Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief
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Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he was taking action to oust the director of the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, raising concerns among critics that he was seeking to undermine its independence. Mr. Netanyahu’s effort to fire Ronen Bar,…

Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox
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Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They weren’t supposed to fight. At Israel’s founding in 1948, the new nation’s leaders agreed that ultra-Orthodox men — known as the Haredim, or God-fearing, in Hebrew — would be spared from mandatory military service. In exchange, Haredi leaders lent their support for…

Protest Against Serbian Leader Draws Over 100,000 in Biggest Crowd Yet
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Protest Against Serbian Leader Draws Over 100,000 in Biggest Crowd Yet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A student-led protest movement in Serbia rallied more than 100,000 people for a huge peaceful street demonstration on Saturday in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, defying warnings from the country’s embattled strongman leader that months of unrest were careening out of control into violence. Saturday’s…

Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
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Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When a political leader wants to move a democracy toward a more authoritarian form of government, he often sets out to undermine independent sources of information and accountability. The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle the media. President…

Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming
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Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senator Chuck Schumer’s sudden decision on Thursday to support a Republican-written bill to avert a government shutdown so enraged his fellow Democrats that some were already talking about primary challenges to the 74-year-old Democratic leader from New York. The eruption of anger about…

Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment
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Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mark Carney, who has never held elected office but has a long résumé in economic policymaking and investing, was sworn in Friday morning as Canada’s 24th prime minister. He will have no time to ease into his role. Canada is experiencing a period…

Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More
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Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, announced on Friday that he had secured the votes to allow for extensive new government spending, including for defense, clearing the way for a stunning turnabout in German strategic and fiscal policy before he even…

Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest
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Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a scenario once considered unthinkable for a head of state who presided over the public and brutal killings of thousands of civilians, Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, appeared at an International Criminal Court hearing via a video link on…

Opinion | Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast
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Opinion | Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Before medical contrarianism became intrinsic to his identity, Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared motivated by curiosity rather than opportunism. Arriving at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in 1986 to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Oz became well respected in the field….