Hundreds of thousands of employees furloughed as government closes down. The United States government has shut down after Democrats voted down a bill that would have cut healthcare funding, saying it would be damaging to the US public. Republicans say the Democrats are damaging the economy. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list President … Read more
Mass Gen Z demonstrations in Nepal bring down the government. Curfews imposed. Soldiers on the streets. A prime minister forced to resign. After a social media blackout and years of corruption charges, the protests turned violent, leaving dozens dead. Nepal’s army is now in talks with demonstrators to decide on an interim leader after KP … Read more
Electoral commission announces date for first phase of elections widely seen as lacking credibility. Myanmar’s military government has announced that long-promised elections will begin on December 28 amid widespread scepticism that authorities will allow a free and fair vote. The Union Election Commission said on Monday that the vote would be the first phase in “step-by-step” … Read more
Defence Ministry accuses Kurdish-led SDF of injuring four army personnel and three civilians in rocket attack near Manbij. Syria’s Ministry of Defence has accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of carrying out a rocket attack on a military position in northern Syria, injuring four army personnel and three civilians. In a statement carried by … Read more
Netanyahu suffers another blow as second Haredi party quits Israel government Financial Times Ultra-Orthodox party quits Israeli coalition, weakening Netanyahu The Washington Post News Wrap: 2nd party exits Netanyahu’s parliament coalition, leaving him with a minority PBS Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government The New York Times Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing. Here’s what it means for Israel … Read more
Bedouin groups and fighters from Syria’s Druze minority have been involved in sectarian violence. Syria’s new government is facing a serious challenge. This time, it is not from foreign powers or from remnants of the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, but instead, from within the country’s own borders. Tensions have flared in the south, … Read more
The case file names 15 MPs — 13 from the ruling New Democracy (ND), and one each from the opposition Pasok and Syriza parties — alongside regional officials and former agency executives. Brazen conversations Prosecutors requested wiretaps on the phones of OPEKEPE officials, among others, and the case file includes dozens of startlingly brazen conversations. These … Read more
The governing coalition in the Netherlands collapsed on Tuesday after the populist leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party over a dispute about migration policy, ending a rocky 11-month rule by the country’s first far-right government and triggering early elections. The move by Mr. Wilders shows how the debate over unauthorized migration continues to roil European … Read more
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes claims, and spoke on the Rohingya. Just before a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, General Zaw Min Tun sat down with Talk to Al Jazeera. In a rare interview, the military government’s spokesperson defended military rule … Read more
Angry demonstrators demand the Israeli government secure the release of captives held in Gaza. There have been more large protests in Israel, demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conclude a captives-for-prisoners exchange deal with Hamas. There are about 58 captives still held in Gaza, 34 of whom the Israeli military says are dead. Family … Read more