Opposition to Netanyahu’s legal plan mounts after protests

Opposition to Netanyahu’s legal plan mounts after protests

Comment on this story Comment TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary was facing mounting opposition on Monday, with the country’s ceremonial president urging for an immediate halt to the legal changes. Universities countrywide shut their doors in protest and trade unions were expected…

Eyes on abstention as Cubans vote for National Assembly

Eyes on abstention as Cubans vote for National Assembly

Comment on this story Comment HAVANA — Cubans voted Sunday in National Assembly elections with attention focused on voter turnout amid a deep economic and migratory crisis. With 470 candidates running for the legislature’s 470 seats, and no opposition challengers, the election’s outcome is a foregone conclusion. Voters essentially will…

Israel’s Netanyahu fires defense minister who opposed plans to overhaul courts

Israel’s Netanyahu fires defense minister who opposed plans to overhaul courts

Comment on this story Comment TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday, a day after Gallant called for a halt to the judicial reform that has spurred a national crisis. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided, this evening , to dismiss Defense…

Climate change is killing Michoacan’s monarch butterfly population

Climate change is killing Michoacan’s monarch butterfly population

Comment on this story Comment Every year, millions of monarch butterflies make their way across North America to spend winters in the same forests of central Mexico’s Michoacán state — a phenomenon that remains an evolutionary mystery. But in just one year, the population of monarch butterflies wintering in those…

Russia-Ukraine war news: Putin to store tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Russia-Ukraine war news: Putin to store tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

NATO called Russia’s nuclear rhetoric “dangerous and irresponsible” on Sunday after Moscow said it would move 10 nuclear-capable warplanes to Belarus, which shares a long border with northern Ukraine. Oana Lungescu, a spokesperson for the military alliance, said that it was “closely monitoring the situation” as the United States said…

Taiwan breaks ties with Honduras after it switches allegiance to Beijing

Taiwan breaks ties with Honduras after it switches allegiance to Beijing

Comment on this story Comment TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan on Sunday announced it was cutting ties with Honduras, one of the island’s only remaining official diplomatic partners. After a period of negotiation, Taipei decided “to terminate diplomatic relations with Honduras and stop bilateral cooperation,” Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said at…