores his efforts to pursue several progressive objectives while pushing for more funding to combat crime, restrict immigration at the southern border and…

Democratic Alliance edged ahead of incumbent Socialists in nail-biting count that saw far-right surge.Luis Montenegro, the leader of Portugal’s opposition centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) party, has claimed victory in the country’s…

US president says Israel’s Netanyahu is ‘hurting Israel’ more than helping in his handling of the war.United States President Joe Biden has warned that there are “red lines” Israel should not cross in its war in Gaza while insisting he…

Pakistani lawmakers vote for return of widower of Benazir Bhutto after elections marred by rigging claims.Pakistan Peoples Party’s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has won a second term as Pakistan’s president, supported by the ruling…